Our current reality may often feel overwhelming and beyond control. And while we may not gain outer control by meditating, we may find ease and joy. Listen to this 5-minute aliveness meditation.
5 energizing yoga poses to boost your mood
How do you generate more energy in the body and the mind? Try out these asanas while listening to your body.
Coping tools in an unkown world
Some coping tools that have helped me stay afloat in the face of adversities, besides my yoga and meditation practice.
Gratitude: Can you find it today?
Gratitude is key to to our physical, emotional and spiritual wellbeing. Have you tried reflecting on your blessings?
Meditation retreat journal: Peace starts here
Going into retreat, we lean into the unknown. And if we trust and allow it, come out nourished and transformed.
Staying afloat while dealing with winter depression
Difficult sensations and emotions may occur when one is deeling with “winter depression.” Regular exercise, meditation, taking in sunlight and staying in community may help to maintain some lightness during wintertime.
Breath and bandhas: aliveness and sustanaibility
Once we learn to use a fuller capacity of our body space and expand the breath, we not only create space for physical release to happen, but we also open up the mind.
Ultimately, creating space in the mind is one of the purposes of yoga practice.
Holding space for pain: it’s okay to be not okay
All sorts of vibes are welcome, you only need to show up for yoga class. Maybe you will face some of your dark side and also realize that that cannot exist without the light, just like the light needs darkness to shine.
My fave teacher on our yoga retreat in Hungary
Nathalie's leading of her yoga classes 10 years ago in Sudan inspired me to become a yoga teacher. Now she is coming to co-facilitate a 5-day yoga retreat in Hungary with me.