Recently been enjoying tracing photos and coloring in on top of them using layers in Adobe Photoshop Sketch app.
A bit like mindful colouring with a bit more freedom!
Tracing & Colouring
London
During the Summer of 2019, I was sitting in Hanushka Coffee House on George St in Hastings with Dan (we call it the “book cafe” and they do amazing lattes and paninis and have shelves of books you can read) and was looking through one of their books with a page about Batemans (Jacobean house owned by Rudyard Kipling) and noticed this quote and liked it so much wrote it down on something I had to hand –
God gives all men all earth to love,
From “Sussex” by Rudyard Kipling
But, since man’s heart is small,
Ordains for each one spot shall prove
Beloved over all.
Later I noticed I had noted it down on a London Tube map and thought it was rather fitting – despite that I may not live there again and thinking that I prefer the countryside and seaside, perhaps London is my beloved over all ❤︎
Which spot of earth is beloved over all for you?
Standing forward bends
Standing forward bends help me feel safe because I feel supported by gravity stretching my back and I can’t see all the housework and things around me that need to be done! What shape / practice helps you feel safe?
Green Smoothie Recipe
Quite low on ingredients, but made this green smoothie today, blending together:
Approx. 200ml apple juice
1/2 banana
1/4 tsp ginger powder (from Miyuki’s organic farm in Nagasaki)
1/4 tsp turmeric
2g green kale powder (from Alishan)
Still enjoying Veganuary!
2min Okutama River Meditation
Here is a 2min river meditation, created in Okutama, Japan.
- Start the video or audio, sit with a straight back, your chin slightly pulled in, relax your shoulders and close your eyes (or lie down if too tired!).
- Relax and slow down your breathing.
- Listen to the river, each time you notice your mind has wandered, gently go back to listening to the river.
