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How do we awaken? The easiest and most common way is through adversity. The majority of us need to go through really hard times in order to wake up to the beauty of life. It is natural for all life forms to live through a period of adversity in order…

Most of us live with a feeling of needing to get to a future moment in time where all will be well and we will finally be happy. Since our life consists of this moment – the present moment – all our life, what if we started treating this very…

Have you ever felt discomfort in a region of the body and come to the conclusion that the cause of the discomfort is emotional stress expressing itself? I always say that the body is amazing. Whenever I notice discomfort or pain I fully believe in the body’s ability to heal…

Okay, so let’s first understand what a “Thermalist” is. It is the title of the new book by Dr. Susanna Soberg, the Danish internationally leading expert on Cold and Heat exposure. Here is her definition: “A thermalist uses deliberate cold and heat therapy (contrast-therapy) right after one another or on…

As I sorted through my belongings before moving out of my home in Wimbledon last year I came across several gratitude journals. These were journals I wrote during the time my marriage fell apart and I felt totally broken. I looked through a few of them and decided to keep…

Three days into a minor physical injury and I am happy I found a way out of it. It is still here and might be for some time but I remembered what I believe in and that is: The moment I know deep down I will be fine the body…

It is March and I am in the South of France and can’t believe my luck. At the same time, in these past few weeks, thoughts have been coming up regarding the situation I was in March of last year. Someone had taken me to court twice and I was…

As soon as I typed the title of this article I realised something is wrong. There are no small moments. A moment is a moment! There is this moment and then this, and it continues that way throughout our life. I guess we tend to call very happy events (such…

On Friday this thought came to mind: “I think I am living in abundance”. It is the first time I have ever “heard” this thought. It has to be said the day (in the South of France) had been exceptionally beautiful. The sky was blue, the sea was full of…

There is something I really like to do morning and evening now and that is to breathe in from the base of my spine and into the top of my head. By sending energy into my brain I get a sense of linking up my whole system and feeling more…