Yoga, ayurveda and meditation
We are becoming increasingly aware that a big part of our health is defined in our gut (the bowels or intestines). Our immune system depends on our gut. When your gut is not ok your immune system will not work properly. So when your gut doesn’t function as it should, over time you will become […]
Is learning to meditate hard? I don’t think so. You just need a good teacher. Someone who inspires you to show up, to hold you accountable, and teaches you to let go. There are plenty of meditation centres where you can learn to meditate, but you may not have one near you or the class […]
Chocolate + ayurveda Easter is coming! And so is my birthday… so I figured it’s time to get the lowdown on chocolate + ayurveda :) Coincidentally I am also going to Belgium… (Oops. Talk about putting the cat with the milk). Ahem. First of all when talking about chocolate I exclude anything with less than […]
How are you feeling today? How are you really feeling? Have you given that some thought today? Maybe you have a headache, or you are feeling tired, or angry, or you are having digestion problems or muscle cramps. Did you ever think about where that is coming from? Can you connect it to what you’ve […]
There are many possible reasons why people get interested in yoga. They heard it’s good for weight loss, or to get flexible, or they see amazing postures on Instagram and they want to do that too. Many of the reasons why people come to yoga are superficial, but the reason why people keep coming back […]
I was emptying my apartment in Belgium last week and I was under serious time constraint to get.it.all.done. So much so that the days before I felt my right shoulder tense up. The day before the move I could barely turn my head to the right or lift my arm higher than the shoulder. Of […]
Vegetarian, vegan, plant-based, ayurvedic, glutenfree, paleo, keto,… There are lots of diets or ways of eating these days. Can you still follow? Today I will explain to you what the difference is between vegan, plant-based and ayurvedic food. Let’s start with vegan. Vegan Vegans eat nothing that either was an animal or is produced by […]
How to balance kapha in winter Thank God the days are getting longer again. In Belgium we had the darkest month of December in almost a century: only about 10 hours of sunshine all month *gasp*. Many people are having symptoms of seasonal affective disorder (‘SAD’). If you’ve been feeling down, moody, irritable and without […]
