Yoga, ayurveda and meditation
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 […]
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 […]
Gratitude is a theme I often use in my yoga classes. I mean, how grateful can you be for making you hold plank pose 3 breaths longer than you really want to… (wink wink). Or when you just can’t get out of your head and you’re in a meditative, slow […]
When I first started meditating, my mind was all over the place. And to be honest, it sometimes (uhm, most of the time) still is! One day during yoga teacher training we were introduced to mala meditation and it made such a difference. Now, whenever my crazy monkey mind keeps […]
We all know chin mudra. When you think about yoga one of the first pictures that comes to mind (I hope it’s not scorpion) is a person sitting in a crosslegged position, hands resting on their knees, thumbs and index fingers together. The hand gesture with the thumb and index […]
When we are stressed, we forget how to breathe. Our breathing becomes irregular, shallow and fast. And while historically and naturally this kind of breathing has its function, too often we get stuck there. Our nervous system can’t relax and adrenaline levels remain high over a long period of time. […]
My morning routine used to be getting up 15 minutes before I had to take the bus. Running to the bus stop I would stuff an apple in my face and that was it. I knew exactly how much time was needed to get to class (7 minute bike ride […]
What is meditation? A very loaded question, this. Contrary to popular belief, meditation isn’t something that you do. It’s a state being, a state of mind, or a state of consciousness. Through the practice of meditation we quieten the mind. The aim of meditation is not to suppress any thoughts, […]
