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Just to “announce” it again, the psoas is my favourite muscle! I wrote about it on the blog end of August last year (in the article “Psoas work works”). Still not done with this muscle, probably never will. The psoas is perhaps a muscle you have never heard of, but…

Ok, I get it, I won’t really get men interested in trying one of my yoga classes by talking too much about conscious breathing, stillness and calmness within! So I thought I’d share some real physical benefits that come with yoga, especially when it comes to combining yoga with a…

This feeling of being stuck, trapped, is a feeling I had for several years and that I know well. There was not really anyone to blame for it, except myself! The responsibility, the need to be in control, this 110% commitment I felt I had to give to the children,…

Over the past year, I have noticed I very often get this response when I suggest to someone they come and try my yoga class: “No, I do pilates”. I am unsure what it means, but I can acknowledge there are lots of ways to understand the word “yoga”. Probably…

The other day, this feeling of contentment unexpectedly came over me. I had spent six hours at a business event with lots of inspiring presentations, and when I came back I went out for a walk with my dog. Lots of space and nature around me, the sun was still…

I started an instagram account about two-three months ago, and I must admit I get a lot of inspiration from people I follow. Looking through what was showing up on the last days of December, there were several posts being published regarding deciding on “your word” for 2018. Apparently, if…

The other day, I saw a cute drawing of two circles – in one of them it said “Comfort zone”, and in the other “Where magic happens”. In which circle would you prefer to be? Maybe in both!😄 I am more and more into getting out of my comfort zone,…

Just wanted to put it out there – how do you feed your mind? Do you have an idea of what you let in, do you have clear boundaries in terms of what you feel is right for your mind to be working on? If we take the example of…

During the eight-week Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction course (MBSR), participants go through an exercise with the aim to increase awareness of the activities they are involved in on a daily basis. These activities are then, based on how the participant views them, divided into two groups: nourishing and depleting activities.…

I have been thinking about expressing kindness lately. And here I am thinking kindness in words rather than kindness as an act of kindness. I have always liked the expression “actions speak louder than words” as words can often be said without any intention behind them. However I have found…