The Archive

Dear Friend, I hope you are enjoying the longer days and warmer weather, and that you feel well and are able to relish the moments of joy and beauty of life. If we look a bit closer we may discover that every moment is such a moment, if we only see it for what it is, an expression of life in its fullest. Easier said than done! We are all, including myself, living mostly within the constructs of the mind which continuously generates thoughts, ideas, opinions, and many other co

Dear Friend, I hope you are doing well. I just came back from the annual Spring Weekend Yoga Retreat which was such an amazing experience as always, the wonderful people who attended, the serene nature around us, the superb vegan cuisine cooked with love, and the deep dive into all matters yoga which has a profound effect on so many levels. I really love doing these retreats and am very grateful for everyone who joins them, some of which have been attending a few retreats. It

Dear Friend, Happy spring! Time for restarting or refreshing any process that needs to be processed. This time of year usually inspires me to try new things and explore what things are like beyond the periphery of my comfort zone. Along that line, I am very happy to offer some yoga events that fit the spring spirit. Please check them out below and see if anything might resonate. I would love to share these things with you! This month I would like to share with you some though

Dear Friend, I hope you are well, coping with the waves of life events with some balance and ease. The art of living life well doesn't come naturally to most of us, there are many things that go into that but I think it's clear that it must include some level of commitment to any form of contemplative practice so that when the waves of life hit us, when we face challenges and difficulties, we have a foundation that allows us to steadily steer the boat, let go of attachments o

Dear Friend, I hope the start of the year went by smoothly and brought some new experiences into your life. This month I would like to go over some of the common clichés that represent a new age approach to spirituality. Some of these platitudes I will mention are actually pointing in the right direction, they were very likely originated in sincere intentions that were aligned with contemplative teachings such as yoga or dhamma (Buddhism), but somewhere along the line ended u

Dear friend , I hope you had a nice time during the end of the year, and that all that you experienced in 2023 was digested and processed so that there is space for all that is coming in 2024! As some of you probably know, from the yoga point of view new year resolutions are less useful than intentions . Resolutions tend to be result oriented and can easily lead to all sorts of complicated states of mind such as being disappointed of ourselves or getting stuck in a stressful