Kittens

We have bought two little kitties and are enjoying hours of chaos with them. They have settled in with ease - after some initial anxiety from me that they would miss their mother and siblings.

I am now been pandering to their every whim - I just can't say no to them, they are so cute.

The spring term is drawing to an end and I am up to my eyeballs in bookings; it looks like the summer will be a busy one. I will be having my usual summer party on the 13th August. Pencil it into your diaries. It is now 4 years since I started the Yoga Room and I am excited that so many people are now doing yoga! Long may the success of the studio continue.

Wrist injury

I have had a frustrating couple of weeks due to a wrist injury. I fell on the ice in February and the result has been a touch of tendinitis in my right hand. The full extent of this injury has taken a couple of months to kick in, but now I am unable to put any weight on it at all. I have had to pull right back in my practice and have been advised to do NOTHING.

To keep my fitness levels up I have taken to running and now my left knee is protesting! So, I have decided that I need to use this time wisely and to rest fully instead.

Now that the weather is so nice, Andy and I have been going on lots of lovely long walks in the country - at least I can still do that! We have such beautiful countryside on our doorstep and we have been exploring Perthshire over the past couple of weekends.

My wrist feels a little better today, so I did some practice without the Vinyasa and it felt great to get back on the mat and to get my body moving again.

Fingers crossed for swift healing.

Wrist Injury

I have had a frustrating couple of weeks due to a wrist injury. I fell on the ice in February and the result has been a touch of tendinitis in my right hand. The full extent of this injury has taken a couple of months to kick in, but now I am unable to put any weight on it at all. I have had to pull right back in my practice and have been advised to do NOTHING.

To keep my fitness levels up I have taken to running and now my left knee is protesting! So, I have decided that I need to use this time to rest fully instead.

Now that the weather is so nice, Andy and I have been going on lots of lovely long walks in the country - at least I can still do that! We have such beautiful countryside on our doorstep and we have been exploring Perthshire over the past couple of weekends.

New term

The new tern at the Yoga Room has been as busy as ever and I am excited to see new faces and some old students returning.

I have been enjoying the country life once more after a terrible winter of commuting with cancellations and delays galore! I wrote a letter of complaint to Scotrail and was given a paltry £9.00 for a flood on the line that delayed my journey by 3 hours and cost me £50.00 in a taxi!

I am so happy to see the service settle down and return to normal. I plan to spend next winter in India with Sharath to escape the dark and cold of Scotland and to avoid the terrible travelling conditions.

I am feeling the need for a good Teacher at the moment. I have been practicing on my own for some time now and I need to be inspired. There are only a handful of Teachers that I rate highly and that I have been fortunate enough to study with over the years. Unfortunately, these teachers are all in far - flung corners of the world - perhaps a trip to Hawaii is on the cards!

First signs of Spring

I can't believe that it has been so long since my last blog. I have been so busy - I don't know how people keep up with a daily on-line journal!

I am so glad that the first signs of spring have appeared, I have found this winter to be particularly harsh. This has been largely due to the commute that I have to undertake every day from Dunblane to Edinburgh. This journey takes an hour on a good day, but when the weather is bad, can take up to 3 hours! This has led to untold stress and many letters of complaint to Scotrail!

I still maintain that although it has been difficult, it is 100% worth it. We have a wonderful life in Dunblane, the cottage that we live in is beautiful and we have stunning countryside right on our doorstep. I just hope the commute is a little easier in the spring and I can relax and enjoy the ride.

I am teaching my retreat in Stronachlacher this weekend. I am very much looking forward to 3 days of yoga, massage, nourishing food and lovely long walks. Unusually, I still have space on this one, so if anyone fancies a last minute break in the Trossachs let me know!

The winter term is drawing to an end and there are only 4 weeks to go. I plan to run the Spring term from the 26th March and I already have several bookings, so that is encouraging. The Yoga Room continues to blossom and grow and I am excited to see so many people practicing Ashtanga yoga and to see the physical and mental changes that it has brought to so many peoples lives. Keep up the good work!

After an exhausting 30 hour journey, Andy and I finally touched down on Scottish soil late Saturday night. I was heavily laden with the cold and after 9 hours sitting in Charles De Gaulle Airport was completely wiped out.

That said, our 3 weeks travelling in Thailand was fantastic and well worth the long haul journey. We had plenty of time to lie on the beach and also to see the sights. I was amazed at how easy it is to get around, it is such a relaxed laid back country and the people are so friendly.

My favourite part of the trip was definitely indulging in the wealth of Thai massage that is on offer throughout Thailand. We both enjoyed regular pampering sessions and on days when it was too hot to do my own yoga practice, Thai massage - or 'lazy mans yoga' was a great easy and relaxing option.

Returning to Scotland has been a bit of a shock to the system - mainly due to the fact that I have been so floored with this cold.

I was sorry to miss the first class back on Monday, but was happy to have James on-hand to cover and it was wonderful to get back to it yesterday and to see all of my lovely clients.

A big thank you to my wonderful mother as well who looked after all the admin in my absence. It was so nice to have 3 weeks off and to come back to such a well ordered booking register!

Happy New Year to you all!

Ro xx

Snowed in!

Day 3 of the 'big freeze' and we are now completely snowed in! The novelty is wearing a little thin as it seems that the entire world has stopped for the terrible conditions and all of the roads out of Dunblane are totally impassable. There really is no way out.

Do not fear though, I have managed to get cover for tonight's class and for the remainder of the week if necessary, so all classes will be running as per the schedule.

Andy has had to work from home as well, so are both going a little stir crazy. We have stocked up on soup and dvd's, so at least we are cosy, entertained and well fed. I hope to make a break for it tomorrow, but who knows...... the media seem to be feeding off the hysteria of it and have predicted another week of this.

Whilst it is undeniably difficult, it is also very beautiful out here and the view from my window is picture postcard 'winter wonderland'. The skies are blue today and the sun is splitting the sky. Fingers crossed for a 'big thaw', so that I can get back to the studio and to all of my lovely clients.

Ro xxx