Yogataveller, Gozo, Malta - 5th September 2009 - By: Aubrey Lampkin

With: Inna, Yvonne, Colum, Louise, Nicola, Melissa, Fionnuala and Nora & Ramon.

September starts with a vivacious group of yoga vixens. (Don't be jealous I'm usually surrounded by fit, gorgeous women - just come on a yoga holiday.) We spent the week yoga-ing, biking, walking, swimming, exploring, eating, wine-tasting and just spending time together.

Sunset yoga.



Yvonne's beautiful smile.







Our mascot, and camera-man, Ramon.

Inna (my professional advisor) and I on Comino Island.

Melissa proves yoga does a body good.



Nicola and I (on Louise).





Gratuitous water shot (sorry, everyone at home).

Me being brave or stupid (up for debate).

Yvonne and Colum.

Ramon and Nora.

Xaghra festival - last big feast of the summer!

The gorgeous Nicola and Melissa.

Our very happy and content posse.

One more yoga week to go for me in Gozo ... stay tuned for our new, wonderful teacher... Michelle Bartolo (below with me).

Yogataveller, Gozo, Malta - 22nd August 2009 - By: Aubrey Lampkin

With: Lavinia, Ute, Deirdre, Linda and Claire.

Bring my favorite month (and my 29th year) to close with an intimate group of wonderful women to talk about yoga, philosophy and life seemed quite apropos! We spent the week doing the things we love doing most... yoga, scenic walks, swimming, dining out, getting massaged and becoming fast friends...

Above Otter's on Marselforn seafront.

Going on a cliff-side yoga/hike.









3,000+ year-old temple! (That's about as old as yoga.)

Comino Island's Blue Lagoon.

Cheers to new chapters for us all... and thank you for everything.

Yogataveller, Gozo, Malta - 15th August 2009 - By: Aubrey Lampkin

With: Ingrid, Morgan, Mary, Patricia, David, Tamara, Claude, Francesca, Pia and Karen.

If you've ever met someone who is fairly serious about their yoga practice (or maybe you've been fortunate enough to meet a group of people who are), you might have noticed there's something different about them... (if you're reading this, maybe you're one of 'them' yourself.) You can pick these people out of a crowd not by how they look, but by how they carry themselves, physically and spiritually. There's an enigmatic element to yoga that can't be explained in words, but can be picked up by your intuitive antennas. If you can get this part, the physical part will come much easier....

Lined up for evening yoga.

Ingrid, heading to Comino.

Ladies on deck.

This week's group brought together lots of new faces, friends and perspectives. I enjoy hearing about all of them. One of the most exciting parts of life (at least according to me), is hearing other people's stories - if you're lucky enough to meet the kind of people who are willing to share them with you. Fortunately, yoga teachers get to hear a lot of interesting things.

Practicing yoga with a big group of people is always exciting because you get to ride off the room's energy (and create your own). There's nothing more beautiful than hearing a room consciously breathing together, or seeing everyone in a different expression of the same yoga pose...

Striking a pose at Azure's Window.





It's a wrap.

Thanks to my late summer posse for continuing to make this work so fulfilling and for your personal contributions.

Yogataveller, Gozo, Malta - 1st August 2009 - By: Aubrey Lampkin

With: Irene, Ian, Dorothe, Olga, Ton, Stephanie, Peter, Chandra, Dinusha, Sinead, Lisa, Sangeeta and Catherine.

August opens with such an amazing mix of people... including another parent/'child' (this time father/daughter, so sweet), an amazing husband/wife couple who I want to adopt me (sorry, mom and dad), Irene and Ian (returning students from last week who I dubbed my 'mascots'). And, 2 doctors in the house! Incredible.

Group on Comino cliff.

Our private boat (thanks, Xavier).

The gorgeous Sangeeta, mermaid-style.

Chandra, our in-house physio!

Dinner party at Jeffrey's.

My ladies.

Dinner at Ta Furnar.

Ian's imaginary saccharin friend, 'Kinnie'.

  Stephanie and Peter.

 Stephanie under the sunset. 

My most amazing mascots... I missss you.

Sangeeta, just because.

Sometimes saying good-bye is the hardest part... but I've already seen one of you since and I hope to see more of you again soon!