{"id":567,"date":"2021-03-13T08:00:40","date_gmt":"2021-03-13T08:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/merakarlek.se\/?p=567"},"modified":"2022-10-07T12:06:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T12:06:00","slug":"5-reasons-to-listen-to-your-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/merakarlek.se\/en\/5-reasons-to-listen-to-your-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Reasons to listen to your heart"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;][et_pb_row custom_padding=&#8221;0|0px|13px|0|false|false&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.48&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.3&#8243; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;]<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jag \u00e4r fascinerad av hj\u00e4rtats visdom och att det \u00e4r en del av kroppen som g\u00e5r att lyssna p\u00e5 och k\u00e4nna in. Jag \u00e4r \u00f6vertygad om att mitt hj\u00e4rta \u00e4r min egen inre r\u00f6st som \u00e4r s\u00e5 mycket klokare \u00e4n min hj\u00e4rna. Det tar lite tid att l\u00e4ra sig att lyssna till sitt hj\u00e4rta och det \u00e4r inte speciellt h\u00f6gljutt utan det m\u00e5ste behandlas med b\u00e5de \u00f6dmjukhet och respekt. Det har beh\u00f6vts mycket tr\u00e4ning och jag k\u00e4nner mig l\u00e5ngt ifr\u00e5n full\u00e4rd men det har f\u00e5tt mig att fatta m\u00e5nga stora beslut och g\u00f6ra v\u00e4lg\u00f6rande och omfattande f\u00f6r\u00e4ndringar i mitt liv.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">H\u00e4r kommer de fem viktigaste sk\u00e4len att lyssna till sitt hj\u00e4rta enligt min syn:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>1. Du kommer att \u00e5ngra dig n\u00e4r det \u00e4r f\u00f6r sent<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Jag genomf\u00f6rde pilgrimsvandring h\u00f6sten 2019 i Spanien (El Camino) och tr\u00e4ffade m\u00e5nga intressanta m\u00e4nniskor l\u00e4ngs den ca 80 mil l\u00e5nga 1000 \u00e5r gamla vandringsleden. En dag m\u00f6tte jag en kvinna fr\u00e5n Nordamerika som ber\u00e4ttade att hon arbetade som volont\u00e4r p\u00e5 ett hospis f\u00f6r m\u00e4nniskor som \u00e4r p\u00e5 v\u00e4g att l\u00e4mna jordelivet. De brukade intervjua sina patienter och st\u00e4lla ett antal viktiga fr\u00e5gor f\u00f6r att kunna dokumentera och \u00f6verl\u00e4mna till de efterlevande. Hon sa att m\u00f6ta m\u00e4nniskor i livets slutskede var n\u00e5got av det finaste och mest utvecklande hon gjort i hela sitt liv och att det var b\u00e5de vackert och givande. Det i princip alla \u00e5ngrade mest var en sak och som n\u00e4stan alla hade gemensamt och det \u00e4r att de inte lyssnade p\u00e5 sitt hj\u00e4rta mer \u00e4n de gjort. De hade varit alldeles f\u00f6r fokuserade p\u00e5 att g\u00f6ra vad som f\u00f6rv\u00e4ntades av dem och att vara andra m\u00e4nniskor till lags. De v\u00e5gade inte byta arbete och arbeta med det som de dr\u00f6mde om, eller l\u00e4mna en d\u00e5lig relation f\u00f6r att skapa m\u00f6jligheten att f\u00e5 uppleva en bra relation, eller flytta till det st\u00e4lle de alltid dr\u00f6mt, \u00e5ka till det d\u00e4r resm\u00e5let eller g\u00f6ra n\u00e5got som inte \u00e4r socialt accepterat av samh\u00e4llet som att segla jorden runt eller vad det nu kunde vara.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2.<\/strong> <strong>Du lever livet fullt ut och det blir mer sp\u00e4nnande<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Att lyssna till sitt hj\u00e4rta kr\u00e4ver mod f\u00f6r det kanske inte s\u00e4ger precis det du vill h\u00f6ra. Det kanske inte \u00e4r den mest bekv\u00e4ma eller enkla v\u00e4gen fram\u00e5t i livet, men jag kan bara av egen erfarenhet intyga att det \u00e4r v\u00e4rt det och att jag k\u00e4nner mig s\u00e5 mycket mer levande. Att jag lever livet fullt p\u00e5 riktigt. Det enda vi kan vara v\u00e4ldigt s\u00e4kra p\u00e5 \u00e4r att livet inte varar f\u00f6r evigt utan att det en dag faktiskt kommer att ta slut. N\u00e4r den dagen kommer att intr\u00e4ffa vet vi inte som tur \u00e4r. Det viktiga \u00e4r att det aldrig g\u00e5r att ta livet f\u00f6r givet. Det kan ske b\u00e5de olyckor och sjukdom som g\u00f6r att denna stund infaller mycket tidigare \u00e4n vi r\u00e4knat med. Jag har sj\u00e4lv f\u00f6rlorat n\u00e4ra v\u00e4nner som inte ens fick fylla 40 \u00e5r s\u00e5 att planera f\u00f6r vad som ska h\u00e4nda \u201dsen\u201d faktiskt kanske aldrig infaller. Samtidigt vore det opraktiskt om vi skulle leva som om varje dag vore den sista. T\u00e4nk dig att du har ungef\u00e4r 2 \u00e5r kvar att leva, vad skulle du g\u00f6ra f\u00f6r f\u00f6r\u00e4ndringar i ditt liv d\u00e5? Detta tidsspann \u00e4r tillr\u00e4ckligt l\u00e5ngt f\u00f6r att fatta sanna beslut utifr\u00e5n sitt hj\u00e4rta tycker jag. Jag m\u00f6tte en svensk kvinna l\u00e4ngs pilgrimleden som s\u00f6rjde din d\u00f6da make. Han dog knall fall bara ett par m\u00e5nader efter han g\u00e5tt i pension. De hade planerat m\u00e5nga m\u00e5nga \u00e5r tillsammans vad de skulle g\u00f6ra n\u00e4r de b\u00e4gge blivit pension\u00e4rer vilket bland annat var att genomf\u00f6ra flera olika resor. Hon var helt f\u00f6rkrossad.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3.<\/strong> <strong>Du blir gladare och lyckligare f\u00f6r att du \u00e4r sann mot dig sj\u00e4lv<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Att f\u00f6lja sitt hj\u00e4rta och inte ta livet f\u00f6r givet kan inneb\u00e4ra att fatta obekv\u00e4ma beslut b\u00e5de f\u00f6r dig sj\u00e4lv, dina n\u00e4ra och k\u00e4ra och kanske \u00e4ven din ekonomi, bostad, arbete med mera. Jag valde att sluta springa runt i ekorrhjulet f\u00f6r n\u00e4stan tv\u00e5 \u00e5r sedan nu. Mitt hj\u00e4rta l\u00e4ngtade s\u00e5 starkt efter inte beh\u00f6va arbeta p\u00e5 kontor m\u00e5ndag till fredag klockan 8\u201317 \u00e5ret runt, med 6 dyrbara veckor ledigt per \u00e5r. Jag k\u00e4nde mig kv\u00e4vd och att det bara inte gick l\u00e4ngre och att jag inte var sann mot mig sj\u00e4lv. Troligtvis berodde detta p\u00e5 att jag faktiskt inte arbetade med n\u00e5got som mitt hj\u00e4rta verkligen brann f\u00f6r och som verkligen var sant f\u00f6r mig. Att fatta detta beslut har varit skr\u00e4mmande och har gjort mig totalt livr\u00e4dd ibland. Att inte ha n\u00e5got fast jobb och n\u00e5gon fast inkomst. Vem \u00e4r jag d\u00e5? Jag hade dessutom ingen plan f\u00f6r hur jag skulle f\u00f6rs\u00f6rja mig fram\u00f6ver eller hur jag ska fortsatta pensionsspara men jag hade en del sparpengar som bara fanns p\u00e5 ett konto som n\u00e5gon allm\u00e4n slags trygghet. Det h\u00e4r med att inte ha n\u00e5gon plan f\u00f6r hur livet ska gestalta sig p\u00e5 l\u00e4ngre sikt \u00e4r v\u00e4ldigt ovant men ocks\u00e5 v\u00e4ldigt sp\u00e4nnande och intressant. Att inte veta vad som kommer att intr\u00e4ffa \u00e4r faktiskt ocks\u00e5 lite kittlande. Jag k\u00e4nner att jag skapat nya m\u00f6jlighet f\u00f6r olika saker att h\u00e4nda och jag k\u00e4nner mig s\u00e5 otroligt fri. Helt pl\u00f6tsligt \u00e4r hela jag s\u00e5 mycket mer levande och jag k\u00e4nner mig \u00e4nnu mer n\u00e4rvarande i nuet och f\u00f6r att inte tala om avsaknaden av stressen. Att slippa stressa som jag gjort \u00e4r s\u00e5 mycket v\u00e4rd f\u00f6r mig att det inte g\u00e5r att beskriva i ord. Sj\u00e4lvklart har detta beslut inneb\u00e4r en del uppoffringar ekonomiskt men jag kan intyga att det \u00e4r v\u00e4rt varenda krona.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>4. Du \u00f6ppnar f\u00f6r nya m\u00f6jligheter<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kort efter att jag fattat beslutet att l\u00e4mna kontorslivet och det fasta arbetet blev mitt hj\u00e4rtas l\u00e4ngtan v\u00e4ldigt stark efter att resa. Att bege mig ut p\u00e5 uppt\u00e4cktsf\u00e4rd i v\u00e4rlden utan ett m\u00e5l och utan en plan. Jag mindes pl\u00f6tsligt att jag gick en ledarutbildning n\u00e4r jag hade en chefsroll p\u00e5 en storbank d\u00e4r vi fick g\u00f6ra massa \u00f6vningar att ta reda p\u00e5 vad vi egentligen ville g\u00f6ra i v\u00e5ra liv och vad vi l\u00e4ngtade mest efter. Redan d\u00e5 kom jag fram till att jag ville ut att resa men detta \u00e4r n\u00e4stan 15 \u00e5r sedan nu. Min l\u00e4ngtan d\u00e5 var exakt samma d\u00e5 som den som \u00e5terkom nu men med lite h\u00f6gre ljudvolym fr\u00e5n mitt hj\u00e4rta. Att jag inte valde att g\u00f6ra n\u00e5got d\u00e5 var av praktiska sk\u00e4l och andra plikter, men \u00e4ven f\u00f6r att bibeh\u00e5lla min trygghet. Jag hade ju ett v\u00e4lbetalt chefsjobb, barn i skol\u00e5ldern, fritidsintressen, hus och bil och mycket mera som kallade. Nu var jag i ett annat l\u00e4ge och best\u00e4mde mig f\u00f6r att hyra ut mitt hus och bege mig ut f\u00f6r att resa. Hyresint\u00e4kterna skulle bida till res budgeten och jag best\u00e4mde mig f\u00f6r att anv\u00e4nda det d\u00e4r trygghets sparkapitalet som \u00e4nd\u00e5 troligtvis bara skulle g\u00e5tt i arv till mina barn efter min bortg\u00e5ng. Det k\u00e4ndes s\u00e5 r\u00e4tt att anv\u00e4nda pengarna nu och inte sedan. En ytterligare viktig \u00e5tg\u00e4rd jag gjorde var att g\u00e5 igenom alla mina utgifter och s\u00e4ga upp diverse saker samt att jag best\u00e4mde mig f\u00f6r att sluta helt konsumera och k\u00f6pa saker om det inte var n\u00f6dv\u00e4ndigt. Detta beslut hade jag delvis tagit n\u00e5gra \u00e5r tidigare d\u00e5 jag inte anser att det \u00e4r h\u00e5llbart f\u00f6r v\u00e5r planet att bara konsumera och konsumera, men nu var det s\u00e5 att jag t\u00e4nkte igenom varenda utgift om den var n\u00f6dv\u00e4ndig eller inte. Det gick v\u00e4ldigt enkelt och det \u00e4r verkligen en d\u00e5lig ovana att inte spendera sina pengar medvetet. Jag beh\u00f6vde till exempel en riktigt bra ryggs\u00e4ck till min vandring som jag inte \u00e4gde men hittade en j\u00e4ttefin knappt anv\u00e4nd p\u00e5 blocket f\u00f6r mindre \u00e4n halva priset. Min resa blev helt fantastisk p\u00e5 alla s\u00e4tt och vis och jag var ute i n\u00e4stan 7 m\u00e5nader innan pandemin stoppade mig. Jag hade aldrig genomf\u00f6rt denna resa om jag inte hade best\u00e4mt mig f\u00f6r att sluta mitt arbete och jag \u00e4r s\u00e5 o\u00e4ndligt tacksam f\u00f6r att jag gjorde det, f\u00f6r att det ledde ocks\u00e5 till ett antal andra saker. Jag valde och etablera en helt ny egen verksamhet inom h\u00e4lsa och v\u00e4lbefinnande n\u00e4r jag kom hem som \u00e4r v\u00e4ldigt l\u00e5ng ifr\u00e5n vad jag gjorde innan. Jag hade ju utbildat mig b\u00e5de till mass\u00f6r och yogal\u00e4rare under resan vilket inte heller var n\u00e5got jag hade planerat f\u00f6r innan jag reste iv\u00e4g. Det ena leder allts\u00e5 till det andra utan at det finns n\u00e5gon plan. Det enda jag gjorde var att lyssna till mitt hj\u00e4rta. \u00a0<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>5.<\/strong> <strong>Du sprider gl\u00e4dje och inspirerar andra<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Jag har uppm\u00e4rksammat att n\u00e4r jag lever utifr\u00e5n mitt hj\u00e4rta och \u00e4r sann mot mig sj\u00e4lv \u00e4r det n\u00e5got som m\u00e4nniskor i omgivningen l\u00e4gger m\u00e4rke till och k\u00e4nner av. M\u00e5nga blir inspirerade och superintresserade av de f\u00f6r\u00e4ndringar jag gjort i mitt liv och s\u00e4ger att de tycker jag att \u00e4r s\u00e5 modig och att de hade \u00f6nskat att de ocks\u00e5 hade lika stort mod. Det \u00e4r som att mitt \u00f6ppna sanna hj\u00e4rta har en inverkan p\u00e5 andras hj\u00e4rtan och att det v\u00e4cker deras l\u00e4ngtan att ocks\u00e5 lyssna och vara sanna mot sig sj\u00e4lva. Det \u00e4r som att jag bidrar till insikten om att ta vara p\u00e5 livet eftersom v\u00e5ra dagar \u00e4r r\u00e4knade vare sig vi vill det eller inte. Det som kr\u00e4vs \u00e4r mod och att v\u00e5ga g\u00e5 mot str\u00f6mmen och inte bry sig s\u00e5 mycket om vad alla andra tycker. Det \u00e4r vad du sj\u00e4lv tycker, k\u00e4nner, vill, l\u00e4ngtar efter och \u00f6nskar som r\u00e4knas!<\/p>\n<p>Om du inte redan mediterar varje dag s\u00e5 \u00e4r mitt r\u00e5d att b\u00f6rja g\u00f6ra det! B\u00f6rja lyssna in\u00e5t och fastna inte i g\u00f6randet och att vara andra till lags hela tiden. N\u00e4r du vant dig att meditera kan du b\u00f6rja lyssna p\u00e5 ditt hj\u00e4rta. \u00d6nskar dig stort lycka till!<\/p>\n<p><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding=&#8221;27px|0px|27px|0|false|false&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.3&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.3&#8243; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.3&#8243;]<p><strong><span>Om du \u00e4r intresserad av att l\u00e4ra dig mer kring att lyssna p\u00e5 ditt hj\u00e4rta erbjuder jag coaching!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jag \u00e4r fascinerad av hj\u00e4rtats visdom och att det \u00e4r en del av kroppen som g\u00e5r att lyssna p\u00e5 och k\u00e4nna in. Jag \u00e4r \u00f6vertygad om att mitt hj\u00e4rta \u00e4r min egen inre r\u00f6st som \u00e4r s\u00e5 mycket klokare \u00e4n min hj\u00e4rna. Det tar lite tid att l\u00e4ra sig att lyssna till sitt hj\u00e4rta och [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":578,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I am fascinated by the wisdom of the heart and that it is a part of the body that can be listened to\u00a0and felt. I am convinced that my heart is my own inner voice that is so much wiser than my brain. It\u00a0takes some time to learn to listen to your heart and it is not very loud, but it must be treated with both humility and respect. I have needed a lot of training and feel far from fulfilling but it has made me make many big decisions and make beneficial and extensive changes in my life.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Here are the five main reasons to listen to his heart as I think:\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2>1. <strong>You will regret it when it is too late<\/strong><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I conducted a pilgrimage in the autumn of 2019 in Spain (El\u00a0 Camino) and met many interesting people along the approximately 800 km long 1000-year-old hiking trail. One day I met a woman from North America who told me that she was volunteering at a\u00a0 hospice where people are about to leave their lives on earth. They used to interview their patients and ask several important questions to be able to document and hand over to their family\u2019s and close relatives. She said meeting people in the final stages of life was one of the finest and most developing things she had done in her entire life and that it was both beautiful and rewarding. What basically everyone regretted most was one thing that almost everyone had in common: they regretted that they did not listen more to their hearts than they had done in their lives. They had been far too focused on doing things and what was expected of them and just pleasing others. They did not dare change jobs and work with what they dreamed of or leave a bad relationship to create the opportunity to experience a good relationship, or move to the place they always dreamed of, or to travel to a dream destination or do something that is not socially accepted by society like living in a tent in a forest for the whole summer or whatever it could be.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2>2. <strong>You live life fully and it is going to become more exciting<\/strong><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Listening to your heart requires courage because it may not say exactly what you want to hear. It may not be the most comfortable or easy way forward in life, but I can only from my own experience confirm that it is worth it and that I feel\u00a0so much more alive. That I live life fully and truly. The only thing we can be very sure of is that life will not last forever and that one day it will come to an end. Luckily, when that day will happen, we do not know. The important thing is that you can never take life for granted. There can be both accidents and illnesses, which means that this moment happens much earlier than we expected. I have lost close friends who did not even live until 40 so planning for what will happen \"later\" may never occur. At the same time, it would be impractical if we all were to live as if every day were the last. Imagine that you have about 2 years left to live, what changes would you make in your life then?\u00a0 This time span is long enough to make true decisions from the point of view of one's heart, I think. I\u00a0 met a Swedish woman along the pilgrim trail mourning her dead husband. He died just a few months after he retired. They had planned for many many years what they would do when they both retired,\u00a0 which was, among other things, to carry out several different trips. She was devastated.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2>3. <strong>You will be happier and feel more joy because you are true to yourself<\/strong><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Following your heart and not taking life for granted can mean making uncomfortable decisions for yourself, your loved ones, and maybe even your finances, housing, work, and more. I choose to stop running the rat race almost two years ago now. My heart longed so much not to have to work in an office Monday to Friday at 8-17 all year round, with 6 very precious weeks off per year. I felt suffocated and that I just couldn't do it anymore. I just could not go any further and that I was not being true to myself and my heart. Most likely this was because I was not working with something that my heart really wanted and that was true for me. Making this decision has been daunting and has made me totally terrified at times. To have no permanent job and no fixed income. Who am I then? I also had no plan for how I\u00a0 would make money in the future or how to continue saving for my retirement, but I had some savings in an account as some general kind of security. This thing with having no plan for how life should be portrayed long term was very unusual but also exciting and interesting. Not knowing what will happen is also a bit tantalizing. I feel like I created new opportunities for different things to happen and I feel so incredibly free. Suddenly, all of me is so much more alive and I feel even more present in the present moment and not to mention the lack of stress. To avoid stress as I have done is so much worth to me that it is not possible to describe in words. Of course, this decision involved some sacrifices financially, but I can attest that it is worth every penny.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2>4. <strong>You open up for new opportunities<\/strong><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Shortly after I made the decision to leave office life and the permanent work, my heart's desire for travel became strong. To explore the world without a goal and without a plan. I suddenly remembered that I was attending a leadership training session when I\u00a0 had a managerial role at a big bank where we did a lot of exercises to find out what we really wanted to do in our lives and what we longed for the most. Even then I concluded that I wanted out to travel but this is almost 15 years ago now. My longing then was the same then as the one that reappeared now but with a little higher volume from my heart. 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It went quite easy and it is really a bad habit not to spend your money consciously. For example, I needed a\u00a0 good backpack for my hike that I did not own but found a really nice barely used one through an ad for less than half the price. My journey was absolutely amazing in every way and I was out and for\u00a0almost 7 months before the pandemic stopped me. I would never have made this journey if I had not decided to quit my work and I am so infinitely grateful that I did it because it also led to several other things. I chose to establish a brand-new business in health and well-being when I came home which is extremely far from what I did before. I had done training both as a masseur and yoga teacher during my trip, which was something I had not planned for before I left. So, one thing leads to another even without a plan. 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