If you flop down on the couch in your sweatpants after a long day, it might be difficult to imagine that there is a goddess inside of you. And yet it is so. Just look at this beautiful poem and all the goddess qualities that you already possess or strive for … Dear woman, this […]
After teaching almost non-stop for a few days, I’m taking a day off to nurture myself. Turns out, the weather is supportive of my decision: it’s been raining all day. Perfect day for some restorative yoga, meditation, writing, listening to all of the Riverboat Gamblers albums and cooking. And eating, of course. I love healing […]
Karlijn is beside a yogi also one of the founders of Holistik, an online lifestyle magazine for the stylish & sustainable do-gooder. Together with her associate Evelyn van Hasselt she provides her readers with tools to become the most radiant version of themselves. We asked her three questions about what yoga means to her: Who introduced […]
Get stronger, leaner and lighter by adding weights to your yoga practice. As many of you know from my fun and creative Yoga with Weights classes, I’m a big fan of adding light (3-5lb) hand weights to many yoga postures during asana practice. I love the way hand weights add an extra element of strength, […]
Grete S. Kempton shares her experience of the parallels between writing and yoga. Listen, listen… A few years ago I came across a quote by the American writer and theologian, Frederick Buechner. His words were about listening. In a few and beautifully expressed lines, he summed up the very reason I have kept a journal […]
You will only have it: cancer. Two years ago businesswoman Odette Schoonenberg had to endure three different types of cancer and to our great sorrow, she died shortly after. During the hardest period in her life, she found strength in delicious, healthy food. Because food is fuel according to Odette. Her best tips, wisdom and […]
21-06-2017 Six months ago, I closed the doors of my thriving yoga studio. People told me I was crazy and I must admit: that first week after closing the studio, it and I did feel slightly crazy. After teaching most evenings for ten years straight, I felt a bit lost that first week. I found […]
