Yoga Tour

Since September 11th I've been touring with Doug (a world known yoga teacher). The tour started in Reno, Nevada which is where Doug is located (if you can say he's located anywhere when traveling 11 months a year...). Here we did some trekking and took some great photos. From there we went to Bockingham, Virginia to teach a workshop at a yoga retreat center in the middle of nowhere with mostly hari krishna brainwashed people wearing orange (more spiritual...??...) all religious about their guru Sri Swami Satchidananda and secret ash... All they need is their daily rum (chanting hari, hari, rum, rum...)... - I felt I was stuckd in a religious box with no connection to the outside world (no reception, no internet, and far away from Everything...) I guess there are lots of kooky yoga places out there... I'm sooo glad I gout out of there!! ...and without getting brainwashed... ;-) .


After Virginia we drove to Washington D.C. to visit some friends. I got introduced to a yogini called Olivia, and I also got to visit Timothy (which is my salsa friend that introduced me to the salsa scene - and dancing On2 - in LA a few years ago).





















Then we went to the Verginia beach area where we did some other cool shots at a sand dune (on the pictures it looks almost like a desert).






























And this is a great one of Doug. He can do all kinds of weard looking postures!


Next stop were New York where we taught another workshop. One night I also got to go out ballroom dancing with Raphael. That was great fun! I haven't dance ballroom since 1998...!!


I've also met up with an 88 year old yogini and ballroom dancer (her first name is Tao) there. She's amazing!!


I almost can't believe it. She's in such a good shape! I wish I'm in shape when I turn 88.......


I even got to hook up with Lynne (that I met in India) for lunch one day!

I'm grateful for this oportunity to travel with Doug. I very much appreciate his friendship and helpfullness i terms of giving me this opportunity to get a yoga trainer certification. He's a good man and I enjoy his company. And best of it all... he's a raw-fooder as well! Well, I'm not used to have another person around me 24/7 for this long. It's quite intense. We're either teaching, traveling from one place to another, eating (barely time for that) or sleeping (always jet-laged because of the timedifferances) so there's long between the times I get some time to myself. The other day I just needed some space(!) so he gave me a day off and went to Green Bay teaching by himself. It was great just to be by myself for a while.














This weekend we're teaching a workshop at a wonderful studio in Minneapolis, Minnesota.



We get to stay with the people that is running the studio. They have a 9 month year old daughter, and she's just adorable! Having a baby and observing the child growing up must be the greatest thing in life...!



Here in the north it's pretty much like the Norewegian fall. There's some beautyful colours though!


Monday morning (October 2nd) I go back to Los Angeles and a warmer climate. Well, I still have some books to read and some tests to complete in terms of finishing my yoga trainer certification program, but there things I can do when I'm back in Los Angeles. I'm starting to look forward to go back now. It's a bit frustrating to be on the road knowing there will be challenges waiting when I get back. Before I went touring I spent the whole day(!) driving all over Los Angeles looking for a place to live. It's plenty of vacancies, but most of them have a really bad standard and still they also get rented so fast that you have to make your decision right away. It's crazy! It will be nice though to get a place to live (I guess life on the road is not for me long term...) and feel more grounded. :-) ...and I guess I miss Asgeir......


























































I've learned a lot from this experience (even though I tend to be more of a strict ashtanga yogi than Doug which is teaching soft style yoga - that can be very smooth and graceful like a soft dance). I haven't got to do my own practice a lot, but I've for sure got to practice adjustments. And I've made some lovely yogi-friends all over the US. Thank you for inviting us to teach, for coming to our classes, and for being such wonderful people! :-)

- namaste -






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...and thank's for all the beautyful salads, Doug! I've had a great time traveling with you, and I'm looking forward to coming with you to Costa Rica in April. You'll have to teach me surfing too then, mate! ;-)

Moving overseas

Hi! Since I was in Los Angeles the first time I've wanted to go back to live here for a longer period of time. My trip to India opened that opportunity for me. During my stay in India I met some incredible people that have made this possible.

I'd like to give a special thanks to Prem (that have introduced me to all these people), Doug (that invited me to come along on tour around in the US teaching yoga), Heather (that's has introduced me to the yoga scene in LA and been just amazing!!), Timothy, Mike, Harry, Birgitta, Anne-Lise, Jorgen, Joan, James, Anne, and Asgeir (that is always being there for me). I'm blessed because of meeting you, and I'm really grateful for all the help and advices you've given me in this process. You're all fabulous loving people! And thank you so much for believing in me and helping me to make my dream become reality.

I'll write you more soon.

Lots of love,
Caïla