Sometimes it's quite hard to know where to begin when you are starting your meditation practice. There are so many lineages when it comes down to contemplation. You can go with the yoga philosophy, like many articles on this website, or you can go to mysticism, or something quite known: Buddhism. I have to mention that very often these lineages…
I really didn't want to talk too much about it, but it has to be said again that COVID has hit a lot of religious institutions too. As it wasn't allowed to go to sermons in certain countries, other institutions decided to give do their duty and cease their activity temporarily. This also happened in the Buddhist community. There are…
Exotic retreats are probably the most versatile retreats you can think of. Well, considering that they are bookable all year long, without having to cave in on the weather. With exotic retreats, we mean that these countries will take place around the equator. This is because most of these destinations have a very nice climate. These retreats will be warm,…
You've probably already heard of the term: Take your yoga off the mat. And as like me, you probably have wondered, what does this actually really mean?! Well, luckily I've pondered over this theme for years and years. In this article, I hope I'll be able to guide you into this subject a little bit more. And with that, I…
After the pandemic started, online yoga classes have been in the lift. Yoga teachers were looking for a way to survive, and thank god for the innovation of the 21th century. These days most people have (at least) a stable internet connection that is also quite fast enough! However, a lot of yoga teachers don't put a maximum on their…
We've all been through it, we want to have an at-home practice, but we keep on failing. This blog is written because one of my students asked me the century-old question: how to keep a steady yoga practise at home? There were a couple of issues that she was talking about, so I had a deeper look into it. There…
Chicago, the Windy City. Even though they aren't sure who gave the name, that's probably not why you choose to read the article. In this article, we'll be looking at a couple of yoga studios in the Chicago area that you should visit as a true yogi! And if you are not so keen on doing yoga on your travels,…
