It seems that everything in life is a challenge nowadays. To keep up with Facebook, emails, groceries, eating healthy, getting enough exercise, taking time to meditate; it all requires effort and planning. Then still, it seems that there are not enough hours in the day....
I don’t know if you ever read any “self-help” books, but I do. I really don’t like the term “self-help” though. It sounds so eh, well, desperate. Like you have tried everything, and then as a last solution there is the do-it-yourself shelf at the...
I am fully aware that this blog is way over due. It is not that I don’t like writing. I do actually. Lack of time is also a false argument. I spend plenty of hours on airplanes mindlessly flipping through magazines. I like to tell...
In general, I think it is a good idea to go with the flow of Life. It is helpful to realize that when something is going differently than you had wanted or expected, there is usually a good reason for it. Especially when it comes...
Being a yoga teacher doesn’t mean that I am always “Zen” and stress-free (see also 10 Misconception about Yoga – Parts 4 and 5). Especially traveling can bring up some interesting experiences that call on all the wisdom and knowledge I have to not become a...
For a long time I had a love/hate relationship with meditation*. On one hand I loved to meditate because it brought me places (that may not make sense, but I will explain hereunder). The ‘hate part’, on the other hand, took over mostly. I found...
Yoga is a Religion and all Yoga teachers are Saints or: 10 Misconceptions about Yoga (Part 4 and 5) As a Yoga Teacher, I notice that there are a lot of misconceptions about yoga. I can list at least ten of them, which I will do spread...
Why is it that my ankles don't bend like hers? Does it matter if my body bends in halves or not? Is my body here for my practice, or is my practice for my body? As I glide into the stillness I wonder. Am I? ...
So, what is my experience now? And now? And now? Darkness behind my eyes closed. Sleep in my legs crossed under me. Pain as my spine doesn't stay upright. What is my experience now? Light if I open my eyes. Energy flows when I stretch my limbs. Ease as I shift my posture. My experience changes with every choice I make. Now. And now. ...
Besides teaching yoga, I have another passion: facilitating healing sessions. To be more precise, I am a Reconnective Healing® and The Reconnection® Practitioner. Never heard of it? You may have come across the name of the 'founder' of Reconnective Healing®, Dr. Eric Pearl. Recently, he...