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    Why Yoga Alone Is Not Enough

    29th January 2026

    Three Pillars of Manifestation Yoga is powerful. The three pillars of manifestation are even more powerful. The physical practice builds strength, flexibility and presence.The Yoga philosophy offers a profound understanding of the human mind.For many people, yoga is the first doorway into awareness. And yet, for all its value, Yoga alone rarely ...read more

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    Manifestation Starts in the Body

    23rd January 2026

    Why the Nervous System Comes First Many people tell me they want to manifest something in their lives.

    • A new relationship.
    • More freedom.
    • Financial ease.
    • A different future.
    What they rarely say, but almost always mean, is this: I want to feel different. More ...read more

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    More Than a Yoga Holiday: What People Realise After a Retreat

    16th January 2026

    Manifestation starts in the nervous system A few weeks after a retreat, people realise 'things' and I often receive messages like this: “Some of the things you mentioned during the retreat still resonate. Taking a pause, even if it is just a minute to breathe and set my intention before acting, has ...read more

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    How to Deal with Negative Thoughts (From a Meditation Perspective)

    29th April 2025

    Negative thoughts don’t knock. They let themselves in. They arrive uninvited—mid-shower, during emails, in the car, or while you're smiling at a dinner table—and suddenly, you're spiraling. And here’s the part that’s hard to admit, even for many of my clients: the more we try to silence them with logic, the louder ...read more

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    How to train your mind

    21st August 2024

    How to train that beautiful monkey mind with meditation? Many people who come to my yoga retreats have never really meditated. The really in italics as most of them have tried the apps or even followed an 8 week MBSR course but then, falling out of practice. For many, the retreat ...read more

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    How do I stop worrying?

    1st July 2024

    It’s safe to say that you might not be human if you don’t worry at all. There’s always some little worry that can play tricks on your mind. Even when you are all relaxed and ‘zen’, there might be a moment of worry at some point during the day. Worry becomes a ...read more

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    How to quiet the voices inside your head

    29th March 2021

    If you’re an aspiring writer, a yoga teacher ready for more students. If you have an online business or you are an employee ready for a promotion; the struggle is real. You know that you ‘should’ do certain things to show the world that you are good at what you do, ...read more

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    Just be You or, better not?

    4th March 2021

    Just be you or, better not? What an odd question you might think. Shouldn't we always be ourselves and thus our authentic self? From one question to another as now the question arises: who am I? In my case, I am a daughter, a lover, a soul sister, a meditation teacher, a partner, ...read more

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    2021: How love and kindness might just be our way out

    22nd September 2020

    In our daily newsfeed, love and kindness don't seem to exist. Most people are completely fed up with all the Corona talk, the news, the negativity, the fear, all the opinions and the expert views? Plans getting cancelled, urgh… over and over again. Corona has catapulted us into a completely different world. I often ...read more

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    Yoga for the Mind: a 5 Step Process to Overcome Fear and Anxiety

    27th April 2020

    Even for the most grounded person, it’s really not easy to rest in that calm abidance that is often times mentioned in Buddhism. These are seriously challenging times and so many feel pulled in all kinds of different directions. As a human species, we have been through a thing or two ...read more