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Rema Jyothirmayi

@remajyo.bsky.social

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Walking for well-being, poet, amateur photographer, oncologist, karateka and gardener. Posts mostly on nature, poetry, wellbeing, and garden photos. ‘Rema rhymes with Emma’.

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Rema Jyothirmayi @remajyo.bsky.social · Dec 1

A poem inspired by reading about how doctors interrupt patients on an average approximately 18 seconds after the patient starts speaking. It also applies to personal relationships! Apologies to @drkathrynmannix.bsky.social for plagiarising the title of her brilliant book. #poetry #medsky

Screenshot of a poem about the ‘Art of Listening’.

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Rema Jyothirmayi @remajyo.bsky.social · 10d

#Gardenshour My gorgeous little hibiscus is staying indoors from now on!

Photo of a small plant pot with a hibiscus plant. The leaves are a dark glossy green and the two flowers are a beautiful orange shade.

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Rema Jyothirmayi @remajyo.bsky.social · Sep 2

Beautiful Northern Ireland… we had an absolutely wonderful holiday in spite of the intermittent rain showers. See Alt captions for locations.

A coastline with a narrow sandy beach and rocky outcrops, with the Cushendun caves beyond.

Photo of me on the Giant’s Causeway with a green hill and cliffs in the background. The path in the foreground has the typical stone blocks of the Causeway.

A beautiful waterfall framed by green branches of trees, in the Glenariff forest National Park.

Photograph of the coastline at Carrick-a-reed island, reached by crossing across a suspension bridge.

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Rema Jyothirmayi @remajyo.bsky.social · Aug 19

Thank you so much!

Rema Jyothirmayi @remajyo.bsky.social · Aug 11

#Butterflyweek #Butterflies
Came across this pretty little Holly Blue butterfly on Hebe flowers in the garden today.

Image of bright green leaves with spiky little purple flowers and a very pale blue butterfly with faint black spots feasting on honey from one of the clusters of purple flowers.

Rema Jyothirmayi @remajyo.bsky.social · Aug 11

#Gardenshour Jasminoides in full flower!

Jasminoid creeper covered in creamy white flowers

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Rema Jyothirmayi @remajyo.bsky.social · Aug 9

#BlueskyArtsShow #Jagged
A path of jagged rocks leading on to jagged peaks in the distance. The Aguilles Rouges section of the Tour du Mont Blanc.

A photo of rocks with sharp edges in the foreground with no obvious walking path visible to move forward on, with bluish green mountain peaks wreathed in clouds seen in the distance. The sky is blue with more clouds.

Rema Jyothirmayi @remajyo.bsky.social · Aug 4

#sixweeksofcolour #green

Rema Jyothirmayi @remajyo.bsky.social · Aug 4

#gardenshour Green green grapes waiting to ripen! The Clematis Armandii is threatening to crowd out the grape vine, I’m letting them fight it out.

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Rema Jyothirmayi @remajyo.bsky.social · Aug 4

A few more TMB photos. Too many to choose from! The terrain was very challenging in places, with continuous steep uphills including scrambling over rocks, followed by knee-wrenching steep downhills. The training worked though; thanks to the Stairmaster and the regular long weekend walks! 🙂

A small clear lake ringed by mountains with blue sky beyond.

Another view of the Alps with a small lake in the foreground.

A challenging and rocky path in the Aguilles Rouges region with boulders filling the foreground and majestic mountains and pale blue sky in the distance.

Trekkers descending a rocky steep path lined by trees.

Rema Jyothirmayi @remajyo.bsky.social · Aug 3

Some more photos from the Tour du Mont Blanc. One of the most challenging but most beautiful treks I have ever done. #Alps #Nature #Mountains

Photo of me in the Alps near Courmayeur. Greyish brown mountain peaks with streaks of snow are seen in the background.

Trekkers walking up a steep slope with green shaded mountains and a line of fir trees behind them.

A section of the TMB path through a Swiss town with a stream and houses on either side. There are alpine flowers in the foreground.

A herd of Ibex on the mountainside. Some are grazing and two are locking horns.

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Rema Jyothirmayi @remajyo.bsky.social · Aug 2

#TMB #TourduMontBlanc #Hiking #Nature #Wellbeing

Rema Jyothirmayi @remajyo.bsky.social · Aug 2

We completed the Tour du Mont Blanc, a trek up and down the French, Italian and Swiss Alps surrounding Mont Blanc. We trekked approx 170km (105 miles) in 10 consecutive days, with an elevation gain and loss of around 10,000m over the whole trek. A truly challenging but stunningly beautiful trek!

A photo of trekkers walking alongside a panorama of the Alps. The sky is blue and streaked with clouds.

A suspension bridge with walkers crossing it. A stream can be seen among rocks far below, with greenery in foreground.

A view of the Alps around Mont Blanc with pink flowers in the foreground.

Trekkers navigating a tricky section of the Tour de Mont Blanc trek involving scrambling over rocks, with a sheer drop to one side.

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Rema Jyothirmayi @remajyo.bsky.social · Jul 10

Is this the same plant? They just appeared one summer in my garden and have been flowering every year since then. I definitely did not plant these! #bloomscrolling

Plants with spikes of yellow flowers growing on a border at the top of a wall.

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Rema Jyothirmayi @remajyo.bsky.social · Jul 5

I saw this moth which has the perfect colours to camouflage itself as a fragment of an autumn leaf. So beautiful…. Anyone know what this one is called? #moths #entomology

Photo of a yellow moth shaped like an upside down triangle with little brown markings on the edges making it look like a fragment of an autumn leaf. It is sitting on a stone floor which is grey with black speckles.

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Rema Jyothirmayi @remajyo.bsky.social · Jul 1

#Alphabetchallenge #WeekAforAlliteration
Busy Buzzing Bee on Beautiful Blossom… 🙂

A close-up photo of a bee on the centre of a large Osteospermum flower with two-toned pink and yellow petals.

Rema Jyothirmayi @remajyo.bsky.social · Jun 29

Walking through beautiful farmland on the North Downs Way… lots of hills to climb on this 18 km circular route, but worth it for the views from the top! #walkingforwellbeing #nature

A collage showing four photographs of fields and farmland on the North Downs Way.

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Rema Jyothirmayi @remajyo.bsky.social · Jun 27

#ForestFriday

The woods they call me day and night,
This forest bathed in golden light.
The gentle breeze, the soft warm air,
Where butterflies dance, as I stop and stare.
I walk, I pause, and touch tall trees,
I feel the knots within me ease.

#nature #poetry #wellbeing #woodlandwalks

Rema Jyothirmayi @remajyo.bsky.social · Jun 27

A great way to destress after a long all-day clinic, a walk round the lake in the local park followed by time on the swings! Funnily enough, I saw the Action For Happiness daily prompt telling me to do something playful, after I got home! #walkingforwellbeing #nature @actionhappiness.bsky.social

A peaceful twilight scene showing a lake surrounded by trees and by tall grass in the full ground. The sky is a pale blue, and clouds are backlit by the setting sun.

A round bucket swing attached to an inverted Y shaped wooden support, in a children’s play area with wood chippings on the floor and trees surrounding the swing.

A selfie on the swing showing my feet in the air with trees beyond!

Rema Jyothirmayi @remajyo.bsky.social · Jun 22

I completed the Yorkshire three peaks challenge yesterday, on the summer solstice day! The weather was dreadful, with the heat wave followed by thunderstorms, but we made it… The beautiful views of the Yorkshire dales kept us going. #Yorkshirethreepeaks #trekking #Yorkshiredales

Photo of people with backpacks climbing a tall hill with a rocky summit. It’s sunny with a bright blue sky.

Beautiful view of the Yorkshire dales from the top of Ingleborough. A trekker is just coming up to the rocky summit up a steep path.

Graph showing the total distance (40 km) and total ascent (1418 m) of the Yorkshire three peaks challenge.

A collage showing photos of me at the summit of each of the Yorkshire three peaks, Pen y Ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough.

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Rema Jyothirmayi @remajyo.bsky.social · Jun 6

#WeekWforWacky
Who knew snails could climb this high? It sat at the top of the window enjoying the view for a while, before making its way back down slowly.

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Rema Jyothirmayi @remajyo.bsky.social · May 31

Thank you so much!

Rema Jyothirmayi @remajyo.bsky.social · May 31

#Underneath #BlueSkyArtShow
#Antarctica

The tip of the iceberg…

An image of a large bluish white iceberg floating in the sea in Antarctica with smaller fragments of ice surrounding it. A tiny ship is visible on the horizon. The part of the iceberg which is below water is seen clearly.

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Rema Jyothirmayi @remajyo.bsky.social · May 27

It was such a pleasure to discuss this wonderful poem with @tarageorge.bsky.social the brilliant host of the Bedside Reading podcast. Thank you so much for inviting me! Please follow @bedsidereading.bsky.social for great book recommendations and discussions.

Bedside Reading @bedsidereading.bsky.social · May 27

Bedside poetry:
One guest, one poem, one lovely conversation.

Out now Rema Jyothirmayi and I talk about “Now I become myself” by May Sarton

Listen here: bedsidereading.buzzsprout.com/1880290/epis...

#PoetrySky #MedSky

Bedside Poetry: Rema Jyothirmayi and I explore "Now I become myself" by May Sarton - Bedside Reading

A medical humanities podcast for bibliophile health care professionals where we explore themes from fiction, memoir and other non traditional non-textbooks which help to make us better at what we do.&...

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Rema Jyothirmayi @remajyo.bsky.social · May 27

You know you’ve turned into a gardener when you look out the window and go ‘Oh, good, it’s raining’! 🤦🏽‍♀️ #gardening

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Rema Jyothirmayi @remajyo.bsky.social · May 24

#BlueSkyArtShow #LightAndShadow

A black-and-white photograph of the first glimpse of Antarctica from the sea, with a brooding sky and the light of the overhead sun reflected in the water.