SALVE FOR THE SOUL
PADDING BAREFOOT into the yoga studio at The Cliffs of Moher Retreat in Co.Clare, Ireland, at 7.30am is like entering a cocoon of calm. Warm, and faintly scented with Palo Santo, a woody incense, the light-flooded studio with its dramatic glass wall overlooking Liscannor Bay, feels so safe that I sense my shoulders relaxing downwards before I even sit on my mat. For the next four days, I start the morning here with a 20-minute guided meditation, followed by an hour of invigorating yoga, aimed at lengthening, stretching, and strengthening muscles, which prepare my body for a day of brisk hiking,
