Buddha statues all over the world give the impression that yoga and meditation will bring a sweet smile of tranquility. The inconvenient reality is that inner peace isn't always easy to achieve as long as unresolved negativity like frustration and anger continue to bubble up to the surface. Some people welcome this challenge while others … Continue reading Emotional fire!
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The place I love to be
There is no doubt that breath is vital for life. Cells start dying within minutes without oxygen. But somehow we live without giving attention to this paramount body function. Like most of us, I used to be a shallow breather before discovering Yoga. Through breath we plug into the Life Force or Prana as it's … Continue reading The place I love to be
Diving deeper!
Yoga is a practice of body, mind, emotional and spiritual integration. It goes beyond muscles, bones and ligaments. It’s not an ego game or some fancy stretching or even fun exercise. It's about the oneness of body and Soul. Breath is the transient and the most important part of the practice. During yoga practice … Continue reading Diving deeper!
Perfect
Perfectionism can become a stick with which we might then use to beat ourselves up to block the doorway of our dreams. It’s unhelpful and unkind to our Soul when this happens. The truth is we are constantly progressing (even if it's two steps forward one step back) and becoming better and better in what … Continue reading Perfect
Broken Heart
Broken hearts seems to be part of life. I remember my first broken heart when I was 18. The perfect romantic world which I had constructed in my mind's eye was suddenly destroyed. All at once I found myself with shallow breath, standing on the ruins of my perceived idealism. I was frozen for a … Continue reading Broken Heart
Magic formula number one: Just do it!
There is a perfect image in my head how January the 1st should start: at the magic Brahma muhurta time of 5am when the whole world sleeps or maybe even just going to sleep, I will be jumping out of bed and immersing my whole being into an intense and juicy yoga practice while visualising … Continue reading Magic formula number one: Just do it!
God lives in the heart!
I regard the cracks in my life as blessings for me. Thanks to them I dive deep within to reconnect with Light, Love and God in my heart! My devotion to Spirituality makes me wake up at 4 am, come to the yoga Shala at 5.00 am and leave at 11.00 am. I practice, then … Continue reading God lives in the heart!
The inner guide
Yoga is my energetic shower pouring from the sky every day. The real practice is beyond muscles, bones and joints. It's not physical for me at all, otherwise my mind would be bored already a million times over. The magic is invisible. It's connection to the Source and a taste of abundant joy and love! … Continue reading The inner guide
If we love them, set them free!
We moved again. Everybody loved this idea except our ginger cat Lui. He came to us as a kitten and from day one we made him feel like the whole world spins around him. I know it's totally my fault, but I couldn't resist those green eyes which always gave him licence to be … Continue reading If we love them, set them free!
Stay with an open heart 