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Ma olen viimastel aastatel avastanud, et ma olen rohkem metsa kui mereinimene. Hoolimata sellest, et mu kodu asub üsna mere lähedal- jalutuskäigu kaugusel on imeilus ja peaaegu inimtühi rannik. Mulle tegelikult väga meeldib mere ääres - kõrvu paitav lainete kohin ja tuule mühin, aga meie laiuskraadil on meri tihti tormine, hall ja tuul vilu. Seevastu metsas on aga tohutu rahu, alati ja ükskõik mis ilmaga. Sellel huvitaval ajastul oleme me kõik hakanud rohkem looduses viibima, sest peale kodu kuhugi minna eriti ei olegi. Ma usun, et kõik on hingepõhjani tänulikud, et meil on palju metsa, kuhu jalutama minna, nautida looduse ilu ja seda lõputut rahu, kontaktivabalt nagu praegu moes on. Päriselt ka ei pea minema alati tuntud rabasse või otsima RMK radu, et end turvaliselt tunda. Astu lähemasse metsatukka sisse ja suure tõenäosusega on seal väikseid radu, mida mööda lihtsalt ringi jalutada mitte ühtegi hingelist kohates. Metsa ei lähe ma kunagi eesmärgiga seal midagi teha või midagi leida. Minu ainus eesmärk on lihtsalt kulgeda vaikselt avatud meeltega,- hoida silmad lahti, märgata, tunda ja kuulata ning iga kord on nii huvitav, isegi kui ma kõnnin samas kohas. Keegi ei räägi, ei analüüsi ega arutle. Eelmisel suvel sattus mu kätte raamat puude salapärasest elust, kus kirjeldati, kuidas puud elavad oma sotsiaalses võrgustikus, suhtlevad omavahel ja elavad üksteist toetades ja arvestades, nagu üks kogukond. Kuidas puude juured, tüved, võrad ja oksad kasvavad läbi elu üksteisega kokku, tekib kooslus, mis on kokku kasvanud läbi aastate. Kui miskit erakordset toimub, näiteks suur torm või raie, siis kannatab kogu kooslus. Puud harjuvad aastaid valgusega, mis paistab läbi võrade ja kui mõni puu langeb, siis valgust tuleb äkki liiga palju ja puu hakkab kannatama, mõni neist kärbub, mõni tugevam jääb ellu. Sama on juurte ja tüvedega, mis on omavahel nii kokku kasvanud, et kui midagi kaob, siis mõjutab see ka teiste puude ellujäämist looduses. Mulle tundub, et täpselt nii on ka praegu meiega, kes me oleme harjunud oma eluga nii nagu see on olnud ja nüüd peame leidma endas tugevuse, et jääda ellu ja kasvada edasi uutes tingimustes. Recently I have discovered that Im more forest-person than a sea lover. Although I live in a place, where I can easily walk to the beach and enjoy the most beautiful views of the costline. Dont get me wrong, I love the smell of the sea, waves and wind, but in my country, despite of the sunny weather the wind is usually cold and strong. What I love about forest, is no matter what the weather, there is always the feeling of calm and stillness.
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It has been a while since I wrote something. Feels like life is passing by in a second. In 2018 I travelled a lot: first Malta, almost a month in Thailand, then Italy and in last fall my 300YTT started (when it will be over I´ll write longer post about it), which means travelling in every 2 months to Berlin. And now I just came back from Bali, where I had really needed Restorative Yoga Teachers Training. It was a real blessing, because I was so exhausted- almost no vacant days from November. So I had 4 days of sweet meditation in addition to learning and after the training short vacay in Bali, mostly in Ubud, but also in Lembognan island. It feels like it was a short flight there and back- I really regret not staying longer, because my body and mind needed longer break. Soon after coming back, I got cold and now suffering at home. 2018 was a great year. Besides travelling, I would call it year of learning. And seems like 2019 will be the same. First I took an extensive anatomy course, which opened my eyes in many ways. Then I had course with Marlene Henny on deep core vinyasa and then 4 days intensive with Mark Stephens http://www.markstephensyoga.com/, who has written so many books on yoga and is extremely knowledgeable and has non dogmatic approach which I loved so much. And he is so nice as a person, which I value highly, because in yoga world (or in teachers world) you never know:) And in October I started my 300YTT with Noah Maze https://themazemethod.com/instructor/noah-maze/, which means a week long modules within one year. And few weeks ago I did my Restorative Teachers Training with Anne Wanda Tessier. So lot of learning and teaching so far and it will be same in 2019. Besides learning, I have been teaching a lot. In addition to regular classes, I did yoga fundamentals course and mindfulness course. Organized one yoga retreat in the beautiful surrounds of southern part of Estonia. Taught 3 rounds of teachers training on kids yoga for physical education teachers, which I enjoyed so much. It makes your heart melt, when teachers come and thank you for changing their perception on yoga. As I try to make courses really practical in terms of philosophy, anatomy and asana, I could see how theory comes into practice. Hopefully they will practice yoga at schools and soon it will be in physical education curriculum. Highlight of my year was one of my dreams coming true. I have always dreamed of helping local governments to organize their education. I have done plans for non formal education and helping in change management of art and music shools but now I had chance to design the future of full spectrum education for local government. Even it wasn`t the easiest job ever, it was most interesting challenge I`ve met so far. But here is short video about my last visit to Bali and one video about our summer highlight when organizing one-day cafe in our home. Tundub, et aeg kiirustab. 2018 oli õppimise ja reisimise aasta ning tundub, et sama jätkub ka 2019. aastal. Kõigepealt olime pika nädalavahetuse Maltal, siis sõitsime juba kuuks Taisse ning suvel avastasime Itaaliat. Suvesse jääb ka meie esimene hipikohvik Põhja- Sakala valla kohvikutepäeval, mis osutus üle ootuste menukaks ning eriti soojalt meenub tänuüritus kohvikupidajatele valla poolt. Oktoobris alustasin ma oma 300h edasijõudnud joogaõpetajate koolitust, mis tähendab üle kahe kuu reisimist Berliini terve aasta vältel. Nüüd just tulime tagasi Balilt, kus ma läbisin Taastava jooga õpetajate kursuse, mis pakkus lisaks õppimisele ka totaalset puhkust kehale ja meelele ning tunde kestvat meditatiivset seisundit. Seekord jäi Balil veedetud aeg eriti lühikeseks ning tundus, et alles lendasime, kui juba tulime tagasi. Ka keha ja meel ei jõudnud ennast veel korralikult maha laadida ning nüüd ma siin istun kodus haigena. Peale reisimise oli 2018 üks suur õppimiskogemus. Kõigepealt läbisin ma anatoomia kursuse, mida viis läbi tegev füsioterapeut ja TÜ õppejõud ning mis tekitas veel rohkem huvi inimese keha ja füsioloogia vastu. Lisaks I have been dreaming about my yoga video for a long time- I had so many clips in my head, First thought was to make video on the beach during the sunset, then I was amazed by the Estonian foggy fields in the summer evenings or I was thinking about mysterious wild forest near to my summer cottage. On a beautiful morning in July, we went to the Viru bog with my friends and I was stunned by all the beauty of Estonian nature: colours, purity and the mysterious sound of silence. Whereas the Viru bog is a bit far away from my home, we decided to go to Hüpassaare where my family is from and where my summer-cottage is located. It was the right place- pure, bit mysterious and silent. Perfect place for my moon flow:) We used camera of my phone and my sister helped me out. So not very fine quality, but who cares, I love it anyway! Ma unistasin oma joogavideost juba pikemat aega. Oli erinevaid mõtteid ja kontseptsioone. I love slow mornings, when you have time for a full breakfast with porridge, eggs, sandwiches and coffee (or two) and a plenty of time to enjoy the food and silence. Looking nowhere, thinking nothing, sitting quietly, enjoying the moment of stillness. This is my time for meditation, even if I drink my coffee at the same time:) It definitely makes me a better person for a whole day! When I had busy mornings at the office, no time for breakfast nor coffee, meetings started at 8 or 9, I was feeling distracted all day long. If I had a chance, I sneaked into my office, closed the door and enjoyed my 10 minutes of silence there. Sometimes I waited a whole day, to have my time and to empty the mind. I believe that every person needs a moment of silence in a day, wherever, however or whenever they like it. It helps you clear your mind and start fresh again. Summer finally arrived to Estonia in August and it is the time to celebrate it with the delicious summer roll-cake! I decorated balcony of our summer cottage already in June, but due to cold weather, we can enjoy it now:) Slow mornings with roll cake at my balcony! What a life! Ma armastan hommikuid, mis algavad aeglaselt, kui on aega üheks korralikuks hommikusöögiks munade, pudru, kohvi ja kõige muu heaga:) Kui on aega nautida toitu ja vaikust, mõeldes mitte midagi, vaadates mitte kuhugi ja nautida oma aega vaikuses. See on minu meditatsioon, isegi kui ma joon oma hommikukohvi ja ei istu kuskil põrandal silmad kinni, püüdes oma mõtteid vaigistada. See aeg hommikuti muudab mind paremaks inimeseks. Kui mul pole aega ei hommikusöögiks ega kohviks või tööl algasid koosolekud kell 8-9, tundsin, et päev ei ole minu jaoks alanud. Vahel hiilisin 10 minutiks oma kabinetti ja alustasin oma vaikuseminuteid seal või ootasin terve päeva oma joogat, et oma vaikuseminutid kätte saada. Ma usun, et igaüks vajab oma aega, ükskõik millisel ajal, kohas või kuidas sa seda teed. See vaikuseaeg aitab hoida pea puhtana ja mõtte selgena, Eestimaa suvi saabus seekord augustikuus ja seda erilist hetke tuleks kindlasti tähistada ühe võrratu rullikoogiga, miks mitte kaunil suverõdul maakodus. Rõdu oli küll kasutusvalmis juba juunis, aga ilm arvas, et rõduaeg peaks algama ikkagi augustikuus. Aeglased hommikud rullkoogiga minu hipi- pesas:) No on ilus elu küll! Roll cake /Rullkook This is my favourite time of the year. It started in the beginning of May- nature started to wake up from grey season. The grey season lasts almost 6 months in Estonia, no lightness, recent years, less snow. People wear black and grey, it is cold and windy. But in May, grey turns to bright green. People start to wear bright colours and some of them even smile modestly:) Flowers start to bloom. Firstly, sharp-lobed hepatica, then snow drops, primulas and finally my favourite spring flower: lily of the valley. This is the time when my running season starts, it is not so cold and slippery any more. While running, you can feel and smell spring, could notice every day something starting to bloom. New start and new life every day. |
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