Beautiful day

After all the guests have gone, we've had two of the most beautiful days here in Vancouver. Not a cloud in the sky, bright sunny and so clear you can see the Vancouver Island from the beach. I would say "warm", only it isn't that warm, especially on the beach where the wind was quite heavy - I know, as I decided to go to Granville Island to spend the day.

Where it was calm though, the weather was superb - I sat outside eating my lunch (on the right): pita stuffed with bean salad, rice and tuna, a fruit salad and a freshly pressed glass of watermelon juice. It was just me, opportunistic gulls, and a saxophone player - and about hundred other people, half of them pint-sized kids running around scaring off birds. I don't know what the deal is here, but most of the parents actually encouraged this behaviour, maybe thinking it's cute - my mother would have severely told me off for scaring animals. And so would most of other Finnish (or even British) parents - it really surprises me it's not a custom here.

I walked back home and fell asleep on the sofa - and woke up just in time to go to yin yoga. I was hoping Kristen would be teaching Kelly's class - but no such luck, it was Shannon. I've been to Shannon's yin class before, and I didn't like it that much - but this time I ended up enjoying myself. Her style is again different to my other teachers - but I got something out of it, and dispite the guy next to me not getting the idea breathing like a steamtrain, I had a really peaceful practice. I've decided that my current favourite pose is yin's saddle (variation Supta Virasana, reclined hero pose) - your knees are apart and you're sitting on your heels, and then leaning back to the floor. First I preferred Supta Virasana - but actually doing it as a saddle is better for my knees and I get a better compression in my back too.

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