Comments on: When in Bali. My Attempt at 30 Days of Yoga

By: Lisa Bryan | Downshiftology

Lisa Bryan | Downshiftology — Mon, 14 May 2018 14:17:16 +0000

In reply to Dorothy Hester. This is so beautifully written! I absolutely love that you did that initial hike and it set off a year of exploration, memories and curiosity for life...in addition to adding enormous depth to who you are as an individual. Yes, yes yes!

By: Dorothy Hester

Dorothy Hester — Sun, 29 Apr 2018 10:28:34 +0000

In January 2017 – I decided I needed to do something for myself, I needed to have some time out of being a mum and wife. I don’t have the luxury of being single and child free and needed something to work around school drop/pick ups. While I live in Wales, two of my children board at a school 2 hours away. That eats up my Mondays and Fridays. I knew I was not well within, and really needed to snap out of it. So that January, after dropping my son off at school, I drove aimlessly, stopped and googled up the area. Found a craggy old church on top of a wooded hill and went for a hike. In a dress. In wholly inappropriate shoes! No water. No snacks. No nothing. Just my phone and myself. Once up there, I saw the miles and miles of beautiful views, it wasn’t a particularly a good day, drizzle, damp, cold. Yes, no coat! No umbrella. I took some photographs, came home and spent time thinking about the views and looking at the photographs. Then onto the internet to look for areas that are not frequented by people. Made a list and aimed to see at least one place a day. Some were fascinating, some were meh, some were interesting, and some were worthwhile of my time getting there. The standing stones I never knew that were near me, the Saint’s well, where i tied a ribbon on the tree. I went to places along the M4 (motorway) corridor, visiting the Wiltshire white horse, Uffington castle and white horse. Wayland Smithy, Avesbury stone circles, and the beautifully mysterious Nuba Embrace in Checkendon. It opened up my world, my curiosity for life and once more I felt as an individual, not as a mum, not as a wife, daughter sister or whatever. Just me. People have commented on the photographs I had taken over the year, because of that, I am able to talk about myself, my experiences, my aims and hopes. Rather than that of talking to me about my children, or husband. It has made a lot of a difference. I haven’t done this since the beginning of this year, I think because I am not where I was last year in mind, body and spirit. Reading about the Bali trip, it has sparked off this wanderlust feeling again, now the weather has warmed up – I’ll be heading off to places I’ve visited and loved and places I’ve yet to visit. Thank you!

By: Bali Island Guide - Downshiftology

Bali Island Guide - Downshiftology — Mon, 22 Aug 2016 17:28:00 +0000

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6 Easy Ways to Stay in Shape on Vacation — Wed, 22 Jul 2015 13:15:16 +0000

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By: Lisa Bryan

Lisa Bryan — Tue, 07 Jul 2015 19:57:00 +0000

In reply to Mandie Mitchell. Thanks Mandi! Oh, you will looove Bali! I highly recommend it. And Ubud in particular is awesome for clean, paleo-friendly food! xo

By: Mandie Mitchell

Mandie Mitchell — Tue, 14 Apr 2015 08:36:00 +0000

I’m so glad I found you. I stumbled across your comment in BEBH on relocating babes and I’ve officially been browsing your blog for the past 2 hours. (whoops) My husband and I are looking for a major lifestyle change and Bali has been popping up. This post has almost pushed me over the edge!! Thank you so much for sharing your experiences with us :) Mandie xoxo
P.s. I’m a Paleo-ish too