What is Yoga Assist?
Yoga Assist can be traced back to Tirumalai Krishnamacharya (1888-1989) – an Indian Ayurveda healer and scholar, one of the most influential Yoga...
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Transformation Economy: Knowledge is Not Everything.
The consumer’s natural drive to live a life of meaning and to move beyond material gratification towards inner fulfillment leads to a new...
Is Mindfulness an Urban Trend?
With each new year comes my resolution to look after both my well-being and our planet a little better. The practice of mindfulness, where we...
Spreading the Healing Spark
I wish all of you a happy new year! A year of healing, prosperity and peace! As a point of focus I would like to talk about renewal. It is the...
A Sacred Time of Silence
There is this magic around Christmas time. Yes, we have the jingle bells, the friendly red nose reindeer, and Santa Claus‘ roar „Ho, Ho,...
Who am I? What Your Self-Image Says About You.
Many people are very sure about who they are. However, if you maintain this position you are unconsciously admitting that you cannot see beyond...
Genie in a Bottle – 7 Reminders for Soulful Living
In over 25 years that I have been a holistic healing practitioner, I have found that one of the most powerful metaphors for the human condition...
Healing the Mind: Yoga and Meditation
The working society of the 21st century has changed drastically. Advancements in technology have made us always available to others and only add...
All You Need to Know About Tai Chi
Loosely translated as “Supreme Ultimate Boxing”, from its gentle movements, most people would assume that Tai Chi or Tai Chi Chuan is anything...
Behind Closed Doors – Creating Healing Spaces
Like the sign of the zodiac Cancer the crab, there is a part of each of us that looks out at the world from within a “shell” or layers of...
4 Things You Didn’t Know About Meditation
Meditation. It’s everywhere. Although it may seem like a fad, it has been a long time coming. As a society at large, there was only so long we...
Leadership ABCs – The Little Things Make a Big Difference
There are a finite number of key insights or teachings that I use regularly in my work with individuals and with groups. These are basic...
Under The Bondage of The Smartphone
Homo digitalis and his smartphone. Always online, always available. This small and handy device has become an integral part of our everyday...
12 Ways to Cope With Stress and Anxiety
Stress and anxiety are an inevitable part of the territory of being human. At work, at home and in your social life, you are driven by the...
Yoga? Okay. But Why?
Most people’s understanding of yoga these days is equivalent to stretching. A more differentiated approach considers it a daily exercise to keep...
Ayurvedic Exercise: The Best Exercise for Your Body Type
Our bodies are designed to move. Charaka, the ancient Ayurvedic Physician, wrote over 5,000 years ago: “From physical exercise, one gets...
Travel. It’s Like Going To Church…
I’ve been fortunate enough to be in the presence of His Holiness the Dalai Lama twice in my life and hopefully will have the opportunity again.
Practicing Awareness – REWARD Method
What comes to your mind when using the word ‘awareness’? Maybe you think about concentration, about a heightened attention – and yes, this is all...
Feminism has Failed And Needs a Radical Rethink
Last month I saw the movie Suffragette with a couple of girlfriends. We were left with enormous gratitude for the fight that those early lady...
Podcast: The Awakening of a Scientific Mind
“Our movements, our awareness and our consciousness are all only the product of the activity of neurons in our brain.” Is that so? Dr. Marjorie...