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This has to be the warmest month of May I can remember (in Norway). We had so much snow this winter and it all disappeared within weeks followed by blue skies and warm sunny days. The highest temperature this week has been 24 degrees. The power of our ever changing nat...

Last weekend (1st of May weekend) was the closing weekend of Hemsedal Ski Centre. It is a famous party weekend and the only time of year I join the after-ski crowds. 

The girls and I have started a bit of a tradition where every closing weekend we get together ski and t...

Yesterday we had a New Moon, a dark sky, bright stars and traditionally a day when you do not practice yoga. Personally I was a bit of a mental mess yesterday with a few big decisions hanging over me, an over scheduled diary, tax return looming, busy personal life etc,...

April in Hemsedal brings us a taste of Summer with afternoon temperatures as high as 14C, a warm sun, lighter clothes and footwear. Even though Spring officially started on March 20th, in the mountains it tends to come a little later. 

Afte...

I started writing this post during Easter and then life took over, as it sometimes does!

What do the Norwegians do at Easter time? Well its skiing, skiing and more skiing! Traditionally Easter is when most Norwegians flock up to the mountains to their cabins or rented a...

As I stood outside the airport in Dehli I felt very mixed emotions. Part of me was very much looking forward to coming home to my family but I also really did not want to leave. I stood outside the departures terminal for 10 minutes just standing still watching the air...

People.

(photo by Coni Photography)

You may be wondering what sort of people come to a Yoga Retreat in India. Is it mostly Buddhists chanting all day, or obsessive yoga spiritual vegans? It is with much pleasure that I write today about the people I have met on this magi...

Half way into the retreat and hanging on every word from the philosophy sessions in the workshops. 

There is one point our teacher Laruga Glasser keeps repeating in the workshops and that is that is does not bring any value to compare yourself to others. Some people tak...

Goa, Magical Goa.

I was met at Goa airport by a taxi driver who drove me for a little over an hour through, noise, heat, thousands of motorbikes without helmets, people and animals to the famous Purple Valley Yoga retreat. It seems that everybody likes to be on or close...