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One middle-aged woman’s musings on retaining some health and fitness
before I officially hit old age.
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Our First Big Adventure
This time next week we'll be rolling in to Santander for the ferry crossing back to Plymouth. It's been an epic adventure, and...

energyogah
6 days ago2 min read
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Mixed Emotions
Hooray, it's February. I've always loved February as the days are getting longer, spring is tantalisingly close and as a teacher I got a...

energyogah
Feb 53 min read
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Welcome to 2025
Listening to the radio on New Year's Eve, I was startled to hear that 25 years ago we had been celebrating the new millennium. Wow, how...

energyogah
Jan 53 min read
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Sixty
Well, I've got to sixty. And more remarkably, so has Paul my husband, the Hardy to my Laurel. A & E has been his second home over the...

energyogah
Dec 5, 20243 min read
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Grateful 🙏
We were at a funeral on Wednesday. Paul's cousin had been unwell since the age of 12 and at 54 had finally succumbed. On a grey day in...

energyogah
Nov 10, 20243 min read
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Retirement has started!
This is my second week of being properly retired, as I was employed (and paid, thankfully) until August 31st. I am not regretting my...

energyogah
Sep 12, 20243 min read
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Summer Scribblings
Hello! Sitting in my garden beneath the parasol - yes, it's actually necessary today and not because it's raining. Enjoy it while it...

energyogah
Jun 30, 20243 min read
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Enough
I was at Yin recently, relaxing into a pose and trying to remain present, when I tuned in to what Helen was saying. She was telling us...

energyogah
Jun 9, 20242 min read
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Spring Setback
When Helen was a teenager she tried to persuade me to try yoga. I was uninterested. My perception was that yoga involved a lot of sitting...

energyogah
Apr 6, 20243 min read
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Springing into Spring
March already! I've been willing away the winter, but now it really all needs to slow down a bit. Spring is not to be rushed through, but...

energyogah
Mar 3, 20243 min read
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November Nonsense
We are surging steadily towards Christmas, whether we like it or not. Christmas lists are starting to be written and Lily is already...

energyogah
Nov 22, 20232 min read
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Long time no write....
It's been an interesting summer to say the least. We waved Helen off to backpack around Brazil, and set off for Fuerteventura with Lily. ...

energyogah
Sep 17, 20232 min read
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At A Loose End
I find myself in an unusual situation this week. On Saturday, Paul and I set off at 11am in the bright sunshine. We had visions of a 40...

energyogah
Jun 15, 20232 min read
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Mum's Fruit Cake
I've been asked for this recipe so many times, I thought I'd share it on my blog! It's actually not my fruit cake as the recipe was given...

energyogah
May 14, 20232 min read
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Short One
Bit of a downbeat post this week, my apologies... Went to Yin and Ashtanga this week after a 3 week break. I had a very tough time at...

energyogah
Apr 24, 20232 min read
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Discomfort (aka uncomfortableness 😆)
I know I'm slightly strange, but discomfort and I are pretty good friends. I am used to it being present in several aspects of my daily...

energyogah
Mar 28, 20232 min read
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Yin'll Fix It
February is here already. Happy to declare that I am still on track for my positivity and self care goals set in January (most of the...

energyogah
Feb 2, 20232 min read
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New Year
I'm not a winter person. It's the most horrible time of the year. I retreat into my cocoon of dissatisfaction and gluttony, each fuelling...

energyogah
Jan 9, 20232 min read
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Back to the Present
I'm a shocker for looking forward; to holidays, next weekend, later on and, of late, to retirement. I make plans and lists, colour code...

energyogah
Sep 4, 20222 min read
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I am what I am
I was born in a small village near Ross-on-Wye in the winter of 1964. My sisters, aged 5, 9 and 11 at the time, say that I had a square...

energyogah
Jun 13, 20225 min read
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