Doing up Mandala Before and After's :)

We've been here three months now but it feels like sooooo much longer. We've made friends, we've run retreats, and we've made a huge amount of changes to the house.

We love Villa Mandala so much,we are still working on things everyday but we are very proud of how far we have come in such a short time.

Hope you enjoy the latest little film!

x s

www.mandalayogabnb.com

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How things work in Corfu... Part One: Mail

There are a million reasons why Ben and I decided to come to Corfu. There are endless beautiful aspects of living here and positive qualities about this place. Organisation is not one of them! How things work in Corfu for someone whose friends describe her as OCD -is quirky to say the least. One of our first questions was the mail- You know that stuff that in civilised countries just gets posted through your door each morning. Well here it doesn't work like that. There is only one postcode for the whole of Corfu and our unique address is composed simply of the name of the first resident of the villa and the village name. We asked the previous resident of the house where to get mail sent- she has owned the property for over 15 years but of course she didn't know where the mail gets collected- that would be too easy wouldn't it? We are learning that Corfiat villagers apparently see the mail a bit like a sport, you can't just have i...

Short Film of Our Drive From Villa Mandala to Corfu :)

It's been a bit mad really. Ben and I have been working harder then I knew we even could! The long days are taking their toll on me a little. ( For instance I look like a troll right now!) We are very grateful to have Ben's friend Chris here to help us for the week. The boys have almost completed the wall and ceiling re-vamp of whole of the upstairs rooms- Yayyyyy! (...Thank you sooo much Chris. ) I have been painting not one, not two, not even three but four wardrobes and thankfully the graft is paying off and this particular phase of work is coming to an end. (Phew!) But in our downtime we have all the beauty of the island to explore. Here's a vid of us blowing off a little dust and heading to our local beach to catch a sunset... Big Love! :) s www.gofundme.com/launch-the-mandala-yoga-bnb www.mandalayogabnb.com

Spiritual Art of Being a Tourist

I remember as a teenager I went to Florence with my Aunt and Uncle. I loved the architecture and the art, the food and the shops but one thing plagued me as I looked around the beautiful city... We looked like such a bunch of tourists! I spent my time trailing behind my Uncle as he walked everywhere with a giant folding map. I used to hide guidebooks on my lap if they were left on the table (lest a waiter should see and discover that the non-Italian speaking, mixed race girl was in fact not a local!), and my stupid teenage brain must have missed countless amazing moments worrying about how much I looking like a tourist. Now that I live here on Corfu (where in high season the national sport among locals is to moan about the tourists) I have come to a new realisation. Tourists actually understand a place far better then locals! Locals are busy. Locals have jobs to maintain, families to look after, routines to uphold and houses to clean. L...

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