Letters from The Yogi Baron (part 1)

A letter from Bernd Pegels, Yoga Instructor and dear friend of Waking Within Community, as he tours the world in search of new experiences:

“… my dear friends, greetings from this tropical paradise in the caribbean sea that enchanted us all with its warm winds and warm waters…and so much more!

and what a place it is, once we got used to the peculiarities of the place we stayed at that is! roosters and dogs and birds and people entertaining us 24/7 in this interesting neighborhood that we called home for a week! but who needs thick walls and security gates when you can dive into all the flavors and sounds of this british influenced caribbean culture…listening to cricket games all day, being greeted good morning and good afternoon when ever we meet somebody in the street or in town and having a rum shack right next door to listen to the latest news that came along in one version of english or another!

what a delight to see the ladies relax and let go…all the laughter and giggles, some tears here and there…exploring this island together from the beautiful sandy lane hotel and resort to the mount gay rum distillery…if you ever want to completely check out from your world and forget just about everything about it, go traveling with my mom and her cousins…I am happy to arrange it!

and then there is the caribbean sea that carried me so nicely…floating under the deep blue skies and turquoise ground down below, rain drops here and there, warm water everywhere…massaging me gently, ah, what a delight indeed! twisting and twirling, watching the fish chase by, some coral reefs within reach…I will be back caribbean sea!

hope you are all doing well out there and are enjoying life as much as I do, enjoying the journey as such and not worry too much about the destination…

love and light your way…more notes to follow from the road!

Baron”

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