The Bliss List

Blissful blogger Nadine Fawell tells us what’s been blissing her out lately. Read her thoughts then share your own!

by Nadine Fawell

Things that have blissed me out this week:

The wise little sayings on the YogiTea Rooibos Chai I have been drinking lately. Some examples: The moment you love, you are unlimited (my personal favourite). Socialize with compassion, kindness and grace. The art of happiness is to serve all.

Road trips. Especially ones where I don’t actually have to do any of the driving. All the fun, none of the stress

Visiting Victoria Market and buying locally produced, seasonal, organic, delicious food at very reasonable prices.

Making Recipes out of Cooking with Foods that Fight Cancer. It’s borrowed, but I NEED my own copy. The food may be healthy, but it’s also easy and super-tasty.

Baking. Yes, there is a food theme here. Thing is, the way I see it, food is a full participation in life, a turning toward nourishment. The better and more heartily enjoyed the food, the more nourished we are, non?

My yoga practice. Someone asked me the other day how I find the motivation to practice every day. Really though, it feels so good to do yoga, and I have built the habit over such a long time, that I have to ask, how can I NOT practice every day?

The luscious possibilities of January. Every January is like this. The year is new and fresh, and we haven’t had time to get disillusioned with it yet. This year even more so because it heralds a new decade.

Having someone I trust with me when I heard some shocking bad news last week. It’s amazing how supported you can feel if someone just sits with you, makes you tea, and listens.

Speaking to my mother.

Meeting new people who are trying yoga for the first time.

New Year’s Resolutions are wonderful things!

Opportunities unfolding in the most unexpected places.

Being out of mobile phone reception for an entire weekend. It meant (gasp) that I couldn’t work at all. I felt very rested after that, can’t figure out why I don’t do that more often. iPhone addiction perhaps?

Friends, family, connection, love. Ahhhhh…

What blissed you out this week?

Nadine Fawell has been teaching yoga for five years. She has logged about 3000 hours of experience, both in group and private settings. Her main influence, both as a teacher and as a practitioner of yoga, comes from the Krishnamacharya lineage. She has travelled to India twice to study with TKV Desikachar and his teachers at the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram and now considers Mark Whitwell to be one of her most influential teachers. Check out her blog at: http://nadinefawell.net/