AW Yoga Blog

OVERCOMING A FEAR

29th November 2023

I suddenly felt like writing down a mix of fears I have overcome in the last few years. Maybe because I want to give myself a tap on the back? Haha. I am sure you have your own list too! And I am happy for you. I am into validating…

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SEEING LOSSES IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT

24th November 2023

Sometimes we get overwhelmed by a loss that is happening in our life. Sometimes the loss seems too big, such as the loss of a partner, a home, a job. It feels challenging when we are in the middle of it. For some of us it can be the hardest…

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WHO AM I

22nd November 2023

Who am I? Oooh one of the deeper questions won’t you agree? After ten years of yoga, meditation and interest in spirituality this question popped up again today. Over the past years I have learned a lot about thoughts and the ego. The ego and your thoughts, they are not…

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MEDITATION FOR SLEEP

16th November 2023

I have never had problems with sleep. That is until my marriage was falling apart. It was a time of intense stress and I was hardly sleeping at night. Thoughts were racing through my mind night and day non-stop. I knew I had to do something with my mind to…

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ONE YEAR OF WELLBEING CHANGES

14th November 2023

Twelve months ago I came to the South of France eager to make changes in the way I was living. I wanted to become more present and serene, practice more yoga, eat better and sleep more. Basically, take really good care of my overall wellbeing. Lately I have been reflecting…

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A CREATIVE MOMENT OF CLARITY

11th November 2023

Before I knew anything about meditation or presence I had a moment of calmness and clarity twenty years ago that I remember to this day. I was invited to a friend’s house to do pottery painting. My friend had organised a two-hour session with a ceramist at her house, and…

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BRING JOY TO LIFE

10th November 2023

I woke up in the dark, hit the alarm clock and went to my breathing, thinking “it is way too early to wake up now…”. And then I looked outside and saw the most gorgeous sunrise. The sky was on fire and suddenly I was wide awake. Morning plan was…

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TEN YEARS AGO AND ONE YEAR AGO

9th November 2023

Do you ever look back at how far you have come? This is not about keeping score. To me, it is rather about taking a moment to look back and acknowledge the wisdom and teachings you have learned along the way. Maybe the first time I was looking back on…

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WOMEN WOW

8th November 2023

I am probably really late at realising this but I am so amazed about how incredible women are. It struck me this summer, in particular. By the way I am all for men. In my late teens I went to a talk by the British feminist author Fay Weldon. She…

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BATTLING WITH CONSISTENCY

6th November 2023

I can only laugh at myself… Four days ago I proudly declared that I was going to write a blog article every day for the month of November and I have only written one article since that day. Okay, this is a good exercise! The way I actually am and…

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