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Adrift on yoga island
As the body starts to relax and I succumb to this instructive, warm voice, the full realisation finally hits me - I am actually having a one-on-one yoga session in the Maldives! We are at the Conrad Rangali Island Resort, yet right now it feels like this timber exercise platform is our own little island.

There are nothing but blankets of idyllic blue water surrounding us and the only sounds are palm trees moving in the breeze, birds chirping and the sea gushing around us.

It is truly paradise in this area of the Indian Ocean that spans 90,000sqkm, of which only 300sqkm constitute dry land - in the form of 1190 islands.

Twice a year Appleton is seconded to the resort for two weeks. Guests can do one-on-one sessions and group sessions in yoga or meditation.

You don't need a serene setting like the Maldives to practise yoga ... but it sure helps.

"Yoga brings me home to myself and makes me feel so good about myself I wanted to give that to others," Appleton says.

"I've written two books and made five DVDs. I did a DVD with Geri that sold half a million copies. I didn't look for that, it just happened and that's what brings me to somewhere like here in the Maldives. It's all an icing on the cake, it's fun and I love it."

Appleton's passion for yoga is unquestionable and her attentive style creates a calmness and a sense of purpose.

Yoga was a foreign concept to me before getting off the seaplane from the Maldives capital, Male. Having an open mind is essential and in this tranquil environment it's not difficult to be patient.

Appleton has forged a reputation worldwide, teaching in India, Europe and North America. She will host a seven-day retreat in Bali in March.

Appleton says that as a ballet dancer since childhood, she needed an outlet to unwind and it seemed logical for her to embrace the teachings of yoga.

A farmer's daughter from Sussex, she dropped flyers into letterboxes around the Wimbledon area and then began teaching out of community halls.

She now has 200 people a term signing with her business, Apple Yoga, which has studios in outer and central London.

After our hour-long yoga session it's time for a two-hour colour ritual treatment at the Over-Water Spa. During the four-day stay there isn't much I don't try. A healing workshop, a flower essences session, a 90-minute spa treatment, a meditation class, a full body massage and a spa pedicure.

And then there's the sunset cruise, the snorkelling safari and the diving excursion.

So many activities to do and I don't even want to leave my over-water spa villa room, it is so comfortable and relaxing. As soon as I walked in I fell in love with the eco-friendly wooden interior.

There is a glass floor to watch the waves, a separate spa and massage room and my own pool-deck. It's bliss for honeymooners and pure joy for anyone wanting to retreat in style. This is of course intertwined with meals at fine restaurants, buffets and bars, including the Ithaa Undersea Restaurant - the only one of its kind.

Each day brings a difficult choice at the Conrad Rangali Island Resort - fun activities on on the beach and water, or to indulge and be pampered.

As I keep mentioning to many - my body had never been touched, rubbed and stroked so much. It was a privilege to be given a taste of the Maldives - a must-see corner of paradise.
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