Experimenting with Coherent Breathing

Experimenting with Coherent Breathing

Three weeks ago I was introduced to the concept of Coherent Breathing by my friend Elisha who is, among other things, a great breathing and meditation teacher. (If you’re curious about what she does, check out her website.)   Learning is always a full-body...
Tuning out with headphones

Tuning out with headphones

We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak. – Epictetus This quote was on my calendar a couple of days ago. On the way to work it struck me to see so many people wearing headphones in public. So am I occasionally, for that...

Energy follows attention, applied

Energy follows attention – applied to one-to-one bodywork sessions   Energy follows attention is a universal principle. As with anything, you should try and experiment with it for yourself to see if it works for you and if it feels true to you and brings...

Effective action

Effective action is a natural result of alignment. When your thinking, your emotions and your physical being are attuned to each other, it is clear if, how and when action wants to happen.   I believe we are all doing too much. We definitely make too much effort...
Taking care of your personal space

Taking care of your personal space

There are visible and invisible aspects that form part of self-care. Some things you can see and touch and measure: the food you eat, your hours of exercise, the amount of water you drink, the hours of sleep you get, just to name a few practical ones. And then there...

Being emotional and seeing the world

An observation that I have made again and again is that when someone is emotional – feeling lost, alone, sad, overly joyful, or angry – they often do not stay connected – to themselves and the world. One way how I notice this is that their eyes are...