AW Yoga Blog

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…

I like to trust! It is a conscious choice I have made. I have decided I’d rather trust than be skeptical and overdo thinking. Taking inspiration from the bestselling spiritual author Gabrielle Bernstein, I see trust as leaning toward love instead of fear. The word trust has come more into my daily…

“I can do what I want”. This is something that has come up for me so many times lately. It feels liberating to know that it is not only something I say, it is something that feels right too. I know the expression may sound childish, as if insisting on…

Words are important to me! And I have noticed that with mindfulness practice, not only have I become more aware of my thoughts and emotions, I have also increased my awareness of the words I use. Words turn up in our head with the constant conversations we have with ourselves.…

Okay, so if there is something I really love love love with the yoga that I am practising, it is the feeling of being stable and light at the same time. I’m nearly always there in my self-practice, and sometimes I am there both in my practice AND my daily…

Are you going skiing this winter? Then please take this advice: Prepare your body for your skiing holiday! It is worth it. Here’s my experience from last winter. But first some background: I have been skiing since I was little – I am Norwegian and there is a saying that Norwegians are…

I love teaching yoga and I also love including my knowledge of mindfulness meditation in my classes. Savasana, the final relaxation at the end of a yoga class, that’s when the mind is calmer. I view it as a truly nourishing time for you, your body and your breath. What…

I can only think of two time periods in my life when I wasn’t naturally happy waking up in the morning. The first time was when I was in my twenties and had a job so far away I had to get up at 5.30am to arrive on time –…

I have recently come across the expression embracing what’s challenging from two different places, and just realised that embracing what I personally find difficult is what is needed of me too! Life is sending me into deep and clear reality… Let me start by saying that I like the word EMBRACE. There…