I find food to be fascinating. No one can do without, yet I don’t think there is anything as controversial as food (ok, maybe politics…). Should food be vegetarian, gluten-free, kosher, halal, GMO-free, sugar-free and/or fat-free? Ask ten people and they will probably all give...
I love granola as an alternative to cooked oatmeal for breakfast (or even to sprinkle on top of my cooked oatmeal!) and as little afternoon snack. I eat it with almond milk or Greek yoghurt. Depending on how big I want to make my portion I...
“The best advice I can give you is to not resist the schedule” my mom said when I talked to her on the phone while driving up to IMS in Massachusetts for a 4-day silent meditation retreat. And she could know, as she has attended...
As you may know, I love to cook. I even make a “real” dinner for myself when I’m home alone. It makes me happy to do something I enjoy and knowing it is good for me too. I sometimes find it challenging to come up...
If it wasn’t for his patients who reported they could feel his hands healing on their arms or legs even before he touched them, Dr. Eric Pearl would probably still be working as a chiropractor in L.A. Fortunately, he took his patients’ claims seriously. He...
Recently I was asked this question by OneWorld retreats in order to promote my yoga retreat in Bali. The first answer that came to mind was: “why not?” And then: “because it is easier than meditation”. I realize that those are not satisfactory answers, let...
When I say “Yoga”, what comes to mind? Yoga postures, Yoga mat, a specific brand of yoga clothing? Perhaps you’ll think: “I’m not flexible”, “challenging” or: “I love stretching”? Or maybe: “peace, calm, de-stress”? Did you know that originally, the practice of Yoga is not...
Only when you are able to do ‘Advanced’ poses, you will get a real benefit of practicing Yoga or: 10 Misconceptions about Yoga As a Yoga Teacher, I notice that there are a lot of misconceptions about yoga. I can list at least ten of them, which...