Secret Chill, Therapeutic Yoga Retreat, Lanzarote

20/04/2026

AMEN

26/03/2026

🐬🏀 A wildlife team from the Pacific Whale Foundation captured an incredible moment off the coast of Maui — a pantropical spotted dolphin launching nearly 15 feet out of the water, earning the nickname “the Michael Jordan of dolphins” 😲

📸✨ The photo, taken by Jessica McCordic, confirmed the jaw-dropping leap. Considering this species is relatively small, the jump makes the feat even more impressive — proving some dolphins have truly next-level hops 🌊🔥

26/03/2026

This was one of the most inspirational courses I ever attended in Hawaii 17 years ago . It makes even more sense to me now in 2026 .

Just came across a mind-bending idea 🤯

Some scientists are exploring whether consciousness might be connected to the universe itself through quantum physics. Tiny structures in our brain called microtubules could be performing quantum computations, hinting that awareness isn’t just a product of neurons firing.

Experiments even suggest that our conscious states might resonate with fundamental quantum fields, raising the wild possibility that our minds are linked, in some way, to the fabric of reality.

It’s controversial and far from proven, but the idea that our thoughts might touch the universe itself is just… astonishing. 🌌🧠

Makes you wonder: maybe consciousness is bigger than we ever imagined.

26/03/2026

Just came across a mind-bending idea 🤯

Some scientists are exploring whether consciousness might be connected to the universe itself through quantum physics. Tiny structures in our brain called microtubules could be performing quantum computations, hinting that awareness isn’t just a product of neurons firing.

Experiments even suggest that our conscious states might resonate with fundamental quantum fields, raising the wild possibility that our minds are linked, in some way, to the fabric of reality.

It’s controversial and far from proven, but the idea that our thoughts might touch the universe itself is just… astonishing. 🌌🧠

Makes you wonder: maybe consciousness is bigger than we ever imagined.

26/03/2026

I always try to give Jason a quiet space when he comes in after an 8 hour early shift ….. he miraculously managed to produce a delicious chicken stir fry for dinner last night What a star! I can’t help feeling slightly guilty I am so unused to be waited on ! 🙏😍

11/12/2025

11/12/2025

The holidays shine brightly, but some parts of our hearts still ache for the people who once made this season truly magical. Their absence sits quietly beside us, even in the glow of the lights.

Missing them is the price of having loved them so deeply… and Christmas always brings those memories back.

11/12/2025

Daddy at his 70th birthday … a beautiful man who adored me, died of alcoholism 2 years later. He was estranged from my mother for 5 years before he died. I kept this meeting secret in case of upsetting her.

15/11/2025

She ran beside him through desert dust. Then he ran halfway around the world to bring her home.

In 2016, ultramarathoner Dion Leonard began the brutal Gobi March — six days, 155 miles across the Chinese desert.
On day two, a tiny stray dog appeared from the dunes.
She matched his pace.
Mile after mile, through blistering heat and endless sand, she refused to leave his side.

By the finish line, she’d run 77 miles beside him.
He named her Gobi.

When the race ended, Dion couldn’t forget her.
He launched a campaign to bring her home to Edinburgh, Scotland — but before the journey could begin, tragedy struck.
Gobi went missing from quarantine.

For two long weeks, Dion searched the city of Ürümqi — posters, volunteers, social media pleas — until he finally found her: injured, limping, but alive.

Today, Gobi lives with Dion in Scotland.
Not as a trophy from a race — but as family.

Their story became more than man and dog.
It became a quiet testament to loyalty, endurance, and the kind of love that doesn’t speak — it follows.

Sometimes love doesn’t wait at home.
It runs beside you in the dust,
until you realize it’s been yours all along.

15/11/2025

I do this most mornings and the difference in my energy is phenomenal although I do have to admit I am not always brave enough!

The colder the water, the clearer the mind.

Step into icy water and your body begins a remarkable chemical storm. Within seconds, dopamine — the brain’s drive and reward signal — can climb by as much as 250 percent. Researchers say the effect is stronger and longer lasting than that produced by many addictive substances.

Unlike the fleeting rush of co***ne or sugar, this rise unfolds slowly and stays elevated for hours. The result is calm alertness, not chaos. You feel focused, awake, and quietly alive.

Scientists describe it as the body’s ancient survival reflex. Cold exposure activates the sympathetic nervous system, flooding you with noradrenaline and dopamine that sharpen thinking and elevate mood. It is discomfort turned into resilience.

Studies also link brief cold immersion to stronger immune defence, improved metabolism, and lower stress. What begins as a shock becomes training for both body and mind.

Each plunge is a conversation between biology and willpower, a reminder that clarity often waits on the other side of discomfort.



Source: Huberman Lab, PubMed, Verywell Health

11/10/2025