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Summary of our stay in Andalusia
We left the Finca this morning with a tear and a smile. A tear, because we are really sorry to be leaving. If it wasn’t for our next commitment, we would have stayed for another month. We are surely going to miss Marion and Aldo, the animals and the Finca! A smile, because we’ll be…
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Tadasana & Pranamasana – Yoga exercise series; nr 7
In der Reihe der dynamische Übungen aus dem Sonnengruß stelle ich euch heute Tadasana & Pranamasana vor. (Siehe hier für Deutscher Sprache) Tadasana (The Mountain Pose) Tad = Mountain Asana = pose It’s the first exercise in the Sun Salutation series, a simple pose. It is the mother of all Asanas. The Mountain Pose is…
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Adho Mukha Svanasana – Yoga exercise series; nr 6
In der Reihe der dynamische Übungen aus dem Sonnengruß stelle ich euch heute Adho Mukha Svanasana vor. (Siehe hier für Deutscher Sprache) Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward Facing Dog Pose) Adho = downwards Mukha = face Svana = dog It is one of the exercises from the Sun Salutation series. Adho Mukha Svanasana is a versatile…
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Bhujangasana – Yoga exercise series; nr 5
In der Reihe der dynamische Übungen aus dem Sonnengruß stelle ich euch heute Bhujangasana vor. (Siehe hier für Deutscher Sprache) Bhujangasana (The Cobra Pose) Bhuganga = Cobra It is one of the exercises from the Sun Salutation series. Bhujangasana imitates a raised up snake. Your legs and hips are flat on the floor and your…
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Sevilla: Feria de Abril
This week is the Feria de Abril (April Fair) in Sevilla and we’ve decided to go there today. After a 75 minute drive we park the car at the outskirts of town and take the metro to go to the city center. It takes us a lot of time to buy tickets for the metro…
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Lost and found: a postcard from Andalusia
We found a postcard in one of the other apartments here. Apparently, someone intended to send a postcard, but lost the card before it was sent. It has a name and address on it, but no text. So we don’t know who bought it. Neither do we know how long ago it got lost. Was…
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Ashtanga Namaskar – Yoga exercise series; nr 4
In der Reihe der dynamische Übungen aus dem Sonnengruß stelle ich euch heute Ashtanga Namaskar vor. (Siehe hier für Deutscher Sprache) Ashtanga Namaskar (The Knee-chest-chin Pose) Ashta = eight Anga = limbs Namaskar = bend forward or salute It is one of the exercises from the Sun Salutation series. The movement in this asana is…
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Cordoba: Battle of the Flowers
Normally, the alarm goes off at 6:30 and we allow ourselves until about 7 o’clock before getting up to do our yoga and meditation before breakfast. Not today though, for today we are going to Cordoba. And that’s a long drive (almost 2,5 hours) from here, so we’d better get going. We arrive in the…
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Kumbhakasana – Yoga exercise series; nr 3
In der Reihe der dynamische Übungen aus dem Sonnengruß stelle ich euch heute Kumbhakasana vor. (Siehe hier für Deutscher Sprache) Kumbhakasana (The Plank Pose) Kumbhaka = “water pitcher” (while holding the breath!) It is one of the exercise of the Sun Salutation series, a seemingly simple posture to strengthen the arms. The upper arms are…
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Filly in distress; a matter of life and death
Friday was a day off for us, and we went touring to explore the southern most part of Spain. Upon our return at the end of the day, Marion and Aldo were still here and we exchanged information. In our absence, a Spanish woman had brought her 11-month old filly to be boarded here. They…
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Ashva Sanchalanasana – Yoga exercise series; nr 2
In der Reihe der dynamische Übungen aus dem Sonnengruß stelle ich euch heute Ashva Sanchalanasana vor. (Siehe hier für Deutscher Sprache) Ashva Sanchalanasana (The Equestrian pose) Ashva = horse Sanchalana = movement This is the third exercise of the Sun Salutation series, a simple exercise with a backward lunge. It also trains your sense of…
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One year and one day of permanent traveling
Today it has been exactly one year and one day since we gave up our apartment in Emsbüren, Germany. Since then, we have traveled 30.000 km by car. We were mostly in France, house sitting. But also visited friends and family in Germany, the Netherlands and Tenerife. It’s been a year filled with wonder and…
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Home made healthy energy bars – a recipe
A couple of years ago, I committed an impuls purchase. I was standing in line at the check out counter at the supermarket when my eye was caught by a little energy bar called Nakd cocoa delight. I picked up the bar and read the label to find out what is in there. And was…
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Uttanasana – Yoga exercise series; nr 1
Ab Heute wollen wir euch einmal die Woche eine dynamische Yogaübung aus dem Sonnengruß vorstellen und wir werden mit Uttanasana beginnen. (Siehe hier für Deutscher Sprache) From today on we want to give you one yoga practice per week. Each a dynamic yoga exercise from the sun salutation. We will start with Uttanasana (Standing Forward…
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Our first week as workawayers in Andalusia
I can’t believe a week has passed since we arrived here! Time is really flying, apart from the hour we lost last night due to the start of summer time. The round corral is cleaned of all weeds and ready to be used. The big shed up the hill is cleaned as well, and the…