December… It’s colder and darker… And yet, for many of us, December is also quite busy with holiday preparation, diverse celebrations, family, social gatherings, extra travels, finishing up projects and perhaps an end-of-the-year last rush of activity! Although it might seem normal, the usual “December busy-ness” might also seem a […]
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 […]
Happy new year! Many good things and blessings for you, your visions, and your deepest wishes in 2021. Although it is an unusual beginning this year for many of us, a new year is often also the start of new […]
Long time no read! I hope this finds you well and ready to step into the coziness and naturally more inner-focused fall season. As I shared with you in the last post, I’ve always had resistance to leave summer behind […]
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 […]
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 […]
I hope you had a smooth entry into 2020 and transition through the winter. I know it’s not over yet, and many of us have dealt with seasonal sickness. Yet winter is also the softest time of the year; even […]
Recently, I listened to a podcast on my favorite podcast library, Soundstrue Weekly Wisdom, from Eckart Tolle; a highly popular spiritual teacher. He was talking about the widely debated topic of “manifestation” – commonly seen as the creation what your […]
Yoga teaches that life happens for us, and it is good in nature. This teaching can be seen around us and within us: when trees and flowers search for the light in order to grow; or when we hurt ourselves […]
Following the heart As my teacher Todd Norian often says: “it takes courage to follow your heart.” I love that the word for heart in French, “Coeur,” is the root for the English word courage. Another French saying is: “The […]
