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  • How to Choose the Right Yoga Retreat

    1st July 2014

    A question I get asked a lot by prospective guests. My short answer would be that most yoga retreat weeks are suitable for most people as these weeks offer so much more than just the creative pretzeling on the mat. Yoga retreats are a great way to travel the ...read more

  • Yoga Holiday in Chile: Pure Bliss

    19th March 2014

    Still a little jetlagged but with renewed energy and lots of inspiration I'm happy to share my experience on our yoga holiday in Chile. Canal Om, a Dream come True Canal Om was our home for the week and this location is by far one of the most pure and ...read more

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    10 Reasons To Make Your Next Holiday a Yoga Retreat

    2nd December 2013

    Do you realize we are only four weeks before 2013 wraps up? Just four more weeks left! An interesting question at this point is: Are you on track for creating and manifesting the most incredible 2014 for yourself? Do you know what you would like to welcome into your life in ...read more

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    I’m Not Good Enough – 5 Techniques to Boost Your Confidence

    19th November 2013

    Self confidence was the overall theme over the past few weeks in my coaching conversations in Antwerp. Important enough to share my thoughts about it on a broader scale, and give you 5 techniques that will help you in simply feeling better about yourself. On a very personal note. The fact ...read more

  • The Materialistic Evolution of Yoga

    1st November 2013

    Last weekend, I enjoyed three days in what looked like, Yogic Disneyland. Together with Giulia, owner of In Sabina in Italy and Gustavo Ponce owner of Canal Om in Chile, we set up our own stand at the London Yoga Om Show, in Olympia. 15.000 yogis to be expected, 4000 flyers ready ...read more

  • Post Retreat Bliss Syndrome

    18th October 2013

    Last week, I hosted, what I would call: the Perfect Yoga Retreat. 15 beautiful yogis and yoginis, coming together in Italy for relaxation, yoga, great food, growth, friendship and lots of me time. If you have been reading my previous posts, you will see that I’m repeating myself… I wrote exactly the same ...read more

  • Holiday Time!

    16th July 2013

    "Thank God, just three more days to survive at work and I can finally relax and go on my holiday. And, let me tell you: I need it!" I heard many people saying this phrase or something very similar in the last few weeks. They are thrilled to plug out and not ...read more

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    Hosting the Perfect Yoga Retreat

    2nd June 2013

    Last week Myrna Van Kemenade and myself hosted, what I would call: the Perfect Yoga Retreat. We had 9 beautiful people from all around the world joining and some knockout diamonds were revealed. I really wonder sometimes why I am this fortunate to be welcoming all these wonderful people on my ...read more

  • “Yo, I’m a Yogi!”

    21st April 2013

    Heard this phrase for the first time at one of our retreats in Italy. One of our participants had attended a workshop in New York and someone introduced himself to the group with these words. It goes without saying that during the retreat this phrase became our retreat slogan and ...read more

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    From the Boardroom to the Yoga Shala!

    17th March 2013

    Hi and welcome to the Diamond Blog! I’m Rachel Bonkink, Dutch name, Dutch nationality, but I have been living in Belgium for about 25 years or so. I’m based in Antwerp, a super nice city, actually more like a village but we (the Antwerp people) like to think of it ...read more