Hey beautiful people. Over the next 10 months I'm going to be doing a bunch of challenges and prepping myself for Machu Picchu in June & July 2024. I'm heading over to Peru to host 2 yoga retreats, so I've decided to volunteer my interpreting skills afterwards so we'll all be hiking up Machu Picchu! So yeah, I'll be doing the 5 day Salkantay Trail twice up the altitude... *slow blinks* with 45 deaf people.

I've decided to choose GDA (Gloucestershire Deaf Association) as my chosen charity to fundraise for over the months. This is a small charity close to my heart. I see how hard the team work behind the scenes to support the local deaf community. Honestly, they really do go above & beyond so it makes sense to give back in the little crazy ways I can.

Back in September I did the 3 Peak Challenge of hiking 3 mountains in 3 countries in less than 24 hours! Achieving this in 22 hours 59 minutes (would’ve been less if we knew to pre book parking for snowdon in advance so we didn’t have to walk an extra 30 mins(

I'm just going to be doing new stuff I haven't done before, working on weaknesses, overcoming fears and discovering new limits.

NEXT CHALLENGE: 13 day Annapurna Circuit in Nepal!

Now this is a little crazy.. let’s say… a little bit Beth.. in the sense that it’s

A) Last minute

B) Little preparation and planning

C) A typical ‘fuck yeah’ let’s cease the moment and challenge

So here I am doing the highest altitude I’ve done to date. The longest trek I’ve done ever. So, with a little motivation when times get hard and when the inner fire is burning out… I know that I’m still pushing those numbers for a great charity. Which I’ve left to come across the world and do numerous challenges and adventures. So I’d like to keep giving back little and often. Starting off the hike on the 26th March 2024… bring on the snow and Nepalese prayer flags.. LFG!

All in preparation for the BIG Machu Picchu lot in June & July!

I'll be doing things solo or with awesome people so yeah.. give a little, give a lot, a cuddle, a share, whatever you can, show the love.

Let's GO! Vamos!

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A little background on why I'm so immersed in the deaf community if you don't know me very well and why I've chosen this charity.

I'm a CODA (a Child of Deaf Adults), I'm actually the only hearing one in the family, so I grew up in a deaf household with my parents and siblings. British Sign Language is my first language. My beautiful family has now grown over the years and I have deaf in-laws and a deaf niece & nephew. My best friends are deaf. I work in the deaf community as a British Sign Language Interpreter. I am also a yoga teacher who makes yoga accessible in British Sign Language. This is my world and I've witnessed a lot of barriers for deaf people throughout my life, so for me charities like these who are providing accessibility and support in many ways are real close to my heart. Especially when I see all the hard work that goes on in the background to keep maintaining services.

I work locally for this charity and I see the graft and hard work that they put in to make sure that the deaf community are at the core of everything. I would love it if I could raise them some money in some way. They provide services for wellbeing, employment, interpreting, volunteering, equipment services, the list goes on and more. There's a lot that they do which isn't covered or funded because they really do have deaf people at the heart. They support people who are deaf, hard of hearing & run children clubs for deaf kids. It's places like these that make a huge difference on a daily basis.

If you want to join me on any of my fundraising challenges - holla! Let's share the love xoxox

I'll be sharing my journey on my instagram @thesigningyogi and on Facebook ' Sign Yoga '