"Going to yoga and meditation has put me together as a person"

Annelie,
After a holiday at Lanta it is time to return home. This is with both anticipation and some trepidation. I am convinced that the time here on Lanta has changed me. How much remains to be seen when I´ve been home for a while.
When I came to Lanta, I had no thoughts on yoga or meditation. I had to conduct studies. I did however connect with Annelie and signed up for yoga class and went three times a week. When I started, I realized how fragmented I probably was and that probably most people are like this in our busy Western lifestyle. How often do we stop and focus on ourselves and on the present moment?
I noticed how nice and much needed it was to do yoga, to gather the energy and focus on the movements. Afterwards, I became more alert, felt everything as small problems and got more and more control over their body. That felt really good. It feels funny when one day you suddenly reach your goals when you at beginning fairly mastered breathing.
Yoga was pretty tough, so it paid off quickly, I thought. Having the opportunity to yoga several times a week makes you develop a lot. Annelie is truly a very committed leader who has the ability to motivate and inspire but also to encourage and get the participants to see both small and great progress. I had just practiced yoga just for domestic use before, but it was okay to participate. All do yoga for their own potential and that feels good. When I began to feel safer with my balance, for example to stand on one leg and thus I was not so fragmented anymore, I felt stronger physically and mentally and was very pleased with myself.
As soon as I heard about meditation, I felt it was something for me. I chose to add another method. To simply develop myself through mindfulness and learn tools that help to process the things you put aside when it happens because it is tedious and difficult but still haunts you later in life and takes energy from you. The focus was only on me so that I could receive tools to deal with both past, present, and try to learn to prevent negative energies to effect me in the future. Preventing me from becoming a victim of circumstances, but instead can see the possibilities.
As a mom and a full time job, I am not used to taking time to myself so I am very grateful that I got the opportunity. How easy it is to lose his focus on your own person when life just passes by at home?
A trip like this opens up many emotions and shakes you up as well at times, but you´ll come out on the other side with a different awareness and a little different way of thinking, which I am extremely pleased and grateful for.
Annelie also know when you are not feeling well, which is fascinating and reassuring. One morning, after our meditation weeks, she felt that I felt bad and came by and said she did not leave me in the lurch. It was exactly what I needed to hear right then. Thanks again, Annelie, it meant so much!
Going to yoga and meditation has put me together as a person and at home in everyday life again, it is up to my own discipline now.
I am very grateful for the life tools I have. Annelie is an extremely dedicated and inspirational leader and caring human being and I highly recommend everyone to visit her retreat at Lanta.
090 105 Cathy.