AW Yoga Blog

The way we stay at home now reminds me a lot of the times I have been on silent meditation retreats. Of course it has nothing to do with what is happening in the world. Still, how it has been for many of us during the past few weeks has…

I wrote a post on my instagram the other day about my trip to Antarctica and when it came to add hashtags, as if by themselves, my fingers wrote #nowifi #freedom. I stopped and thought “No, that’s so weird to write”. And then I realised it was actually the truth…

My word for 2019 has been TRUST and it was fun at the start of the year to have it in mind as I went through my days. And then after a while it somehow disappeared from my focus. Until my big two-week trip with my mum and sister to…

Different teachers who meditate and practise presence daily may have different ways of saying it but one thing is certain: When you include meditation as one of your daily practices your life changes and over time you start loving life. The mindfulness meditation teacher Jon Kabat-Zinn talks about having a…

Did you know that yoga or meditation practice can make you see things you probably wouldn’t have seen or come to by only using your logical mind? It is amazing how things, or answers, can pop into your head without you planning to make it happen. I used to be…

To me, yoga is health, and here I am talking about yoga as a whole, so postures, movement practice and meditation, all included. The close link between yoga and health became really clear to me a couple of months ago. By the way, I am in no way a super-healthy…

Four weeks ago I tried to jump over a horse track in Wimbledon Common to have fun (and show off) and fell hard on the left side of my chest… I did not go to the GP to have it checked. I am not certain if something happened to my…

In my youth and twenties it was easy for me to make decisions, even when they were big ones! I just knew what to choose. Choose where to live, choose university even though I had to move to another country, choose degree knowing the studies would be challenging, choose the…

The more I encounter moments in my life with increased awareness, the more I am okay with challenging situations. I know it is life teaching me something so that I can grow! I am convinced we are here to grow, and that life happens for us, not to us. You…

I am lucky to have a dog. In terms of fitness and feeling well, that’s super-lucky because I have to get out in fresh air and nature every single day! Except for when I am away on holiday and don’t bring my dog with me. Then I miss our walks…