Jamie Abrams*Raw Food*Yoga*Teacher

Yoga Mama: Life on the road

We had been cooped up in the car for five days - much too long for a 4-year old, a mama that likes to stretch and a daddy that likes to keep moving. 

It was time to loosen my aching muscles, tight tendons and realign my bones. 

Downward facing dog beckoned. I didn't hold back. When who should appear but a miniature yogi. He couldn't resist the temptation.

Not only could he not defy the lure to move his little body he couldn't help but to turn himself into a kissing frog. Definitely the best smooch I have ever received during a yoga session.

Once my spine, shoulders and legs were opened I retreated into the cobra. And, well Zenchai did only what was natural - laying-on-mommy-stretchy arm-back bendy-thing to see if his legs were as long as mine. 

Life on the road - who could complain?

Psst…to keep track of my movements click over to my other website www.AbramsFamilyWorldTravel.com.

Globetrotting Yoga

I haven't disappeared - although it might feel like it. But really I am on a walkabout with my family. We sold-up our London abode early in January and have been globetrotting ever since. 

We've touched down in Morocco, Ecuador and dotted various European countries en route to Croatia, where we are now. With the salty sea by my side and ample sun, my morning outdoor yoga practice has been transformed by the heavenly scent of pine and lavender. So far Croatia has been the most stirring to my self-practice. My appetite to twist, turn, unfurl and wrap pours out on to my mat here. It hasn't always been the case in our other locales, where it felt like my yoga habit was done more out of duty than desire. 

Our diets aren't completely raw (not that we have ever sustained 100% raw for great lengths of time anyway), but we are enjoying the bountiful fresh produce - cherries and apricots call to us daily. 

Travelling vegan has been fairly easy too, especially as we tend to self-cater. My outlook on our diet hasn't changed greatly either - we still eat vegan and strive to eat as much raw as possible. 

However, I recently read a book - Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver - that has me questioning the way we eat. Click here to read more about this. 

As our epic travelling journey continues to unfold I'll be sure to share how my yoga rituals, raw/vegan eating and mothering metamorphose.