Inner Guidance Retreat Centre
24th August 2016
Hill Farm is a beautiful, 500 year old, tudor retreat centre. It is set on a hill within three acres of peaceful farmland, located just outside the historic, medieval village of Lavenham.
In the morning, we experienced a water element Vinyasa Flow class, incorporating creative sequencing, arms balance, handstand and back bends. This dynamic, yet soulful practice was balanced with a sweet blend of restorative yoga to harmonise the body, mind and soul.
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Svadyaya is the fourth niyama of Patanjali’s Eight Limbs of Yoga. ‘Sva’ means the Self and ‘Adyaya’ means lesson or reading; therefore, we bare witness to the Self through internal enquiry, meditation and yogic scriptures.
The power of a thunder storm: the rolling roar of thunder, torrents of relentless rain, deep, dark clouds pierced by shafts of jagged, lightening daggers, An intense energy erupts from the sky, calling the angry clouds to gather; an explosion charged with uncontrollable, unstoppable power.
I have recently returned from an incredible trip to Nepal. A country blessed with the beauty of nature, open skies, snow capped Himalayan peaks, forests and flowers, mountain lakes, flowing rivers, ancient medieval cities and preserved indigenous Newari culture. 
A new season, a new year, a new moon: a new beginning. These are beautiful opportunities to reflect on the flow of our lives; to celebrate the love, beauty and joy we experience; to consider the aspects of our lives and selves that we would love to enhance and expand.
‘Stay Inspired’ was a teaching that I received at the end of a beautiful yoga class a few years ago, a message I hold close to my heart. We live in an exquisite world, blessed by natural beauty, colourful culture and humanity’s loving heart. We are truly blessed to be alive. Sometimes we are so absorbed in the intricacies of our lives that we miss the bigger picture, the inspirations, the teachings that are around us at every moment. 
