It’s a common instruction in yoga and meditation practices to do self-inquiry, by observing yourself and asking yourself: WHO AM I? Am I the BODY? Am I the thoughts? Am I the emotions? If I’m not […]
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I was having brunch in my kitchen, with all kinds of food available, nothing lacking really. I tried everything from porridge to ice cream to chocolate to fruit to potatoes to liver paté. I WAS FULL, BUT I WASN’T SATISFIED. […]
Resistance – the origin of dissatisfaction
To learn something new, especially something that challenges your comfort zone of ingrained patterns, you need to open the mind to LET GO OF your own ego, YOUR WILLINGNESS to be RIGHT. That’s easier the more you listen to and […]
How to not follow the teacher’s instructions
Have you noticed how some days you’re sooo out of flow and some days you’re in it? The non-flow days when EVERYTHING seems to go wrong, you’re stumbling and frustrated and feeling off track. Like you’re not doing the right […]
FLOW – and how to get there. Part 1
Anahata chakra is the Sanskrit word for the heart chakra. I just read that anahata means “unhurt, unstruck and unbeaten”, which is exactly what I experience with the SOURCE of the heart chakra. The heart chakra seems to be connected […]
Unconditional love & the Anahata chakra
Part 1: PROSE When you allow yourself to FEEL uncomfortable, and learn to stay CALM, OPEN and fully AWARE in your discomfort. You ACCEPT it. You RELAX despite it. That’s when you start allowing yourself to SEE your SHADOW self. […]
How to see your SHADOW self
Feeling tired, sluggish and out of flow in life? Go lift some weights! (Unless you’re tired and sluggish because you’ve ALREADY lifted too many weights. In that case, you may want to balance it up with more soft and fluid […]
How to find strength, focus and flow – in body, ...
One summer morning, I was doing yoga in the garden. As I spread my arms into Warrior 2, stretching myself in all directions, lifting my chest and chin, standing proud, I became aware of the FEAR. The fear waiting for someone […]
Playing small doesn’t serve anyone – learnings from awareness practice
Act from a place of LOVE & Don’t give your POWER away That’s enough. And I got more to say about it. What comes first; standing by yourself or being open for the flow of love, letting it flow […]