Find Peace wherever you are!

I love this quote, so true!.

So many people think that shutting themselves away from civilisation to find peace is the answer, but from the feedback I have heard over the years that being in such a remote place can make returning to the/your real world even harder. 

Finding peace in our everyday living is the best way. We have a choice to be peaceful or to be busy and harassed. No one can offer or show you peace all has to come from Yourself.

We see so much transformation happen here at Yoga Holidays Turkey through keeping things real and encouraging and inviting our students to be with self for the whole week. To drop away the daily routine, to forget about work or the demands or home life. To explore this wonder home we live in. To take the time to listen, to notice our own bodies. To connect deeply with our gift that is the breath and to move and flow to awaken what is the magic deep inside. To shred of old thoughts, feelings and habits that are holding us back, It’s not heavy or a struggle, it is as much as you want it to be. Learn or to deepen our own trust for ourselves, to grow our strength, Love and own our power to live a fulfilled, healthy, extremely joyful life with a LOT of fun along the way. And all this happens in our Oasis in the heart of old town Side just steps from the Ocean, gorgeous bars and restaurants and steeped in ancient history. 

Jo xo

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Self Nurture, Be Free, Be Happy

For me its all about growing who you are. Being the happiest you can be, being as present as you can be to stop mind distraction, to stop living in the past or future. To connect to find the magic inside. To allow the breath to keep you balanced, self nourished and shining bright. To explore the body through yoga, to create self abundance and compassion to indulge in your own love affair and then offering out to the world... 

It takes time and discipline but the profound effects it has on your life, body and happiness is simply amazing. Make every minute of this wonderful life count, it is such a gift. 

Happy days Jo xo

Free Your Soul

Yoga, mindfulness, and being totally interested in your own beautiful self and happiness is the perfect gift to Yourself.

Yoga, self discipline and life style changes can take a long while to become part of your daily life. But through yoga asana and quiet time we can gently invite transformation and change within the body and mind. This can feel intense or overwhelming but through your own exploration we face our intensities and each time they arise and if we sit with them long enough we will start to notice that the intensity starts to subside, it gets a little easier, we start letting go and slowly we start to release a bit of our world.

It does not need to be forced or taken to seriously we just allow what ever it is from where ever we are to release. We start to grow and it brings us closer to getting to no our true self, to Evolve to Rock who we was born to be and become ridiculously happy.

We have such a limited amount of time, make a start to look at your barriers and Free Your Soul.

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"Gratitude is my Attitude"

When you have found you're calling, magical things happen.

I Really enjoy my life. I make my Own happiness.
I have patience and self dedication to work and move my body everyday through things to find freedom. 
What I have is enough. 
I don't look to somebody else to make me happy.
I am Here, I am Present. NO rules. No guru's.
I love to be inspired, and never compare myself to others.
I am happy and believe in myself.
I trust my gut feeling, (its never wrong)
I am grateful for everything I have.
I don't take myself to seriously.
This is my Yoga. Jo Ozden

"Gratitude is my attitude"

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Why my Yoga Practice Excites Me

Today I am so looking forward to taking to my mat and being guided by a lovely Ashtanga teacher here in the UK.
Every time I fly to the UK I indulge in as many sessions as I can, to absorb and indulge myself, to flow and explore my body in the 90 minute offering.

My mat practice is MY time to be quiet, learn to listen to my body get hooked on my breath and flow and explore the challenges and the freedom throughout my practice and what is so beautiful for me is when you find a teacher that you really resonate with. It is the feeling of surrender I get as soon as I am asked to close my eyes at the beginning of each practice.

I feel a huge sense of wonder at the beginning of my practice and always welcome any feelings or thoughts. If a flow or asana becomes challenging and I feel resistance in my mind or body this is my OWN lesson to myself.
I soften and explore, never force, maybe hang there for a bit, to see and feel.

All the juicy experiences I indulge in on the mat is the path I walk and learn from in my every day life. And this for me is more challenging then my Mat Practice.
This is my Yoga every minute, everyday every situation, every person I meet, being a wife a mother, friend, employer.
It is my way and at the end of every practice, I Thank myself for this wonderful me time that keeps
me keep growing as a person, to enjoy this beautiful gift of life and everyone in my life.

This Is what Yoga has taught me so far and I LOVE being its STUDENT 

Namaste. Jo xo

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Enter the New Year with a Gentle Aproach

Don't put yourself under pressure with a heavy New years resolution.
Like I want/must get fit.. Make it easier by making it part of your lifestyle.. 
Like washing or feeding your body we do it everyday and that should be what it is like to move your body.. Don't make it a fail buy expecting to much of yourself to soon, make a small commitment to yourself to get up just 10 minutes earlier a day to indulge in a few stretches, your body and mind will respond so deeply and just 10 minutes will give you so many benefits.
From Simply inhaling the breath deeper into the belly will bring calm to the mind and this can only enhance and slow down your day.
To notice how your body feels while stretching will show you the areas of tension you hold in the body and just 10 minutes will fire up your energy system to remove stagnation and encourage your energy to flow around the body freely this will in turn will help the internal organs to function fully and maintain a healthy body a calmer mind ready to face the day.

 Everyday the body needs coaxing open. During every day living we endure stresses and tensions that accumulate in our bodies. And by moving and stretching the body through yoga will help open, release and remove the stress and tensions, that if allowed to stagnant or build up in the body will cause pain and may lead to disease. Even advanced yogis need to coax their bodies open with every practice and the more you practice and really start to connect with your body, you will soon learn that your body and mind will urge to take to your mat each day. 

Just 10 mins with make huge shifts in the body and mind and a continual daily practice/life style of taking care and connecting with your wonderful self through breath body connection will open up your world of gratitude and ridiculous happiness.

My 30 minute practice this morning in the hotel room while everyone was asleep is pure bliss for me. Breathing deeply and once again coaxing open my body, to start a brand new day  

Happy New Year to you All xo

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I FEEL A JUICY SELF PRACTICE COMING ON

Greetings and festive Happiness to you all

 I love my time on the mat to explore my being, to move with ease, to connect deeply with my breath, that not only calms my mind but nourishes all my internal organs, calms my entire nervous system, lifting any stress in my body or anxiety and improving my self-awareness. I am so grateful for this body I have been given and find such pleasure and happiness when I am with it on the mat…I am never fearful of what may come up during my practice. I encourage any deep emotions or stresses to surface so I can free my body of any holding patterns to create more freedom and space to live my life to the full and be ridiculously happiness.

 All the juicy tools I learn on my mat allow me to offer and keep reaching out to share and help many others I meet to grow their own Yoga with ease to become self aware and starting living the life we all so deserve. 

 I love my Yogic lifestyle, it has freed my fears, and anxieties. It has helped me with the grief of losing of both my parents and it has helped rid me of a 15 Yrs debilitating skin disease on my face.  Although at times it has been very hard and emotional I thank all my experiences for bringing me here where I am today. My happiness grows everyday, I have a wonderful marriage, and adore raising my 2 children, I meet and guide wonderful people every summer that come live and holiday with us in this wonderful part of the world. 

This is a taste of my yoga. It excites me and for many, many years of searching I have finally arrive home..

Get your yoga on, and realease your inner Guru. It will be the best gift you can offer yourself :)

Happy Holidays Jo <3

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