As my 56th birthday approaches, I’ve decided to repost blogs I published about past birthdays. I wrote Reflections on Turning 51: What A Wild Year on April 25th, 2020 while we were living in Campbell River, British Columbia. So much happened from April 25th, 2019 to April 25th, 2020, rereading it was an emotional roller coaster ride down…
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Mararikkulam North, Kerala, India – My 50th Birthday!
A month ago, if you would have said I’d be celebrating my 50th birthday at a rustic homestay in a small coastal village of southwestern India, I wouldn’t have believed you because of the busy life I was living in Qatar! But life, like an ocean has small waves and big waves. Michael and I…
Personal Development – What Carnoustie Ayurvedic & Wellness Resort Taught Me
When I arrived at Carnoustie Ayurvedic & Wellness Resort in Kerala, India, I brought with me recently revealed issues of enmeshment which I had just started working on with a Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) psychologist in Qatar. This therapist and I were also discussing my past history of misdiagnosis and my desire to figure out…
Mararikkulam North, Kerala, India – Day 7 – Carnoustie Ayurveda & Wellness Resort
This was my last day at Carnoustie. Tomorrow I would fly to Qatar to join my husband’s overwhelming whirlwind of having less than two weeks to pack up 4 years of life in the Middle East and ship it to Canada. I started my day with 7:00am Healing Yoga down by the beach. I arrived…
Mararikkulam North, Kerala, India – Day 3 – Carnoustie Ayurveda & Wellness Resort – My Reiki Master Teacher Training Begins
I woke up feeling very excited for my first 6:00pm Reiki Master Teacher Training Workshop with Dr. V. P. Rajasekharan! Dr. Raj. as we call him, is a Carnoustie resident Yoga professor, Reiki Master and Pranic Healer with a PhD in yoga & MD in Alternative Medicine and Diploma in Pranic Healing. He is a…
Mararikkulam North, Kerala, India – Day 1 – Carnoustie Ayurveda & Wellness Resort
My first full day at Carnoustie started with 7:00am healing yoga near the beach. I left my villa around 6:30 to check everything out! I set up my yoga mat: Then I took a walk to the beach to observe the fisherman. The name of the beach Thiruvizha Beach. There were lots of House Crows,…