Connecting to the heat in Malaysia again was great! My stiff muscles from the 6 hour flight were delighted when they felt the humidity as i stepped off the plane. After a few nights in KL we caught the bus to Penang, the journey was beautiful as we drove through the Cameron highlands which is very tropical and has mountains with bare rock cliff faces and is very green. Serine (my host from Yoga Plus) was there to meet us at the bus station and we went to eat roti. Penang is well known for its vast selection of cuisine but there is nothing like a good roti with dhal after a long bus ride! So we had been in Penang for less then 30 minutes were already eating, this is the flow of visiting Penang and it suites me fine! Being an island Penang is surrounded by blue water which looks intensely inviting but is hugely polluted from the waste outlets but lucky for us we have a pool to cool down in after a day of wandering around the old town, eating, sweating and eating some more. The day after we arrived was Wesak, Buddhas birthday plus full moon! So we were able to attend and witness the sacred ceremony of washing the Buddha and offer our own prayers for this time. During the washing of the Buddha ceremony the skies opened up also and showered everyone outside with fat rain drops, the rain lasted for a while and created little rivers in the street while my tiny umbrella i use for the sun just kept my head dry. My first class at Yoga Plus was full as i introduced them to the idea of Sahaja flow and giving them permission to explore movement while in different asanas's. A very liberating experience for some! Yoga Trance Dance on the Friday was incredibly powerful, it was a large group with slightly shy energy so i gave them more support and guidance with the movement then there was no stopping them! My last offering in Penang was a 3-hour workshop"Lasya & Tandava" - exploring Softness and Power in flow Yoga. This is one of my favorite workshops to teach as we explore different sides of ourselves, different variations of sequences and the bhava's (feeling states) within and without. The group really connected to the idea of embracing both within each pose and the focus and awareness was powerful. People began to leave after our group photo and after saying good bye, the reality began to sink in as i boarded the bus to KL that i was leaving my life in Asia and heading to the west. My bus journey was comfortable equipped with a pillow, blanket, snacks and drinks - the Malaysians know how to travel! Once in KL i made my way onto the train then another bus to the airport. A few hours later check in time and then the wait to board the plane. Airports are full of time, fast food and plastics seats, my favorite airport has to be in Singapore because of the free 15 minute massage chairs! The 14 hour flight to Paris was as good as it gets as i had 3 seats to myself so i could stretch out and even enjoy some forward bending like pashimottanasana! I slept alot and arrived in Paris feeling pretty good. It took a while to navigate through the city to the euro lines bus station but i managed it. I couldnt help but compare the metro in Paris to the metro in Bangkok, the metro in Paris is so run down and old! It feels like its from a scary movie with the blinking lights and rusty squeaky sliding doors! Once on the bus i had another 6 hour journey which took me through France, Belgium and safely into Holland where my good friend and Yogi Svati met me. I felt so wired from so much travel over the last 24 hours it was nice to see a familiar face, shower and chill out with some nourishing food and sleep in a bed which was soft, welcoming and still.