Blog - The Art of Balance

Why do I meditate?

Phew what a question. How much time do you have? One could fill a book, or simply say, well I meditate because I love myself and I deserve it! End of story! But let me be more specific. You see, I do feel that by meditating and / or practicing yoga you actually give...

The season of Winter & your Kidney Health

Each season is associated with one of five elements. Earth Metal Water Wood Fire. Winter belongs to the Water element. The energy that predominates this season is a slow, inward energy that encourages introspection and insightfulness. Like water, it is clear and deep;...

Lifestyle advice. My latest article published on DoYouYoga.com

12 Pieces of Advice to Tell Your Teenage Self, From Your Adult Self Recently, I asked my adult yoga students what they wish they had known, what kind of advice they would have liked to receive as a teenager. Oh, how insightful the answers were. I passed the wisdom on...

HOW TO STAY MOTIVATED!

The most important question to ask yourself, for yoga and for life. Losing motivation, hands up if that has ever happened to you. Mine is up. Sometimes, we even lose motivation for the very things we previously had a passion for. No need to dwell on the fact that...

Mantra For Letting Go

I let go. I simply let go. ◊ I am not my thoughts. I am not my fears. I am not limiting beliefs. I let them go. ◊ I am not my stress. I am not my fears. I am not my insecurities. I let them go. ◊ I simply let go. ◊ I feel lighter with every breath. I feel calmer with...

5 GO-TO Yoga Poses Post Athletic Training

5 GO-TO Yoga Poses post athletic training, to increase mobility in thoracic spine and hips. Yoga meets us where we are at; mentally, emotionally and physically. Yoga is a science and art of connecting mind, body, and spirit. The breath is a key element of yoga. ...

Kirtan at The Art of Balance

Gayatri Mantra Om Bhur Bhuvah Swah Tat Savitur Varenyam Bhargo Devasya Dhimahi Dhiyo Yonah Prachodayat The Gāyatrī Mantra, also known as the Sāvitrī mantra, is dedicated to Savitur, the sun god. The sun in the mantra represents both the physical sun and the Divine in...

Home Yoga Practice to move stuck energy and find inner calm

A 30minute basic yoga, breath and meditation practice for anybody at anytime of the day 🙏. You only need a mat or clear space inside or outside. It is a complete practice on its own, you can of course add more dynamic vinyasa or add some gentle yin yoga at the end....

On a personal note: learnings, doings, ponderings in times of the covid19 pandemic.

As the world transforms into a new state of being (you could call it transforming to the new vibrations of the 5th Dimension), we as individuals and a community are feeling and being impacted by the effects. There is certainly a new sense of wisdom and enlightenment...