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What better way to spend World Earth Day than appreciating it? Just back from a beautiful 2 hour hike with the pups 🐕🐶 on a new trail through the forests around Trémolat. I think I will be able to walk here for the rest of my life and still find new trails 🚶🚶🚶. #earthday #jmperigord #igersdordogne #Dordogneretreats #happyjenny #createalifeyoulove

It was meant to be a jamming session 🎶🎵🎶🎵🎸🎶🎵 in the garden. The rain brought us indoors 😣 but didn't dampen our spirits. Such a fun way to spend Easter Sunday afternoon with some of our favourite people.❤️❤️❤️ #createlifeyoulove

My favourite table pour deux. ❤️🥂🍴❤️🥂🍴❤️🥂. Bon weekend de Pâques à tous. #truelove #createlifeyoulove #Dordogneretreats #creatingbeauty #Paques #easter

If you ever need to find me on a full or new moon day from March to October....#moonplanting #outrageousjoy #satchitananda #createlifeyoulove #potagerbio #organicfood #gyoveg

I wish I could share the sweet scent of our wisteria with you. Sooooo gorgeous on a warm evening. #wisteria

Honey, I shrunk the dog 🐕!! #dogsofinstagram #diygrooming

Dublin friends will not want to miss this. #Repost @positivelivingnetwork (@get_repost) ・・・ Over 300,000 people meditate with him. Why not come along and find out why at @martinaylward 's first public appearance in Dublin next Thursday evening. Bookings via our website (on our profile). It will be in English!! #Repost @martinaylward (@get_repost) ・・・ Ne te quitte pas: Le corps au cœur de la méditation Sortie de mon livre le 23 avril Disponible à précommander: https://amzn.to/2FTWFin #NeTeQuittePas #méditation #mindfulness #dharma #moulindechaves #bouddhisme #libreté

Another reason to ❤️ life here is that we get heavily subsidized compost bins offered to us. Just collect ed this 620 litre one for only €20. It is our 2nd one. We create and use a LOT of compost between our largely plant-based diet and growing as much fruit and veg as possible so things like this really help financially and are better for the environment too. Sadly they don't all come with a handyman!! #compost #composteur #potagerbio #giy #veggrower

One of my greatest joys in life is creating beauty. Another is upcycling and repurposing things. On Sunday at our local vide-grenier I came across these wooden wine crate fronts which have beautiful designs on them and are all from the Dordogne. I bought 25 of them for €25. I then bought some varnish and some No More Nails. Scroll across to the next photos to see what I turned them into! I need a few more to finish the job but I love the quirkiness we are bringing into our sweet little home here! #creatingbeauty #createlifeyoulove #upcycling #recycling

Dublin friends....check this out! #Repost @positivelivingnetwork (@get_repost) ・・・ OK lovely people, it's FREE GIVEAWAY time over on our FB page!! To celebrate the first public appearance in Ireland by internationally respected meditation & mindfulness teacher @MartinAylward on the evening of Thursday 25 April, we have 2 FREE places to give away. To enter the draw simply find us on FB and follow instructions there telling us what age Martin was when he left home to live in India. During this evening Martin will share some of his fascinating personal story with us and then introduce us to the 3 principal centres of experience: the Belly centre of embodiment, where we learn to inhabit our experience ever more fully; the Heart centre of love, where we free up our undigested emotional life, and open to ever deepening care, joy and spaciousness; and the Head centre of intuition and wisdom, where we learn to disengage from habitual and counterproductive thought patterns, and train the deeper capacities of mind. Thursday 25 April - 7.30-9.30pm Grand Canal Hotel, Dublin €25 per person or 2 for €40 or 3 for €55 Full info about the event can be found here - http://bit.ly/2XkB20p or via our website on the profile. #mindfulness #meditation #Dublin #Ireland #dharma #freeplaces #positivelivingnetwork #plndublin

Inspired by my friend's rave reviews of The Liver Rescue by Anthony Williams, we have changed our morning habits. Eoin got up early today so I came downstairs to find breakfast ready for me - 500mls warm lemon juice and water, 500 mls celery juice and 500 mls smoothie made with banana, apples, berries, cinnamon and ginger. That's a LOT of goodness to start the day with!! #liverrescue #createlifeyoulove

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Fell in love with this unique piece at the Vide Grenier (car boot sale) this morning. I ❤️❤️❤️ the energy of this photo of a moment in time which had such a profound impact on so many aspects of modern culture. If you haven't seen the documentary HOW THE BEATLES CHANGED THE WORLD I highly recommend it. #creatingbeauty #allyouneedislove #beatles #maharishimahesh

Just home after a sleepover with my beautiful friend Gail Aylward who is one of the owners of Le Moulin de Chaves where we are holding our first group retreat this September. As well as enjoying the precious time with Gail it was so wonderful to stroll around their Meditation & Retreat Centre on this beautiful spring morning. I really can't wait to share it with those of you who decide to join us there from 2-8 September for "The Wisdom of the Heart". It is SOOOOOO beautiful and deeply peaceful. I defy anyone to stay stressed or anxious when they come to stay! @Dordogneretreats @positivelivingnetwork #dordogneretreats #retreat #Dordogne #moulindechaves #wisdomoftheheart #positivelivingnetwork

Printemps en Périgord. #nofilter #printemps #perigord #jmperigord #Dordogneretreats #spring #creatingbeauty

Quelle belle soirée chez nous à Calès. 🌾🌳🌱🌼 #printemps #igersdordogne #jmperigord #francebleupérigord #spring #Dordogneretreats #paix #createalifeyoulove #creatingbeauty

#Repost @dordogneretreats (@get_repost) ・・・ One of our favourite meditation spots close to our house and high above the Dordogne. The perfect place to simply BE and drop deeply into the Now. Even the dogs are Zen! #Dordogneretreats #meditation #thepowerofnow #retreat #relax #mindfulness

Happy pups 🐶🐕 cuddled up together in front of the fire 🔥last night. #dogsofinstagram

Back in January we decided to stop going out for average meals and instead treat ourselves to one excellent meal each month. So we embarked on our tour of the 9 Michelin Bib Gourmand restaurants in the Dordogne. Today we went to no. 4 on our list - La Belle Etoile in La Roque-Gageac. Such a stunning setting on the banks of the Dordogne in one of the most beautiful villages (swipe the photos to see it) you can imagine. Every morsel was divine and I felt like I was eating Spring on a plate - it was all so fresh, light and seasonal. One of the reasons we love this treat is that we always go for lunch and get a fine dining experience at a great price. We order from the Formule du Jour which usually costs around €32 for 3 courses. They then bring you bread and something delicious to spread on it followed by un amuse-bouche then your starter, main, dessert then petit fours with your coffee all for €32. They are not the over-sized portions which leave you feeling overfed and heavy though. The settings are usually beautiful and service so far has been warm and welcoming. Three of the four we have experienced so far have been owned by very hard-working husband and wife teams -him in the kitchen and her front of house. I like supporting them in their vision. They are all reasonably intimate restaurants with no more than 35 covers so far. Such a treat and a great way of exploring this incredible place we live in. And great for any visitors looking for recommendations! #michelin #guidemichelin #michelindordogne #ourmichelintourdordogne #createalifeyoulove #creatingbeauty #Dordogneretreats

So my dear friend Patricia flew in from Ireland for a long weekend and yesterday we went for a beautiful 2 1/2 hour hike from our house to the bastide village of Molières. I knew that there was a bar in the square there that we could have a well earned drink at the end of the hike but I had never been into it before. When we arrived we took a table on the terrace where the new owner welcomed us warmly and, with much surprise, I said "You're Northern Irish!" She said "And you're Jenny Grainger!!" Turns out @alymcelroy moved out here from Belfast and bought herself a bar bistro last year! Our paths had also crossed in our previous lives. She has made Le Poquelin SO beautiful and it is now officially our 'local'! We are heading there for a meal and some live music tonight. What a small world it is!!! Check it out local friends...it's cool. #createalifeyoulove #newlifeinfrance #coincidence

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