I was preparing to write this post so I was looking through all our pictures we have sent each over the last 9 years. And I just had a really rejuvenating ride to the past as we saved to send each other the best and the most memorable moments of our life.

But I start in the begining of our story of our friendship, which is one of the dearest between all I have.

In 2010 I have decied that I would love to level up my knowledge about yoga and since we were living in New Zealand for 4 years by then, and my english had become good enough to study in this language I made a decision. It was easy because all my guiding stars pointed the right directions therefore I’d found the school and the program easily which I wanted to go for.

This was in Auckland and soon after I’d find the Yoga Academy were I started my year long Ashtanga Yoga Teacher training. I was lucky because we had a small group full of inspirational and nice people and between the crew was Fiona as well.

We had found the common language easily as she was so dedicated to the practice as well as I loved her grounded presence. I loved the stories she shared with me about her time in India. We had such a great time as we shared recepies, practiced and studied together.

At that time she had a Yoga Studio in Taupo where she invited me and she was the one who introduced me to Peter Sanson as well as Stephanie Nelson.

After the teacher training me and my husband moved back to Waiheke Island where I proceeded forward with my second year of Ashtanga training with Stephanie and kept in touch with Fiona and visited her in Taupo whenever I could.

From Fiona I heared about Cranisacral Therapy the first time in my life. I was so curios and she was always very generouy with the knowledge she had so she had thought me how to sense the body’s rhythm through the feet.

I still remember the rush through my spine when I sensed that. It was a magical moment. And a great bodily reminder how amazing our bodies are.

If you are in New Zealand in Napier visit her for a deeply rejuvenating intuitive bodywork, you won’t regret!

When she was pregnant with her first child she invited me to visit her and fill in till she is able to come back to teaching. I was so happy for this opportunity as well as being able to by her side this special time. We had a great time together and it was a blessing to see her journey into motherhood. She was so great in her new role from the first moment on as she has the greatest heart and kindest approach to everyone and everything. I did not know but I was five years behind her with my initiation of motherhood.

At that time I was not ready yet to become a mother what I was dreaming about was that one day we would run trainings together and lived close by to each other. However the closest we got to Taupo is when we moved to Napier in 2013. I only spent 2 years here because I lost my Mum that year and after thinking through it many times we decided to move back to Hungary in 2015. My years in Napier was heartbreaking as I was griefing for my Mum as well as heartlifting as I had the opportunity to practice and study, and later on to assist to Peter Sanson.

I also visited Fiona many more times and enjoyed the long walks we took in Taupo lake side or by the river.

I am not really good at keeping friendships alive because I am an introvert and I love doing stuff by myself but Fiona is one of that kind of friend in my life who can listen or stay silent with me. Who cares and dares to say the truth even when it is a tender topic. Who draws boundaries so elegantly and who has a wide enough heart to cry with me in my sorrow and laugh with me in my joyful moments.

I love all our memories in which we shared an adventure like the Kino Workshop in 2012 on Waiheke when she visited us with her man and little baby boy and I love all the messages and pictures we shared over the years since we moved back to Hungary.

I find it amazing that the “tapas” the “inner fire” of our friendship is so steadily supports our connection even though we are living so far away from each other.

I love to think about that on the other side of the world, when she sleeps I am awake and the other way around. This way we could guard each other dreams in dreamtime as well as daytime.

I love you my friend! And I miss you so much, I hope one day my dream comes true and we do somathing amazing together, side by side, person to person…again…

Until then thank you for accepting my invitation to my podcast this is also a dream come true!