My own private yoga retreat

I have found my perfect airbnb, a true home from home. It’s the perfect location, within walking distance of my parents’ house, so I’ve stayed there often in the past year or so for family visits. The hostess is my idea of perfect too, giving me privacy but kindly checking in on me when I’m travelling solo and supplying a great veggie breakfast. I’ve been back so many times now I think I’ll have to add her to my Christmas list!

On my first visit she dropped round with a bottle of Prosecco as a welcoming gift. I was midway through my yoga practice, clad in leggings and bra top, looking dishevelled and sweaty. I’m not great at making small talk mid-yoga practice but I was very happy to receive some fizz as a post-Savasana treat! Now at each visit my hostess even offers me use of a yoga mat — as if I don’t always travel with my own! She’s unwittingly created a lovely yoga haven. The space for my mat is uplifting with a distractingly lovely sea view. The sofas, well provisioned with cushions and cosy throws to ward off evening chills, furnish everything I need for a comfortable restorative practice, and I love to finish up with a long ‘legs over the sofa’ — an even more relaxing variation of Viparita Karani (legs up the wall).

If yoga isn’t enough there’s a totally doable (even by me!)