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Non-attachment. Or: Your life in two suitcases
A while ago I wrote about non-attachment. In fact I got so excited about the topic that I added another post straight after. I guess we can say I got a little bit attached to the whole thing. How I...
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On the move? How to stay centred.
There’s all this talk about the “global village” nowadays. Most of us have friends on several continents. We travel regularly for work, sometimes crossing different time zones. But while the space and...
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Let’s take a FRESH look!
Relocating is great. It means you’re discovering new things almost every day. Just walking in the city centre makes me go “oh” and “ah” at every corner. I’m observing nicely carved features on building...
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Straight down the road, then turn right to disappointment!
Do you want to know how to be unhappy? Well, I’m surprised you read on, because most of us perfectly know how to be miserable. But hey, in case you forgot (or you’re one of these annoying people...
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Amazing success stories. They exist.
We’ve all been there. Repeating things in the hope that we’ll get better at them. That we SUCCEED. Sometimes we do. Most of the times we don’t. Or at least not as quickly as we wish. Now let me...
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You believe in Karma? Really?!?
I know, I know. But there are some things that really puzzle me, and karma is just such a neat, tidy and convenient explanation (did you notice how nowadays everything’s about convenience? We even have...
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My old friend, in a different body
I recently got inspired writing about Karma - and the reason is a cat. Yes, a cat. We met in Burma, out of all places. Let me explain. You see, we were visiting this temple in Rangoon, gorgeous, by the...
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A few days ago, in a refugee camp…
Really, forget all the Lululemon gear, the Manduka mats, just come and practise yoga with these powerful and inspiring women. You don’t need a thing – a concrete floor in a spartan classroom is...
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Incredibly uncomfortable India?
I have been to India numerous times, travelling mostly by myself. Recently a friend was planning to go but got worried by what she was reading in the news. ‘Do you think it’s still safe?’ she wanted to...
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Rejoice – like this baby elephant!
Sometimes… you have to stop and smell the sea. Let the salt prickle on your skin. Poke your nose into the unknown. Why? Because. Have a wonderful weekend! ~ Andrea
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Will our future be that…shocking?!
Let’s hope this is NOT fast forward into the future, but in light of Earth Day and to brighten your mood (think of what we still have!), here’s an awesome video by a band mostly known in France, Mickey...
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African warriors, dancers and cobras
Sometimes you come across ideas worth sharing. This is one of them. Thanks to the Africa Yoga Project over 250,000 Kenyans a year get to practise postures that can not only transform your body, but...
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“Bringing Yoga to Mars in 2018″– here’s how to Think Big
Are you spending days and nights clad in Lululemon attire? Or are you on the fence about the company’s way of promoting yoga? No matter which camp you belong to, you have to give them one point:...
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Yoga for really large bodies –“just move your butt flesh out of the way”!
I’m not sure if you’ve noticed, but hardly anyone ever showed up for yoga to lose weight. Ironically, to be accepted in the yoga room (or at least to feel that way), you had to be slim already. Maybe...
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Headstand “drains the stumps”
How would you do yoga without your legs? As practitioners, we’re getting into fierce warrior positions, quite often trying to build heat, confidence, work up sweat. Usually teachers give instructions...
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Do you know an orphaned elephant?
They say we should be happy. Being happy is good for you. It makes your neurons tingle. But what is this elusive happiness? What does it look, taste, smell like? And can I have a repeat prescription...
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How I moved with two suitcases…
One year ago, I moved from London to Melbourne with only two suitcases. We couldn’t pay the shipping for all our things. But we also felt it was time to leave the old stuff behind, start a new life,...
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Yoga in the West Bank
What would you do, living in an unstable country, your daily routine marked by either lack of food and resources, lack of security, an ongoing conflict about control of land – or even all of the above?...
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Yoga ruins your life. Oh yesss. It does.
Listen to the respected (and oh so wise!) Richard Freeman who explains in 2:28 minutes how yoga will ruin your life. But anyway, maybe for you – yes, for you, reading this – it’s already too late! What...
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Today, act differently
Next time you’re in a situation that leaves you no choice – think again. No one but you decides what you will choose. In every situation of your life, again and again. And maybe, along the way, you’ll...
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