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    The Real Reason Why You Don’t Meditate and How to Overcome It

    16th October 2018

    Why is it that so many people are 'into meditation' but don’t seem to be able to set aside those couple of minutes to attend to the mind? As most people know by now, meditation has immense benefits. Meditation develops your mental balance so you can stop sabotaging yourself. A meditation practice makes ...read more

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    Life after burnout, now what?Major pitfalls of being post-burnout.

    10th October 2018

    Hooray, you are out of the burnout and ready to go back into the real world! “I am so proud to be over the burnout and I will dive right back in! Whoop! I’ll show the world what I can do and work even harder to prove it! I am back!” Is ...read more

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    The Power of a Silent Retreat

    27th May 2018

    A silent retreat can be truly transformational and healing. With the right guidance, it can you give insights in your feelings and make it clear why you do the things you do. Zooming in on this subtle feeling that there is something missing for example. This overwhelming feeling of lack, of absence, ...read more

  • 3 Powerful Investments In Yourself that Will Change Your Life

    9th May 2018

    “Métro - Boulot – Dodo”. An interesting little phrase in French to express that lots of people live to work. Literally translated but far less poetic it means:  underground - work - sleep. We get up, commute, work, run errands, eat, and go to bed in order to repeat the ...read more

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    What You will Realise on Your Yoga Retreat

    8th May 2018

    On a yoga retreat, we step away from daily life. We have the time to pause, to listen and to become deeply aware of ourselves. By doing less and having the support we need, we can re-discover ourselves and start manifesting. There are also certain realisations that will pop up but ...read more

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    Self-Discipline and the Quest for Change

    5th February 2018

    Self-discipline, a tricky and interesting topic. Some people have a bit too much; some people can use a bit more. I am a yoga retreat expert. I host about 12 to 15 carefully designed retreats and holidays around the world every year. In the past 7 years, I have organized and hosted ...read more

  • Flexibility, Yoga and Self-Discipline

    18th December 2017

    Flexibility and yoga, they seem to go together like a horse and carriage, in most people’s minds. What comes to these minds is usually the flexibility on the mat: How you can navigate yourself in some kind of a gymnastic pretzeling exercise. What I’m interested in, is to check on this ...read more

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    How to be Happy, Healthy and Rich

    26th September 2017

    "Happy, healthy and rich", it could have been the title of my first book as these words have been in my head for so long now. Happy, healthy and rich are also the basis of a mantra that I often share on my retreats. As, believe me, these words can ...read more

  • 15 Thought Provoking Questions to Deepen Any Conversation

    10th August 2017

      “ SO, WHAT DO YOU DO ? ” Probably the number one question in the world. Go Beyond the Obvious Why not go beyond the obvious? Why not unlock a tiny bit of the mystery behind what makes people tick? On the arrival day of all Revealing Vajra yoga retreats, there is no such ...read more

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    Make Time or Make Excuses: The Choice is Yours

    30th October 2016

    Oh, I would love to but I don’t know if I can make time.
    This must be the global top excuse when life gets busy or when you don’t want to feel guilty about skipping something. People spend hours though watching bad TV series, phones are getting at least 180 checks a ...read more