Yoga is not therapy
Yoga teaches us to not be attached to the fruits of our labour. Our practice cannot replace therapy although it helps in so many ways, it is easy to be tempted to think so. But it is exactly what it is: a practice.
The change you want to see in others
A bit about excuses, motivation and, of course, body hacks. Especially the body hacks :)
The right thing and the right reasons
This entry is about self respect. Also, me explaining how when I have self-respect, I make jokes.
What do you need?
“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!” - Hunter S. Thompson
Radical Forgiveness
It feels like the best time to write about Radical Forgiveness. It is a very tangible and quite simple tool useful for shadow work. It helped many many people around the world making it a better place.
We need other people
About how we all need to be held to let go, open up and process. How we need other people and how important this is to me.
Welcome to 2023
Two weeks in and it feels as if it was at least four months! Honestly, I think 2022 was exhausting and I have the impression that many people feel that way. Do you have any resolutions?
Deepening my practice
People come to Rishikesh to find peace and joy. I came to find my own practice, move away from always needing a teacher. To find the discipline within, and knowledge how to do things right.
For hope is a false god and gets us lost
When Pandora opened the container left in care of her husband, she unleashed all sorts of curses upon mankind. When the lid cracked open, all evil escaped into the wilderness, leaving one thing at the bottom. It was hope. But the hope is the worst of them all. By hoping for or expecting a good life that we can never have, we prolong our torment. It had me stuck, lying to myself, hoping that things will get better on their own. It was despair that had set me free.
Traditional gender roles
Equal does not mean the same and there are many constructive ways in which we can use our differences. Not just use them to bully each other. Yet the bullying happens anyway. The thing is, we can do something about it.
Femininity is hard
Some controversies I found related to femininity. At least the beginning of that, since there is much more to cover.
Deal with your resistance before you do anything else
A few words about my resistance and struggle with being nice to myself
How to meditate
Is meditation already a hype? I remember trying to read Osho who wrote a book on how to meditate, without explaining how to do it. Let's not be Osho :)
Only you can make you wait
I wanted to touch base on something quite prevalent, yet maybe from a different perspective than elsewhere. I am talking about misconceptions about love life.
We are all addicts
Here's a few words about processing of trauma and dealing with addictions. Or using addictions to deal with trauma. Or the world around us.
Serious underlying issues and stupid things
Shadow self, denial and disconnection in extreme forms may cause serious underlying issues. And I didn't even get to the external reasons for serious problems!
What is PMDD like?
Many a time have I heard from men about difficulties in comprehending female experience of menstrual mood swings. Yet chemical imbalance of the brain is a thing. It influences our behaviour and makes us attach to the wrong people. I hope to shed some light on this subject.