Varkarlek

C:s karaste pappa, som skickar inspelade program fran Sverige hit, varje vecka, tackar vi for uppdatering, har precis sett "Bonde soker fru", hela sasongen, och gratit floder och skrattat lika mycket. Det var riktigt bra faktiskt! Vilka underbara bilder man fatt med pa varat Svenska landskap, standigt fint vader, haha!

Kul att se, verklighetsbaserat, med en genuin kansla. Sag varan spanska version, som var aningen annorlunda, med spanska "Señoritos", bonder, med utvalda damer, som inte hade mycket alls gemenskap med de sina. Kandes lite fanigt och valdigt pahittat, men visst fick vi manga goda skratt at de omaka paren.

Vart ute pa maratonpromenad, fint vader idag ocksa, skont att rora pa pakarna, och inte ta bilen jamt, man blir lite lat nar man bor langt fran stan.

Balsam for sjalen..

Ridtur i paradiset med basta tjejerna. Dofterna fran en var i hogform ar fortrollande, vyerna en frojd for ogat.

Att sedan komma hem och avnjuta hembakta kanelbullar, who needs more?¿

Talamod..

En sak jag maste lara mej..talamod, patience, paciéncia, patience..Inte alltid sa roligt, men nodvandigt. Universum satter oss i dessa situationer for lardom, trodde man kunde tillrackligt vid 34, men icke..

Sa, keep calm and carry on..

Foton fran Sverige

"I believe in Angels, something good in everything I see, I believe in Angels, now I know the time is right for me.
If you see the wonders, of the fairytale, you can take the future, even if you fail."

fran Abba

Morgongava

Verkar som om min kara van A, med familj ska komma ner i juni, da jag dessutom far mitt "nya" hus! Ska bli sa roligt att ha dem har, sa manga pa en gang, och sa spannande for lilla J! Ser verkligen fram emot att bo for mej sjalv, kanns som man vuxit ifran aldern da man kan bo med vanner, ett tag gar det bra men sen, man behover sin space.

Kanns sa himla gott att vakna upp tidigt, halla upp lite juice eller nagot annat starkande, och kora igang med yogan, som jag nu gor nastan varje morgon. Det ar som en slags meditation, man borjar dagen med "clean mind" och att stretcha ut musklerna riktigt. Har blivit som en drog som jag maste ha sa ofta jag kanner att jag orkar, for jobbigt ar det, jag lovar..

Annu en harlig, varm dag, aven om det blaser pa toppen dar vi bor, men nere pa stranden kan det vara vindstilla. Idag blir det traff med A, en liten promenad och sedan jobb pa eftermiddan.

Till min kara A, ha en fin dag i stugan, njut och ta hand om dej!
Mamma, var tog du vagen¿

Tillbakablick fran sommaren

Har ar ett par harliga bilder fran i somras, nar min bror Fredrik och hans karaste Christina var pa besok hos mej. Hoppas att det kommer besok hit ner snart, jag saknar er alla redan!

Forsta sommaren jag bodde har hade jag kosystem for de som ville hit, men nu far man dra dem hit.. Konstigt, haha!

Njut dagen, fanga den innan den ar over!

Speaks for itself..

A new day

Inspired as I feel, after my morning- yoga and breakfast, I will now take a walk down to town to do some "have to"- stuff, bank and so on.
It is cloudy and not so warm today, but I feel warm and good inside.

Most important is to do what you can to feel good, that is only your responsibility.

Happy Monday

For once Im going to write in English, so a few more can understand. Woke up early today, at 7, to go with C to the doctor, always nicer with company for those things. It all went well and it´s wonderful to feel her being happy and inspired, keep it up!!

It is nice to wake up early, the sun is out already at that time, and it feels like bonus-time to go up a few hours earlier, rather than sleeping in. I think in general we tend to sleep to much if we can. I do love it though, it´s like going to a different world.

The weather is beautiful, C is coming up and we are going to go for a nice marathon walk on the beach.

Helg

Lugnt med jobb idag, har min ryska senare pa hotellet. Hon kommer varje lordag tva timmar, for ansiktsbehandling och massage, inte daligt att kunna unna sej det en gang i veckan, det ar mitt mal nar jag lugnar ner mej lite.

Fargade bryn och fransar pa C, samt formade upp brynen, sa harligt nar man far nagon att bli riktigt nojd och kanna skillnaden. Hon var sa glad och star nog fortfarande framfor spegeln hemma, haha.

Det ar molnigt och kallt, som omvaxling till gardagen med stralande sol och 25 grader. Naval, vi skulle nog behova lite regn ocksa.

Traffat A och vi har diskuterat en drom som vi har, att starta nagot ihop. Kommer upp som samtalsamne da och da, men idag kande vi oss riktigt motiverade, sa det kanske borjar dra sej mot att bli verklighet snart.

Today

Today, no matter what I´m doing, no matter who´m I´m interacting with, my dominant intent is to look for things that I like.
Most important is feeling good, and to look for the best feeling I can find in the moment.
Look around for good-feeling things, and they will be more and more natural to you.

Fredag..

Betyder oftast borjan pa veckan for mej..Alltsa att mitt jobb kommer igang som mest nar det ar helg och alla ar lediga. Har uppdaterat mej med omvarlden via email, och last A.s blogg. Blir alltid lika glad och inspirerad nar jag laser den, och kan oftast sla igang nan bifogad youtube-video att lyssna pa medans jag laser.

Ska ta en promenad nerat stan, det underbara vadret fortsatter och det ar synd att sitta inne, aven fast man "borde" gora det och det, you know. Men nu lagger jag bordena at sidan och gar.

Ha en alldeles underbar dag och helg!

Underbar var med Sia

Nar aker vi?¿

Mountains is simply breathtaking and there is no better way to see them than sitting on the back of a horse. Our trail rides span over 4,000 acres where you can choose to ride on Canyon Ranch or at the Rafter Y Ranch. Our experienced and charming cowboy wrangler Putter Goodwin leads rides at either ranch giving you the opportunity to see the Big Horns from a variety of perspectives.
Putter Goodwin’s family owns the Rafter Y Ranch and it has been operating as a working guest ranch for four generations. The Wallop’s are also operating Canyon Ranch as a 4th generation working ranch so these two families have spent over a century of being good neighbors to one another. With the long history and love of this country that both families have you can be assured that you will see all of the favorite mountain spots that only a Wyoming native can show you.
Whether you are an aspiring cowgirl or cowboy or travel with your own boots and spurs you can be assured that we will help to create memories that will last a lifetime. Putter says, the horses are “all colors, sizes, and speeds” and we’ll find just the right one to match your abilities and experience.
Rides are scheduled by the hour, morning, afternoon, or day. The day long ride includes a delicious lunch. All rides include many opportunities for incredible photography so make sure to remember your camera.

Vilken hast-semester

Let our horses take you on the journey of a lifetime, a journey toward greater self awareness and personal growth. The horse provides assistance as an energetic mirror so you may identify patterns of learned behavior that either enhance or detract from the quality of life that you want to live.
You will discover that two culprits stand between merely surviving life versus experiencing the “joy of living.” You were not born with these two deterrents, known as fear and self-doubt. These behaviors are learned and can be unlearned. You will be given the opportunity, in a safe and supportive group setting, to work through what is hindering your progress toward the way of living that you have always wanted.
Miraval’s Equine Experience Intensive with Wyatt Webb, Miraval’s Director ofEquine Programs, is a four-day program where you’ll get six hours of very focused personalized attention. “This is an environment where each person will have the opportunity to correct negative perceptions and move into the presence of how capable they are and can continue to be through using the awareness gained in this program,” says Wyatt. “The support of your fellow group members presents you with the gift that you are not alone.” Your inherent value as a human being will be revealed so as to deeply deplete the self criticism you have lived with far too long.”
The Equine Intensive begins on Sunday night with a two hour introductory group and is followed by three days devoted to the equivalent of twenty hours of intense group therapy. You will spend three hours each morning with horses at our stables and three hours each afternoon in group process in a meeting room at the resort. The Equine Intensive is perfect for groups, individuals or couples wishing to address either general or more specific relationship issues. Wyatt’s intention is safety and support for each individual and for the group as a whole.
Wyatt Webb is the bestselling author of It’s Not About the Horse, It’s AboutOvercoming Fear and Self Doubt: Journey Into Present Moment Time, and What To Do When You Don’t Know What To Do: Common Horse Sense.

The New 40, 50, 60...By: Shari Mycek

People come from all over the globe to hear Dr. Andrew Weil, director of integrative health and healing at Miraval resort, speak on longevity. In case you can't make it to his three-day Healthy Aging seminar just yet, we've outlined his five key strategies for living well longer below.
Adjust Your Attitude "Growing old should increase, not decrease, the value of human life," Weil says. "Just as with bourbon, time has the potential to smooth out roughness, add agreeable qualities, and improve character. If we change our attitude about aging, the way we age will change."
Maintain Connections Weil encourages people to stay socially and intellectually connected. "Make a list of people in your life in whose company you feel more alive, happy, and optimistic, and make an effort to spend more time with them," he suggests. Weil explains that any activity that makes you feel more alive, more connected to others and to nature, less isolated, and more comfortable with change is beneficial, helping you enhance your physical and mental health and accept the fact of aging.
Keep Healthy and Active Regularly moving the body with activities that raise the heart rate is central to healthy aging, according to Weil, who personally stays fit by swimming, biking, or walking daily. Of course, he also advocates the obvious: Watch your weight, have annual checkups, and don't smoke.
Honor Your Spirit Weil is big on mindful breathing. "Simply minding the breath is a way of expanding consciousness beyond the ego," he says. Yoga is also on his list. "I couldn't be more pleased to see yoga becoming so mainstream in our part of the world; I think it will increase the numbers of happy and healthy people here," he says. Equally important is reaching out and giving time and energy to help others. "Our spiritual selves resonate with others, and that connection is healing," Weil explains.
Eat Well Last, but certainly not least, for Weil is eating well. In his personal life, he follows a modified Mediterranean anti-inflammatory diet and adds a few of his other favorite longevity-boosting foods and condiments. For example, he regularly consumes turmeric — which is being studied for its possible role in preventing Alzheimer's. "I add a teaspoon to soups, stews, and bean dishes," Weil says. He also indulges in dark chocolate (at least 70 percent cacao) for its antioxidants and polyphenols.

Destress

Simple Stress ReliefBy: Felicia Marie Tomasko, R.N. • Photographs By: David Martinez • Produced By: Victor Maze and Veronica Sooley
Life sometimes comes at you so fast that even stopping to take a deep breath seems like an impossibility. When this happens on a long-term basis, the body goes into stress mode—a state of high alert. In the short term, stress is meant to kick-start you into action. (Just think about the effect of a car swerving in front of you on the highway—react quickly, and your life is saved.) But the body isn't meant to be in this state 24/7. Studies show that chronic stress inhibits your capacity to heal and increases the likelihood of developing physical and emotional problems, such as high blood pressure, ulcers, immune dysfunction, and depression.
To break the cycle, it helps to train your thought processes and body reactions to slow down. Practicing a style of mind-body exercise known as "restorative yoga" is one simple and effective way to do this. Restorative yoga helps repair health with gentle positions that alleviate the stress and fatigue we accumulate during daily life.
The following poses, meant to be performed as a sequence, are designed to relieve pent-up muscular tension and stimulate the immune and lymphatic systems. Use the poses to build your own practice based on the time you have available. Remain in each pose for one to two minutes while breathing deeply, and always end in Savasana, the classic yogic posture of deep relaxation in which you are lying down but still awake. (In fact, just this one posture done three times a week can do wonders.) Taking time to experience the rest and calm that come from the healing practice of restorative yoga will help reduce your stress levels, improving your overall health and well-being.



1 Namaste: Greeting Your Breath
Begin with your feet firmly planted and arms by your sides. As you inhale, sweep your arms up and out to the sides (palms facing the ceiling) until the palms meet overhead (shown left). Exhale with the hands still touching and slide them down in front of your face, stopping at your heart (shown left, inset). Repeat this three to five times, linking breath and movement. Maintain your attention on your breath.


2 Half Wall Hang
With your hands shoulder-width apart, place your palms against a wall or door. Start to walk your feet away from the wall and slide your hands down until your hands and shoulders are at about the height of your hips. Keeping knees slightly bent, press your hands gently into the wall and lean your body away from it (shown right) to stretch the muscles that run along the back, where many people tend to hold tension. Allow your head to drop slightly, and take several deep breaths. With each exhale, focus on relaxing the area around your jaw, as the muscles there are some of the strongest in your body and tend to clamp down when you're under stress. When you are ready to come out of the pose, walk back toward the wall slowly to prevent any light-headedness.
Note: This pose can be practiced whenever you need a break—at home, work, or even in an airport—and is very helpful in relieving lower back tension, especially for pregnant women.


3 Shoulder Stretch On The Wall
Stand so one side of your body is facing the wall with a space between the wall and your body of about three-quarters the length of your arm. Reach the arm closest to the wall behind you and place your palm on the wall. Keeping the hand in place, gently rotate your body away from the wall (shown left), stretching the shoulder area. Breathe fully and deeply for several breaths. Feel this pose releasing tightness around the shoulder, upper back, neck, and upper chest. Come out of the pose by inhaling and stretching the fingertips up to the ceiling, then letting your arm swing front to back at your side. Turn so the other side of your body faces the wall and repeat.






4 Child's Pose
Begin on your hands and knees with the knees wider than the hips, and then sit back onto your heels. Stretch your arms out in front alongside your ears (shown right) or drape them, palms up, back toward your feet by the sides of your legs. If you feel any discomfort in your knees, place some padding beneath them and/or between your heels and buttocks. You can also rest your upper body and forehead on stacked blankets or pillows if lowering to the floor feels uncomfortable. To stimulate the lymphatic system, reach your arms forward and then inch both hands over to one side, exaggerating the stretch down the opposite side of the body. Breathe deeply and feel the breath stretch the muscles around the rib cage. Take several deep breaths and then walk your hands to the other side. When you are ready, walk your hands toward your knees and return to a seated position.
Note: This pose of deep rest stretches the muscles along either side of the spine.


5 Sleeping Pigeon
Lie on your back with your knees bent and the soles of your feet on the floor, about hip-width apart. Lift your right foot and place your right ankle on your left knee (shown left). Keep your foot flexed to protect the knee joint, and feel the length of your spine drop down to the earth beneath you. To increase the stretch, clasp your hands around your legs and draw them toward the chest. Breathe deeply. Return your feet to the floor, unwind your legs, and switch sides.
Note: This pose stretches the muscles in the hips and lower back.


6 Sleeping Pigeon Twist
Begin in "sleeping pigeon," (shown above). Keeping your legs in this configuration, roll them to your left so the sole of your right foot touches the floor while keeping your back against the floor (shown right). Press the sole of the right foot to the floor to stretch the outer hip and thigh of your right leg. Allow your shoulders to become heavy to release tension throughout the length of the spine. To transition out of this pose, engage your abdominal muscles to bring your legs back to center. Unwind your legs and repeat on the other side, with the left ankle on right knee and sole of left foot on the floor.


7 Legs Up The Wall
This is a mild inversion (a pose in which your body is turned upside down, reversing the effects of gravity). To begin, sit next to a wall with your knees bent, soles of feet on the floor, and right hip and side against the wall. Place your hands behind you, palms on the floor. Rotate your body while leaning back and sliding legs up the wall. Scoot your bottom close to the wall and rest the back of your legs on its surface (shown left). Breathe deeply. You can place an eye pillow over your eyes to deepen the relaxation by encouraging your attention inward. When you're ready, slide your legs back down to the side and, supporting yourself with your hands, roll back up to a seated position.





8 Savasana
Savasana, the pose of relaxation, is the traditional completion of a yoga practice. Simply lying down while still awake quiets the nervous system and encourages a deeply restful state that facilitates health and well-being. Lie peacefully on your back for as long as you wish, maintaining your attention on your breath (shown right). You can place a folded blanket under your knees and lower back if this feels more comfortable.
Note: Savasana provides a beneficial moment to observe the after-effects of any other poses you've done first and to imprint the experience on the body and mind.
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Visualizing ProsperityBy: Shakti GawainCreative visualization is the technique of using your imagination to create what you want in your life. There is nothing at all new, strange, or unusual about it; you are already using creative visualization every day, and in fact every minute—although you are likely doing it unconsciously. It is your natural power of imagination, the basic creative energy of the universe, which you use constantly to shape your day-to-day world for good or bad.
To use creative visualization to attract prosperity it is not necessary to believe in any metaphysical or spiritual ideas, though you must be willing to entertain certain concepts as being possible. It is not necessary to "have faith" in any power outside yourself. The only things necessary are that you have an open-enough mind to try something new in a positive spirit and the desire to enrich your knowledge and experience.
A very important part of conscious creative visualization is developing a sense of prosperity. This means having the understanding that the universe is abundant, that life is actually trying to bring us what our hearts and souls desire—spiritually, mentally, and emotionally as well as physically. Almost everything you truly need or want is here for the asking; you only need to believe that it is so, desire it, and be willing to accept it.
One of the most common causes of failure in achieving what you want is "scarcity programming." This is an attitude or set of beliefs about life that goes something like this: There isn't enough to go around ... Life is suffering ... It is immoral or selfish to have enough when others don't ... Life is hard, difficult, a vale of tears ... It's more noble and spiritual to be poor. These are all false beliefs. They are based on a lack of understanding of how the universe works or of some important spiritual principles. These beliefs are not of service to you or anyone else, they simply limit you from realizing your natural state of prosperity and plenty on all levels.
The truth about this earth is that it is an infinitely good, beautiful, nourishing place to be. The only "evil" comes from a lack of understanding of this truth. Evil (ignorance) is like a shadow—it has no real substance of its own; it is simply a lack of light. You cannot cause a shadow to disappear by trying to fight it, by stamping on it, by railing against it, or by any other form of emotional or physical resistance. In order to cause a shadow to disappear, you must shine light on it. Take a look at your belief system and see if you are holding yourself back by not believing sufficiently in the possibility of prosperity. Can you realistically imagine yourself as a successful, satisfied, fulfilled person? Can you really open your eyes to the goodness and beauty and abundance all around you? Can you imagine this world transformed into a prosperous and supportive environment in which everyone can flourish?
You will experience difficulty in creating what you want in your personal life unless you view the world as a good place to be and a place that works for everyone. Human nature is basically loving, and so most of us will not allow ourselves what we want as long as we believe that we might be depriving others in order to have it. We need to understand in a deep way that having what we truly want in life contributes to the general state of human happiness and supports others in creating more happiness for themselves. To create prosperity, we need to visualize ourselves living as we desire to live, doing what we love, and feeling satisfied with what we attain in a context of other people doing the same.
Four Basic Steps for Effective Creative Visualization
1. Set your goal Decide on something you would like to have, work toward, realize, or create. It can be on any level—a job, a house, a relationship, increased prosperity, a happier state of mind, improved health, solving a problem in your family or community, etc. At first, choose goals that are fairly easy for you to believe in, that you feel are possible to realize in the near future. That way you won't have to deal with too much negative resistance in yourself, and you can maximize your feelings of success as you are learning creative visualization. Later, when you have more practice, you can take on more difficult or challenging problems and issues.
2. Create a clear idea or picture Form an idea, a mental picture, or a feeling of the object or situation exactly as you want it. You should think of it in the present tense as already existing the way you want it to be. Imagine yourself currently in the situation as you desire it. Include as many details as you can. You may wish to make an actual physical picture of it as well. This is an optional step, not at all necessary, but often helpful and fun.
3. Focus on it often Bring your idea or mental picture to mind often, both in quiet meditation periods and also casually throughout the day, when you happen to think of it. In this way it becomes an integral part of your life and thus more of a reality for you. Focus on it clearly, yet in a light, relaxed way. It's important not to feel like you are striving too hard for it or putting an excessive amount of energy into it—both tend to hinder rather than help.
4. Give it positive energy As you focus on your goal, think about it in a positive, encouraging way. Make strong, encouraging statements to yourself: that it exists; that it has come or is now coming to you. See yourself receiving or achieving it. These positive statements are called "affirmations." While you use affirm-ations, try to temporarily suspend any doubt or disbelief you may have, at least for the moment, and practice getting the feeling that what you desire is very real and possible.
Continue to work with this process until you achieve your goal or no longer have the desire to do so. Remember that goals often change before they are realized, which is a perfectly natural part of the human process of change and growth. So don't try to prolong it any longer than you have energy for it—if you lose interest it may mean that it's time for a new look at what you want.
If you find that a goal has changed for you, be sure to acknowledge that to yourself. Get clear in your mind the fact that you are no longer focusing on your previous goal. End the cycle of the old and begin the cycle of the new. This helps you avoid getting confused, or feeling that you've "failed" when you've simply changed.
When you achieve a goal, be sure to acknowledge consciously to yourself that it has been completed. Often we achieve things that we have been visualizing and forget to even notice that we have succeeded! Give yourself some appreciation and a pat on the back, and be sure to thank the universe for fulfilling your requests.