Hugs, Patti! I wish for your release from all pain.

Hi Alistair, thanks, so much, for this. I'm apt to believe that my intrusive thoughts are conditioned to how my day has been or how I perceive it might pan out. If I rise to a happy sounding household, then my thoughts are quieter ,during meditation. However, if I rise to a gloomy and angry household, my thoughts seem to reflect that. Even news bulletins will hang around in my thoughts and then come out to play when I'm meditating but I'm going to try welcoming them in, gradually, and see what happens. This will be a work in progress, a toughy, and it may take some time but I'll do my best.😇🙏

Hi Jane. Lovely to meet you on line. Thank you for connecting. Anita x

Hi Dameon, thank goodness the worst, hopefully, is behind you now. You had to wait so long for this. Take good care of yourself and keep us posted on your progress. sending love Patti XX🙏🧡

@Dameon Loukas I'm sending this with love and all good wishes for your ongoing convalesence. Have only just caught up with this thread, so I'm happy to read that the op went well and you are on the road to recovery now. Wishing you strength and patience! 💚 xx

Thank you for letting us know,Patti. sending love to you Dameon and join with everyone in holding you in our thoughts.💜💜💜Máirín

Hey Patti! I’m all well after that, thank you! Thinking of Dameon today! ❤️

@Trish Mercurio - sometimes the alpacas are serene, other times they are playful. Sniffing people's toes during yoga is a favorite alpaca activity. It took a while for them to get used to yoga mats, they really were not too sure about them to begin with. Glad you have your Pug as your yoga partner. My miniature Australian Shepherd usually joins me for daily yoga. Hope you get to try alpaca yoga one day

Sounds wonderful! What a lovely practice you have created.

Hello Alistair, Thank you for the welcome. How interesting that you recently almost had an Alpyoga encounter. As popular as it is with our clients the BBC should have done it! Alpacas are very calming and grounding. We do our Alpaca Yoga on Full Moon nights and it is wonderful to see the alpacas settle down among the participants as the sun goes down. There is nothing quite like lying on the ground looking at the stars and the glow of the full moon and listening to the rhythmic chewing of the alpacas. If ever you get a chance to take part I highly recommend it. Thank you for creating this community.

Thanks Alistair @Alistair Appleton . My anxiety was very high over the weekend, pacing the house. It was a good 8/9 out of 10. I think the anxiety is around 'I have to get everything right'... I have to do everything well but of course I can't and we all just do our best. I think the anxiety is also around even being able to speak in the interview, to find my voice and be coherent!! To be able to breath and feel OK as I talk. I'm sure you lovely people will be able to relate perhaps.

Yes - & related -is my dad used to have a hobby deer farm in Woodend Victoria, & they too kept kanga’s (- & foxes away ). Our sausage dog however nearly came off second best once, as deer don’t discriminate !( never seen him run as fast in his life on those tiny legs lol)