(yoga) on the beach

It is almost a summer day, 80 degrees Fahrenheit, and Torquay beach offers a few hours of solace. I forget about the PhD and other usual problems; even the pain in my leg seems to disappear. A yoga practice by the ocean is for one of the blissed moments in life; the clear calm (cold) waters of the Southern Ocean are quite attractive, especially after getting used to the cold and grey Atlantic. Returning to the car, my left leg was hurting again and the ankle became very swollen.

My "Axis Mundi" sequence: tadasana, backbend, sirsasana and variation, adho mukha svanasana

Point Danger: Earth and Water

An energizing swim in cold waters

The last backbend on the beach: chakrasana

On the (Great Ocean) Road, Again

The past two months have been quite difficult, with so many doubts and anxiety. Finally today a catharsis was provided by my fourth encounter (today only visual) with the might Southern Ocean.
It started with black swans in Anglesea...

 A black swan and sun views at Anglesea

The winding Great Ocean Road from Lorne to Apollo Bay

 Lorne Pier

 Apollo Bay, trees and erosion

 Forests and green pasture vistas on Route C161, from Apollo Bay to Twelve Apostle

 

 

 Twelve Apostle vistas and signs

 

The Razorback

Loch Ard Gorge