21/10/2025
This was a trip of a lifetime.
I’ve been spending time reflecting on my trip to the Dolomites and how much peace and contentment I felt in the mountains.
I booked on to this trip as a challenge to myself. To go on a trip on my own with people I’ve never met before, to challenge my hiking and body and to go somewhere I’ve been wanting to go for a while.
I came back so proud of myself. I managed to fly on my own and kept calm (I’ve had trouble with flying since Covid for some reason) but this experience of flying on my own has built up my confidence again.
I was proud that I completed all the hikes. I told myself before going that I gave myself permission to not complete all the hikes if I found them too hard or if I was feeling too tired. I had an incredibly busy summer, balancing work at the very busy coffee shop, social events and teaching yoga so I was feeling a little burnt out before the trip. But when I was there, I wanted to do all of them. Johanna from led our group at such a manageable pace that I felt like I could keep walking and it didn’t feel absolutely exhausting. It was meditative and allowed us all to really be present in the mountains.
I even felt comfortable enough to hang back slightly sometimes so I could really absorb the peace and revel in the awe I felt.
It was a truly magical week of connecting back to myself, we had yoga sessions in which I felt myself completely switch off from teacher mode and I loved receiving.
The group of women I went with were all beautiful humans, fun, accepting, generous and warm.
I found this trip through , and I highly recommend joining them for a day hike, or a trip abroad. Alice is so welcoming and friendly and puts you at ease.
⛰️🏔️🌄
