Summer of Fire

Hello my dear friends,

I was and still am a little bit quite out of online world. And I am so happy about it, computers and all online distractions give me headaches and turn me into a somehow robot. But I thought I will drop few lines here and give a bit of the update.

Once I left Austria it felt so weird, I have been living in remote mountains for a year and I have realised that my normally very developed social skills got worse. It was strange and draining to be around many people again but within little time I got back to my normal self.

I went to Slovenia for 5 days to visit my dear friends and absolutely fell in love with Ljubljana. It was so good to be surrounded by culture and action again. I found Slovenians very friendly and curious people. I chatted lots-like a butterfly going from one flower to another. It was so good to meet new people again, it was so good not to think about all the crazy social distancing, masks and all that.

I loved Ljubljana for it’s vibe- small city with so much going on. I met local urbans- people so passionate about activism, politics, art, culture- I loved that. For the last months I was hanging out with sporty people so it was quite a big difference in topics and vibe.

And then masked, sprayed and pretending to care about all these new measures about Covid I left Austria for new adventures, different life chapter.

It felt good I must admit. Not because I wanted to leave Austria or anything but because I was following my heart that was yearning for unknown. It felt good not to have home again, to get my dirty traveller’s identity back, it felt good to hear different languages floating in the air and to arrive in a melting pot- Athens.

Greece greeted me with intense heat, the fire that burns through your bones and I liked it. Chaos outside, intense fruit and veg colours on each corner, sugary and syrupy desserts melting in the shops window sills, greeks taking life slow and not worrying about too much order. You know how much I appreciate that in cultures.

For the past 3-4 weeks I’ve been back in my beloved Thai yoga massage centre Sunshine House to volunteer, to meditate, do yoga, chant, sing, play, touch, swim in the sea. A complete retreat for my soul. My heart that has been a little hardened by the mountains cold breeze, I must say, is opening. I feel happy, I feel good, I feel content and present. Future exist and somehow not at all in the same time. But it feels good not to know. I can hear you asking for how long this gonna last, and I truly cannot answer you. For now it feels good and right exactly how it is. And about later, hm, we shall see.

Keep your hearts burning with love and fire and if you ever manage to be around this beautiful part of the world- let’s see each other.

Love you all ❤

Ligita

Ljubljana

street art in Ljubljana

when you don't have a mask, you have to improvise :)

Beautiful Slovenia

new home

I love you summer

Sunshine Month

For the past month I have been staying at the Sunshine House in Greece. The place attracting beautiful souls to learn the art of touch, to live healthy and dig deeper inside.

I had an honour to be part of the family and from time to time chop some vegetables, sweep some fallen leaves and just enjoy an easy life.

When I am surrounded by many like-minded people I often feel safe, accepted for who I am and often inspired. The Sunshine House has this vibe inside, this wonderful energy of love and affection. I know I do sound like living in some fairyland, but hey fairylands often has dirt too.

When I am on the road I am often reminded that everything is impermanent and only what I’ve got is here and now. This state of being is perhaps where I feel the most content. Even when I bump into darkness. It’s like an anchor. Always there for me to stop. To look. To feel. To be.

My monkey mind often jumps in front of me. What should I do next, where should I go next, what is my purpose, why I am here. These questions attack me every day. But I know I have my anchor, the present moment. This moment. This exact moment. Concentrating on each letter I put, on each sound that surrounds me. How can this be not enough?

This month hasn’t changed my life. I just felt a little be more connected with that anchor. It’s always there. We are all ships, sailing across, stopping here and there. The storms come and we think we are sinking but it’s up to us to decide how we sail.

I am so grateful for meeting so many amazing people and getting inspired to continue my journey.

Next destination, the cat sanctuary. My animal teachers are calling me to show me more how to sail in this life.

Meow.

Sending big love to my dearest families around,

Ligita

beautiful Dirfis mountain

the view from my tent in the mountains, little bit foggy!

beautiful Mooji

amazing Dafni beach

acro yoga pros :D

Forests

Hello,

I dedicate this one to my heart home- forest. I swear every time I come back to Lithuania these mysterious, even a little bit spooky forests give the heart shelter to me.

There is something about the pine smell, something in long and slim trunks of these old trees. My eyes bath in the view and my heart is happy. A broken one but in transition of something.

I walked the paths I used to run when I was a child. Memories pass by, one after another. Am I turning so old or does it seem so so far away. I look at the hill that used to be so big to cycle my bike and I laugh. Everything is shrunken. The lake that I used to spend all my summer days in is a tiny pond, the bridge that I jumped off to the water once and was so proud of myself is a tiny step, the house I lived in and knew every corner have different smells now, different people. I love re-visiting the past.

And then I look at the trees and forest. Nothing changed. Is that the reason I find an inner peace? Person who thrives on movement finds an inner peace at something that is the same and always be?

I read somewhere that being in the forest is highly meditative. Beautiful plants and trees catch your attention and without trying you end up being. Here and now. And those tiny lakes and rivers in the forest- they are full of life. How can a man destroy forests? Desperation I guess, but mostly greed.

My time in Lithuania is full of questions, fears, happiness and excitement. Full life's package. Sometimes I feel like a closet full of drawers, in each keeping something in. And to make space for new bits inside I need to clean some old ones.

This September has been hard but still beautiful. I left stunning Sark and special connections and friendships, I got a qualification I wanted and unexpected health problems which made me think about certain things in life. Health is important so much but so as self-realisation, connection and happiness. I do feel very blessed with my family, with great friends and wonderful souls I met. It feels like new years eve post, ha!

In October you will find me in Greece. Give me a shout if you are around.

Much love,

Ligita

Beautiful house in Bristol

bike path in Bristol

Vilnius

Druskininkai, my beautiful hometown

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