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 […]
Life challenges
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 […]
Back to center – the STAY practice
Early August in Denmark, and a few other countries, is the pivotal point where most of us come back from holidays, children to school, activities back to schedule… but is it, really? Of course, this year has been unusual, to […]
Presence before Impermanence
How has this pandemic changed your life? Namaste friend Big question, uh? In my last email early April, I talked about how uncertainty is part of life. We certainly have had plenty of opportunities to experience that since. To me, […]
Navigating the unknown
I truly hope this note finds you well. What a ride we’re on! And an opportunity to hold onto our practice and bring it off the mat, maybe more than we ever could before. Facing unexpected and challenging changes is […]
