Facing changes, and being the change
Flow with changes, in and out
Life challenges
You are already a teacher
”om namah shivaya gurave” I recognize the teacher within (from the Shiva invocation chant) Two weekends ago, my colleague Nicolai Boas and I kicked off our joined Yoga Teacher training in Copenhagen. We had so much fun, and I felt […]
Eternity
Don’t know you, but spring is my favorite time of the year.A time of renewal, re-opening, and rediscovery of how the brighter days feel like. Now, at the threshold between the dark to the bright, nature invites us to make […]
Turning Darkness into Light
I hope this email finds you well. And if it does not, I hope you can find some support in it. We are approaching the darkest day of the year – at least here in the Northern hemisphere. Christmas and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Stability comes from within
Stability is a inner thing – not an outer thing Some years ago, I felt a strong call inside of me to change career path. I was a researcher, stationed at UC Berkeley, California, with a postdoc grant. I loved […]
