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Oooh that’s a bit of a harsh title but do you know it is true? Here is my example: For the last months I have been wanting to write every single day and have been complaining to myself and others that it is hard to write at home and why…

Last night I watched a couple of episodes of the newly released tennis documentary Break Point on Netflix. I am interested in learning how top players deal with their emotions before and during a match. I had to stop the film at one point to write down something the female…

Have you ever decided on a word for the New Year? I have, and this year my word is DEPTH! Previously I have had ALIGN, TRUST and other words I can’t remember… However, ALIGN helped me remind myself to come more often into the present moment, and TRUST helped me…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…