One thing I learned on a silent retreat in Hungary
During a silent retreat in Hungary, I faced resistance and discomfort – only to discover how kindness, humour and community can transform the mind’s struggles.
Grounding techniques that helped me find calm – and they can help you too
Discover the grounding techniques that have supported me in finding calm and reducing stress. These simple practices can be easily incorporated into your daily routine to enhance your overall well-being.
Making space for emotions when bearing witness is painful
One powerful practice for me is a loving-kindness prayer. It reminds me to embody love and kindness in every moment, striving to do minimal harm even when I struggle.
More than just a calm mind: 4 overlooked benefits of corporate mindfulness
From reducing reactivity and fostering smoother relationships to building resilience and enhancing organizational effectiveness, mindfulness has the potential to transform the way we work and interact with each other.
Navigating the new year: setting intentions in a shaky world
Even in a shaky and turbulent world, we can recognize and resort to the tools of mindfulness and compassion; not to silence the pain but to center and ground ourselves, and to care for our own emotions.
Aliveness meditation: Resourcing in difficult times
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 during difficult times
Some coping tools that have helped me stay afloat in the face of adversities, besides my yoga and meditation practice.
Cultivating gratitude: a boost to well-being
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.
5 grounding yoga poses for calmness and presence
Conscious breaths can be a great resources for calmness in the mind. Personally, I feel that finding ways to get fully into the body and ground myself is probably the first step to start getting out of a headspin.
Look what I’ve found! Gratitude
Every single day, I pause for a moment, and say thank you. I wake up at dawn, walk out of my room and look up at the sky studded with a myriad of bright stars. In this moment, you already sense that morning is soon to arrive, that the Sun will come up in a few hours,...
Musings on surrender and blessings
I have been in Thailand for nearly a month now; I chose this destination for a particular yoga school and to study thai massage, that has long interested me.
On freedom and interconnectedness: interview with Tom, the biker
More than five years ago, I hosted this soft-spoken, weird and very devoted English guy in Khartoum, Sudan. He came by bike in the scorching heat, and also left on two wheels. Tom has pretty much been bicycling ever since then: he has travelled to more than 40...
This is how we yoga for refugees
More than a dozen of us got together in the Garden of Philosphy on 13 September to do yoga for refugees who have been streaming into Europe. Enjoying the bright sun and warm breeze, we flew through asanas surrounded by amazing views, and stilled our minds with...
Yoga is … the beauty in all things
How blissful and complete it feels when you manage to fully grasp a moment and see the beauty. To me, this is what yoga is ... without seeking it, just allowing contentment and beauty to shine into your life. Yoga doesn't happen only on the mat but it takes place in...