4 Easy Ways to Create More Awareness

17th April 2019

Mindfulness and awareness are wonderful theoretical topics to read about. However, instead of reading about it and keeping it theoretical, I’m an even greater fan of translating it all, very practically, into modern day life. How can you create more awareness in your modern day life? It’s all about making small shifts, nothing ...read more

How to master meditation in 4 Steps

12th April 2019

Meditation is not hard, impossible or time consuming. Your mind is not too busy and, there is hope. I will show you how to master meditation, using these 4 simple steps. 4 Steps for your mind training

1. Relax

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

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

5 Questions on Meditation

14th November 2017

Answering 5 questions on meditation in this post that come back quite often on my yoga retreats. How do I avoid being sleepy during meditation? My answer to this question is usually: Are you sleeping enough? Lots of people are sleep deprived and this is not the best condition to be in to ...read more

How to get into a Daily Meditation Practice

30th June 2017

Daily meditation: How many times have you told yourself that you’re going to start with it? And, found yourself doing lots of things but meditating in the morning. You’ll do it tomorrow. This evening. Start on Monday. After the holidays. Etc etc. You might feel like you have no willpower whatsoever when ...read more

Why You Need A Silent Retreat

27th June 2017

Going on a silent retreat is not something new or trendy. For thousands of years, in all traditions and religions, people have been going on silent retreats. The need for silence in modern day society is becoming increasingly high though and no wonder… If you work for a living, your life is ...read more

Why it is Never Enough and How to Find more Satisfaction

30th June 2016

We are ALL experts in having the feeling of dissatisfaction. It is Never enough. Satisfaction is sometimes there but the glow of satisfaction fades as soon as we’re yearning for something else. Why is that? In life, there is always a portion of disagreeable experiences. Sickness, pain and distress are obvious examples. We ...read more

5 Reasons Why Your Meditation Might Not Work…

2nd September 2014

“I can’t meditate because I can’t stop my thoughts” is one of the most common reasons I hear from people who’ve tried meditation but quit. In this article I'll share four more reasons why your meditation might not work for you. Let's zoom into the first one: 1. You're trying to stop ...read more