Ecuador

High on a hill created by lava flow, I took time to do a short practice. The sky was endlessly expensive, the ocean crashing on the shore far below me.  a wild land untouched. Turtles, iguanas, birds, fish of all shapes, and sizes, and me perched high above immersed in an ancient practice from another world. 

High on a hill created by lava flow, I took time to do a short practice. The sky was endlessly expensive, the ocean crashing on the shore far below me.  a wild land untouched. Turtles, iguanas, birds, fish of all shapes, and sizes, and me perched high above immersed in an ancient practice from another world. 

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Energy and Breath: Galapgos Islands, Ecuador

High in the mountains of the Andes lays the beautiful colonial city of Quito. A mix of old and new, beauty and struggle. After my trip to the Galapagos, I had been diagnosed with Covid. (These were the days we had to test before traveling.) scrambling, and needing a place to stay, I found this beautiful hotel (Vista del Angel, great views, great food, highly recommend.) on the top of the city mountains. I felt fine despite the diagnosis, and spent time outside, isolated in the mountains, before I journeyed off once again to the Amazon tributary of Cuyabeno when I finally tested negative. Quito is an interesting city. A place of absolute beauty against the land of struggle. I was constantly warned to be safe and watch my belongings. On the way to this beautiful hotel, with the taxi window slightly opened, someone reached in to steal my phone. Luckily, my African roots triggered, and I clamped down on the phone not only saving my phone, but all my credit cards and my drivers license which were encased in the cell phone. Tragedy avoided, I instead yelled at them as they ran down the street with nothing.  Travel will teach you things, make you strong, make you brave, and make you able to move through challenges.  Join me as I take you through a practice of strength, balance, and flow in this beautiful city as the backdrop.

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Yoga with Tovah: Quito, Ecuador

I had been sailing through the Galapagos for the last 10 days. I had been out in the middle of the ocean, seeing the wildest of things. Iguanas that swim in the water, sea lions that came up with a friendly hello, fish of all shapes and sizes, a unique and extreme land. It was during the time of Covid, and we had to test to go home. I tested positive for Covid. I didn’t feel too badly, and after quarantining for a few days, I was back to negative. (Only one other person on the ship of 20 also tested positive. Interesting.) I had changed my flight, and I had a week left. What should I do? People always ask me what is the key to traveling alone? Do you plan or do you go with the flow? The answer is both. I had no idea what I would do, so I began to research. Amongst my search, I found the Bamboo Lodge in the Cuyabeno Rainforest of Ecuador. Something about the place kept calling me. And I’m glad I answered the call.  I had to work to get there. At the airport, my flight was canceled, and there were no other flights there that day. It was on the other side of Ecuador from keto. I had no contacts except the ones I just made. I stuck to it, and I ended up , with a very fair priced private ride to the town of Lago Agrio where I’d planned to stay for the night for an early departure into the rainforest. All the work had been worth it. Being in the Amazon is like stepping back in time. Floating along the channels on a long canoe, animals of every shape and size, birds, fish, people living and simplicity off the land, towering trees, river dolphins, monkeys. The black night carpeted with stars, the creatures of the night. It was alive. It was wild. It was nature shed of most human influence. Bamboo Lodge did a great job with accommodation, the most excellent food, and very knowledgeable guides. I would highly recommend staying here and having this experience. Make sure to see the sunrise at Laguna Grande. It is a moment of intense beauty I will never forget. #tovahjacobson #yogawithtovah #yoga #sunriseflow #amazon #amazonrainforest #ecuador #cuyabeno #yogaflow #nature #beauty #sunrise

I had been sailing through the Galapagos for the last 10 days. I had been out in the middle of the ocean, seeing the wildest of things. Iguanas that swim in the water, sea lions that came up with a friendly hello, fish of all shapes and sizes, a unique and extreme land.

It was during the time of Covid, and we had to test to go home. I tested positive for Covid. I didn’t feel too badly, and after quarantining for a few days, I was back to negative. (Only one other person on the ship of 20 also tested positive. Interesting.) I had changed my flight, and I had a week left. What should I do?

People always ask me what is the key to traveling alone? Do you plan or do you go with the flow? The answer is both. I had no idea what I would do, so I began to research. Amongst my search, I found the Bamboo Lodge in the Cuyabeno Rainforest of Ecuador. Something about the place kept calling me. And I’m glad I answered the call. 

I had to work to get there. At the airport, my flight was canceled, and there were no other flights there that day. It was on the other side of Ecuador from keto. I had no contacts except the ones I just made. I stuck to it, and I ended up , with a very fair priced private ride to the town of Lago Agrio where I’d planned to stay for the night for an early departure into the rainforest.

All the work had been worth it.

Being in the Amazon is like stepping back in time. Floating along the channels on a long canoe, animals of every shape and size, birds, fish, people living and simplicity off the land, towering trees, river dolphins, monkeys. The black night carpeted with stars, the creatures of the night. It was alive. It was wild. It was nature shed of most human influence.

Bamboo Lodge did a great job with accommodation, the most excellent food, and very knowledgeable guides. I would highly recommend staying here and having this experience. Make sure to see the sunrise at Laguna Grande. It is a moment of intense beauty I will never forget.

#tovahjacobson #yogawithtovah #yoga #sunriseflow #amazon #amazonrainforest #ecuador #cuyabeno #yogaflow #nature #beauty #sunrise

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Sunrise Awakening Yoga Flow: Cuyabeno Amazon, Ecuador

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