I just spent a full week on the incredible Greek island of Amorgos filming a restorative yoga retreat and adventuring with an amazing group of humans. It was work and play in one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been.
Sea of Love // Cover
Originally by Phil Phillips (more recently covered by Cat Power)
I’d been admiring the Aegean Sea for a few days from the hotel. The ocean water was clear and colorful in a way I’d never seen in real life before. On the day I was filming a boat tour excursion, I set my camera down and jumped in.
I swam away from the boat and my fellow adventurers, turned on my back and floated for a while. With the sun on my face and the salty water buoying my body, I felt held and alive. The wildly clear, blue-green waters of the Aegean Sea were so far from home, but the way the water supported me felt comforting and familiar. I was struck by just how much the sea is a heart space for me. When I say heart space, I mean a place where I feel held, restored and loved.
Come with me, my love /
to the sea / the sea of love
The Restorative Yoga on this retreat was heart space for the participants in the way the ocean is heart space for me. They were held by the blankets and bolsters, feeling a familiar encouragement to rest by the retreat leader. It was the landscape that was different for all of us in an awe-inspiring way.
Reflection
Where is a heart space for you? How does it support you?
Being able to identify the qualities of a heart space is an important skill. We don’t always have to be in familiar surroundings to feel held, restored and loved. In fact, sometimes we need to get out of the ordinary to have breakthroughs that will move us forward in our lives. Coaching is a great way to unpack how you can find places of safety and comfort as you start to move forward in the direction of your dreams. I’d love to help support you in this way. Let’s talk!
