Meditation Archives - Marije Paternotte

What you should (not) be eating – part 1

21.09.2020 Chinese Medicine, Healthy food, Meditation, Mindfulness, Nutrition, Yoga Practice

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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...

Finding Stillness in Water this Winter

27.01.2020 Chinese Medicine, Health, Meditation, Yin Yoga, Yoga Postures

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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...

What are you doing?

21.09.2018 Meditation, Present moment awareness

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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...

What Yin Yoga, Meditation and making Sauerkraut have in common

27.08.2018 Healthy food, Meditation, Mindfulness, Nutrition, Present moment awareness, Yin Yoga

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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,...

Go with the Flow

03.05.2018 Meditation, Mindfulness

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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,...

Is stress really bad for you? – part 2

21.02.2018 Meditation, Stress management

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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...

Stop the Glorification of Busy

20.12.2017 Meditation, Mindfulness

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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...

What is ‘Real Life’?

02.10.2017 Meditation, Mindfulness, Yoga Practice

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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,...

True Freedom – Part 2

08.08.2017 Meditation, Mindfulness, Present moment awareness

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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,...

True Freedom – Part 1

06.07.2017 Meditation, Mindfulness, Present moment awareness

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On Tuesday we celebrated Independence Day (4th of July) in the Unites States. Today is His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s birthday (July 6). Two reasons to reflect on what freedom really means. For some people freedom means they can say and do exactly what they want....

What you should (not) be eating – part 1

Finding Stillness in Water this Winter

What are you doing?

What Yin Yoga, Meditation and making Sauerkraut have in common

Go with the Flow

Is stress really bad for you? – part 2

Stop the Glorification of Busy

What is ‘Real Life’?

True Freedom – Part 2

True Freedom – Part 1

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