Calming your anxious mind with conscious breathing
In these turbulent times it is normal to feel quite worried and anxious and we have all the reasons and we have all the reasons to feel like that. However, it is not heathy for our body and mind to...
How to practice mindfulness during vacation
Even though the weather in Belgium may not look like it, it's summer and vacation time for many. When I share with my colleagues about our meditation practice, we seem to have one thing in common:...
What happens on a mindfulness retreat?
Three habits that can improve your sleep
Sleep is a complex process. There are so many factors to consider when talking about what you can do to improve it. However, there are three crucial habits that are probably responsible for 80% of...
Building in powerful stress relievers in your daily life
Actually, not much is needed to take care of yourself in situations in which you feel powerless and overwhelmed. For my favourite exercise, called “box breathing” you only need: your breath. And as...
Improving your energy levels with small morning and evening rituals
In the past months, everything has changed more dramatically than anyone could have imagined – and our bodies have taken its toll. Here are some morning and evening rituals to support your energy...
Breathe yourself to sleep: How conscious breathing can help you fall asleep
Breathing happens by itself without even thinking of it, while at the same time we can consciously control it. It can be a powerful instrument to help us fall asleep (again) when we are struggling...
How to soften your inner drive system in times of crisis
In these uncertain times it is important to learn ways how to calm and ground yourself.
What else is here besides the thinking?
We are so much caught in thinking all day long that sometimes we forget our body. in mindfulness we learn to expand our awareness so we are less caught up in the tightness of stressful thinking and...
What you didn’t know about stress – and might change your life
Waiting for something to finally come true…
Very often we are on our way somewhere or we push ourselves to get to a certain point. Thus we miss the here and now, because our view is only in the future. Patience is the ability to accept...
How mindfulness practice can become an embodied attitude
Do you know the feeling that you are longing for the one button to switch off your worrying and busy mind in the evening when you get home from work? Sometimes the busyness of the mind can prevent...
Why truly healing silence is not the same as absence of sound
It's funny what happens when things around you become silent. You can observe it very clearly in meditation. You have switched off your phone, sat down, closed your eyes. And it's as if the inner...
Planting the seeds of mindfulness in your family
Our children know how to push our buttons and yet they are such important teachers in our life. prioritizing self-care and becoming more aware of our own feelings and reactions are important...
The beauty of the beginner’s mind and how it brings happiness into everyday life
Sometimes our life feels dull and without any excitement. but when you learn to bring curiosity to every single moment of you life even the most boring task can bring you joy and happiness.
Improving your energy with small rituals
Are you one of those few lucky people who wake up in the morning and jump out of the bed with full energy and lots of enthusiasm? Or do you need one or two hours and a strong coffee to really wake...
Coming to your senses
The doing mode has a a strong pull on us and can eventually lead us to exhaustion. By pausing and coming to our senses we can learn how to switch to a more nourishing being mode.
Healing your inner critic with self-compassion
Have you ever noticed how you are criticizing yourself on a constant basis? I certainly have a whole list of self-critical thoughts. "I am too fat; I don't do enough sports; I am not efficient; I...