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TEN YEARS AGO AND ONE YEAR AGO

9th November 2023

Do you ever look back at how far you have come? This is not about keeping score. To me, it is rather about taking a moment to look back and acknowledge the wisdom and teachings you have learned along the way. Maybe the first time I was looking back on…

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WOMEN WOW

8th November 2023

I am probably really late at realising this but I am so amazed about how incredible women are. It struck me this summer, in particular. By the way I am all for men. In my late teens I went to a talk by the British feminist author Fay Weldon. She…

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BATTLING WITH CONSISTENCY

6th November 2023

I can only laugh at myself… Four days ago I proudly declared that I was going to write a blog article every day for the month of November and I have only written one article since that day. Okay, this is a good exercise! The way I actually am and…

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WHOLE AND COMPLETE

2nd November 2023

At the end of a guided meditation, or at the end of a yoga class, you have probably heard the teacher say: “You are whole and complete, just as you are”. And sometimes, when you have been meditating or practising yoga, you might actually feel this way. Or at least…

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AWAKENING THROUGH ADVERSITY

15th June 2023

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…

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PRESENT MOMENT REMINDER

9th June 2023

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…

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THE BODY HEARS EVERYTHING

5th June 2023

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…

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BECOMING A THERMALIST

25th April 2023

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…

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GRATITUDE NOW FOR FUTURE YOU

1st April 2023

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…

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I RELAX AND THE BODY CAN REPAIR

29th March 2023

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…

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