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19th March - 19th April

Mexico
Belize
Guatemala
Honduras
Nicaragua
Costa Rica

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On the bus to Belize ( wi-fi on the bus) so here is a quick update for people who asked me about my retreat in Scotland@ dhanakosa.

Full Steam ahead ( to the song One way ticket by BoneyM).... Tracey'sCho Cho train keeps chugging down the tracks gotta travel fast ...I am never coming back got a one way ticket to ....

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www.dhanakosa.com. Yoga and Meditation ....what was I thinking...after steam rolling I would just chill blissfully into yoga and mediation especially after sniffing the pollen on those White lilies gracefully placed on the dining table...NO!...at first there was a slight itch in my throat and ears. It was snowing outside and I was SOOOO BORED during the group discussions. It was even slower than that boat ride in Amsterdam, there was a reason that boat ride was slow ,what were these people on?? ....so chilled out, so relaxed, NO URGENCY!, NO IMPATIENCE is VIRTUE.....SOOO BORED!.

I noticed my body slowing down and in shock of this decelerated concept- I GOT SICK! :-((

Sniffing the pollen off those White lilies cause a scratchy throat and then a temperature and now I was going to make everyone sick as I was sharing a room with 3 other ladies on the retreat.

The first night & an ibprofen later,my temperature dropped as I started sweating. I slept in all day watching the snow fall outside the window from my top bed bunk view.

I have to says after my Grandmother and my mother the people the Danakosa took exceptional care of me. I had the most amazing soups, they gave me a room to my self to recover. People brought me lemsip, ibprofen, cups of tea and toast even soup to my room. Seriously, it was the best place to rest and relax. It's probably what my body needed buy also a reminder that I shouldn't worry and that I will always be in the right place at the right time and will always be looked after some way other the other.

Each day went a bit like this. The bell would ring at 7am, 7.30 Tai Chi or Chi Quing or Ki quong by the lake or indoor depending on the weather, followed by 30 minutes of meditation. This was soon followed by a workshop from 10 followed by meditation at 12 and vegetarian lunch at 12:30. Free time till 4:00, cause then we met our home groups, followed by more Tai chi and meditation at 5.30, Vege dinner at 6:30 and then group discussion at 8:00 followed by meditation at9.30 and silence till just before breakfast the next day- reminded me of school camps.

Meditation at first I wasn't sure if I was getting it right so I asked loads of questions and it was easy to get the hang of it.....I think meditating is good practice and in general -to be still , to be in the now and to be present rather than being caught up in the tumultuousness of life as we so easily can.

I trekked a bit, took some pictures, spent time doing yoga, the morning Tai Chi was fantastic and I could see myself doing tai chi at Bronte beach at sunrise. I really like the 'Quite Room' and every home if possible should have a quite room.

The people I met were amazing many interesting conversations; funny life situations, sharing artistic ideas,one lady even made her own tiger balm which was useful given I was sick she was even generous enough to lend me her mobile phone to have a conference call as I had no reception on my phone.

In our free time my home group even walked 40mins up to the michelin star pink hotel to grab some scones. On a healthier note the vegetarian food at Danakosa was amazing some us even wrote recipes down, the soups the salads were divine.

One evening my duties included separating the recyclables and emptying the compost bin- whilst doing this my simplified mind thought why why why? Do people not buy in bulk and refill jars that need to go into the fridge and pantry? Zero waist, we need to achieve this and I thought the same thing when I had to empty the compost bin too why why why? zero waist and worm farms!. Some research required on my part on Eco living, designs, sustainability etc.and you have google too!.

I really enjoyed the calm, still beauty at Danakosa. I enjoyed being looked after. I enjoyed the tai chi , yoga and meditation and even my love for poetry, a few poems were recited over the weekend and here's one to share with you all.

“Hokusai Says” poem by Roger Keyes. Hokusai was a master Japanese artist and printmaker of the nineteenth century .

Hokusai says Look carefully.
He says pay attention, notice.
He says keep looking, stay curious.
He says there is no end to seeing.
He says Look Forward to getting old.
He says keep changing, you just get more who you really are.
He says get stuck, accept it, repeat yourself as long as it's interesting.
He says keep doing what you love.
He says keep praying.
He says everyone of us is a child, everyone of us is ancient, everyone of is has a body.

He says every one of us is frightened.
He says every one of us has to find a way to live with fear.
He says everything is alive- shells,buildings, people,fish,mountains,trees.
Wood is alive.
Water is alive
Everything has it's own life.
Everything lives inside us.
He says live with the world inside you.
He says it doesn't matter if you draw, or write books.
It doesn't matter if you saw wood, or catch fish. It doesn't matter if you sit at home and stare at the ants on the verandah or the shadows of the trees and the grass in your garden. It matters that you care.

It matters that you feel.
It matters that you notice.
It matters that life lives through you.
Contentment is Life living through you.
Joy is life living through you.
Satisfaction and strength is life living through you.
Peace is life living through you.
He says don't be afraid.
Don't be afraid.
Look, feel, let life take you by the hand.
Let life live through you.

And now .....
Andale pues, a mas aventuras!
Excellent, onto more adventures!

Yours,
Tracey Rebello

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