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Yoga Coming Home

“Yoga is not a work-out, it is a work-in. It guides me into the present, opens my heart and brings me home.” 

While I was away in Scotland with friends, family and wedding celebrations, it felt like home.

The rocks and earth, air and breeze, salt and sea, trees and flowers, lochs and rivers…. all fill me with deep joy and contentment. I didn’t do my regular yoga practice, but spent time being present to what was unfolding around me and within me.

Enjoy these moments with me.

The old bridge and falls at Invermoriston
Downward facing rock
Balancing cairns at Portavadie
Balancing reverse warrior 
Smell the roses 
Hug a tree

Scottish Tree Pose

Be the tree 
Val T Boyko
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40 responses to “Yoga Coming Home”

  1. Live & Learn Avatar
    Live & Learn

    Enjoying it all Val!

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thanks David 💛

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  2. insearchofitall Avatar
    insearchofitall

    I love your explanation of yoga. The photos are wonderful especially how you tied them to Yoga poses. 🙂 It looks so beautiful.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you Marlene 💕

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  3. Dan Antion Avatar
    Dan Antion

    You fit well with nature. Lovely photos

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Nature is very becoming when we take time in her presence. Thank you Dan and Maddie 💛

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  4. Carrie Cannady Avatar
    Carrie Cannady

    Beautiful pictures, Val! I love your downward facing rock! 😉 The landscape there is stunning. So glad you enjoyed your home with some great yoga poses! 🙏🏻

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you Carrie 💕 It really was a special time of connection and appreciation 💛

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  5. Karen Lang Avatar
    Karen Lang

    Welcome home Val! Such beautiful poses in nature! And what a beautiful part of the world. Connecting in this way always balances our energy. Thanks for sharing 🌻🍀🍁🍀

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you Karen 💛

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  6. Mark Lanesbury Avatar
    Mark Lanesbury

    It is a beautiful country Val. Ancient energy for the soul especially in those tree’s 😀

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      So glad you have felt it too Mark. Thank you 💛

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  7. ecopoet Avatar
    ecopoet

    That definitely defines “one with nature”

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you 💛

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  8. Bela Johnson Avatar
    Bela Johnson

    Love this. Love the photos! 💗

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you Bela 💛 It was a special trip.

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      1. Bela Johnson Avatar
        Bela Johnson

        I will bet. 💕

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  9. IreneDesign2011 Avatar
    IreneDesign2011

    Lovely place to find peace and to practice your yoga Val. Really beautiful surroundings 🙂

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you so much Irene. Its aways good to be back home! Hope you are doing well my friend 💕

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        IreneDesign2011

        You are welcome Val and yes, I’m doing better, thank you ❤

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    nrhatch

    I would like to climb into that first scene with the bridge! GORGEOUS!
    Also loved seeing your modified yoga routine. Happy you had such fun.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thanks Nancy. I felt moved by the landscape, rocks and rushing rivers that we encountered. So grounded and so alive! Had to include yoga poses for the blog you know 😉

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  11. Eliza Waters Avatar
    Eliza Waters

    Sweet photos, Val. Glad you had a wonderful time visiting family, friends and old haunts. ❤

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you Eliza 💛 what I enjoyed the most was exploring off the beaten path and finding new places to explore.

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  12. Jewels Avatar
    Jewels

    I love everything about this, Val! Thank you so much for sharing! ❤ I wish I could lay cradled in the roots of that awesome tree…

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you Julie. It was lovely to lie there for a few moments 💛

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  13. allysoally Avatar
    allysoally

    So Lovely, Val…it looks like you had a wonderful time!
    I had a chaotic dream the other night, and you were there, bringing order to the chaos.
    It says a lot about your wonderful “middle ground” blog…

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you so much Ally. You are an inspiration to me too 🙏

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        allysoally

        Thank you, Val! xxxx

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  14. Jet Eliot Avatar
    Jet Eliot

    I so enjoyed this time with you, out in the nature of Scotland, Val. You have such good form in your yoga, it is easy to see you would be a great teacher. I love that photo of you in the roots being the tree, your expression is so balanced and relaxed. And that old bridge in the first photo is magnificent, that is a REALLY old bridge, wow. Like the new look of your site, too. Welcome back, and many thanks.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thanks so much for your kind words Jet. Its aways good to connect to nature and nurture our souls in this way.💕

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  15. Jim Borden Avatar
    Jim Borden

    great photos. we had a chance to visit Edinburgh for a few days last year, and loved it.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thanks Jim! It’s a great place to visit … and to hail from 😎

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      1. Jim Borden Avatar
        Jim Borden

        and to have an Innis & Gunn!

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        1. Val Boyko Avatar
          Val Boyko

          There were some Gunns at the wedding. Nice peeps – circumspect and intelligent. 💛

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          1. Jim Borden Avatar
            Jim Borden

            Sounds like my kind of wedding!

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  16. Vicki Flaherty Avatar
    Vicki Flaherty

    Beautiful.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you Vicki 💛

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  17. yogibanker Avatar
    yogibanker

    Very nice Val 🙏

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you 🙏

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