by dyanaw | Aug 5, 2016 | Dyana Wells, Philosophy, Sailing, Yoga
Space is inescapably ever-present when sailing. The balance changes, with space taking centre stage. Space itself comes alive, between us all and through us all. Light-filled space, extending as far as I can see, coming into focus as something rather than nothing. My...
by dyanaw | Jul 25, 2016 | Dyana Wells, Sailing, Trilogy
Life itself shaped me out of the winds, intricate pathways of movement, vibration, creating an illusion of substance that is me already. I know all about winds, I’m made up from them. So these winds outside me, do I recognise them now. How well can I be present to...
by dyanaw | Jul 15, 2016 | Adventure, Dyana Wells, Novels, Sailing, Yoga
The boat is our vehicle and although it creaks and groans it’s pretty solid and unchanging for now. The boat gives us a sense of stability. Not like a house on solid ground, but a moving stability. Pea-pod shaped, not an extended cube. Minimal stability, like a...
by dyanaw | Jul 5, 2016 | Dyana Wells, Novels, Sailing, Trilogy
The science of yoga claims that all experience is a combination of the qualities of the five elements — earth, water, fire air and space. We know the world and ourselves as the ever-changing fluxing of these elements. Water, the sea, the rolling fluidity of...
by dyanaw | Jun 25, 2016 | Adventure, Dyana Wells, Novels, Yoga
We climb up the beach, past a couple of falling-apart grass shelters where the beach meets the scrub and follow a rough track through the bush. I’m not expecting much from this rough mountainous outback. I follow Tina up the track to its end. She is delighted by my...