3 qualities to calm the mind
A few weeks ago, I attended a silent meditation retreat in South Portugal. Although I have been meditating more or less daily for a good ten years now, this retreat was a game changer for me and my practice. The […]
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Moving beyond the negativity bias
Right now, what preoccupies you? The mind has a natural tendency to be alert to what is not functioning and might be a threat for the future. Indeed, humans’ reproduction has been dependent on our ancestors’ capacity to notice and […]
Good habits take gentle discipline
For many of us, summer is synonymous with time-off, disconnection from everyday life and perhaps some traveling out of town. Like anything else, there is a time when summer comes to an end. We are not there quite yet, but […]
Receiving the “Sri” of Summer
Happy Solstice. The sun is at its peak and thereby marks the start of summer. Summer invites us to receive more: more heat, more luscious green colors, more bird songs, more outdoor, more down time and more space (at least if […]
Stability – active and allowed
Stability is a must for health. To grow up healthy, a child needs stability (Children’s commissioner, 2018). Stable caretakers, stable meals, stable habits. On the other end of life’s spectrum, they key to live a happy and healthy life passed […]
Slower Please
A few weeks ago, I had the “chance” to have COVID. Secretly, I had made a story in my head that I would make it through the pandemic without getting it… When I least expected it, of course, it came […]
Space is the Healer
(including free meditation guide, see below) Hope you’re doing well and that the current events have not destabilized you too much. I am sure they have, somehow; and that’s quite understandable. But yoga and other eastern traditions teach us one […]
An Honor to Women
My mother, my nanny, my sister. My childhood friends, my grandmothers. My beloved many years’ partner, Clients, students or a pure stranger. Skakti-filled yoginis, Old and current chiefs. My dear friends close to my heart, The teachers that keep musing […]
Beyond Time: To Stay or not to Stay?
I hope this note finds you sound and healthy. Spring is on its way, and we (at least here in the far North) just need to be patient a little longer! I am a spring and summer person. This is […]
Contentment – a practice
What is true for you in 2022? I hope you’ve had a good start of the year. For many of us, the first weeks of the year is where we set up new visions, intentions, projects, and so-called “resolutions.” It […]
