21 Sep What you should (not) be eating – part 1

Posted at 15:01h in Chinese Medicine, Healthy food, Meditation, Mindfulness, Nutrition, Yoga Practice

You should eat breakfast; it’s the most important meal of the day. However, you should also not eat breakfast because intermittent fasting is really good for you. You shouldn’t eat carbohydrates, and lots of fat. And also: you shouldn’t eat fat because it’s not good for your...

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27 Jan Finding Stillness in Water this Winter

Posted at 20:59h in Chinese Medicine, Health, Meditation, Yin Yoga, Yoga Postures

After the rush of the holidays and with the knowingness it will still be a while till summer, you may be inclined to hunker down – hibernate if you could – or at least slow down your pace and spend more time attending to your...

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21 Sep What are you doing?

Posted at 17:15h in Meditation, Present moment awareness

Last week I was on a 6-day Silent Meditation retreat with my teachers Sarah and Ty Powers. I love being silent for an extended period of time. It clears my mind and reconnects me with myself. During one of my meditations my 7-year old nephew...

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27 Aug What Yin Yoga, Meditation and making Sauerkraut have in common

Posted at 18:00h in Healthy food, Meditation, Mindfulness, Nutrition, Present moment awareness, Yin Yoga

Have you ever wondered, while standing in front of the cool section at the grocery store, why organic fermented sauerkraut is so expensive? Try making it yourself, and you will understand why. Since there is only so much raw red cabbage that you can eat,...

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03 May Go with the Flow

Posted at 15:54h in Meditation, Mindfulness

Last week I was on a 5-day Silent Meditation Retreat. Besides no talking, there was no reading, no writing, no music, just nothing to distract me from the present moment, other than my own thoughts. I loved it, and hated it. I love being silent,...

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21 Feb Is stress really bad for you? – part 2

Posted at 17:21h in Meditation, Stress management

In my previous blog I described that experiencing a - real or perceived - threat triggers the fight-or-flight response in our body. This reaction makes our brain even more hyper alert to threat. It works in reverse too: negative thoughts trigger stress responses in the...

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20 Dec Stop the Glorification of Busy

Posted at 17:28h in Meditation, Mindfulness

Nowadays - and especially this time of year - many people answer the question: “How are you?” with: “Oh, I am very busy.” As if being busy equals “I am well” or “I am not well”. However, being busy is not something we are, it...

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20 Dec Stop the Glorification of Busy

Posted at 17:28h in Meditation, Mindfulness

Nowadays - and especially this time of year - many people answer the question: “How are you?” with: “Oh, I am very busy.” As if being busy equals “I am well” or “I am not well”. However, being busy is not something we are, it...

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02 Oct What is ‘Real Life’?

Posted at 19:18h in Meditation, Mindfulness, Yoga Practice

The most common question I’m being asked when leading a yoga retreat (or even after a weekly yoga class) is: “How do I hold on to this when I get back to ‘real life’?” This being: this good feeling, this daily yoga practice, this routine,...

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08 Aug True Freedom – Part 2

Posted at 16:33h in Meditation, Mindfulness, Present moment awareness

In my previous blog I wrote about the importance of cultivating Mindfulness. We need to train our mind to not attach to our outer circumstances, in order to find true freedom. Each moment brings us the liberty to choose how we relate to it. However,...

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