Musings moving the mind
Some of these blogs were written before I accidentally deleted most of the data from my old website in early 2023. And some have been revamped or recently created from my musings and thoughts now. It is my hope that my writings inspire you to feel and be in your body with renewed curiosity.
Why a ‘step by step’ approach gives more results than a quick fix
I have never believed in quick fixes. Rapid changes often mess with our finely tuned system They undermine our natural rise and fall, resulting in overly intense highs followed by deep lows. We have probably all tried a Jo-Jo diet, where you ended up worse off than...
Rooting in yourself
In my retreats at Jardin de Luz, I often include one or more Chakradance sessions. While dancing through the base chakra myself, I came upon the themes of belonging and birthright. I know that there are many people who struggle with a deep feeling and belief of not...
The way you move tells your personal myth
What is your story?And is it still the story you want to tell yourself? The way you move tells your personal myth and shows you the hidden parts of yourself. It reveals to you the deepest beliefs and feelings that underlie the story you have come to tell yourself...
Our stories start and change in the body
I love this quote and I believe there is so much truth in it! Our bodies know they belong; it is our minds that make our lives so homeless." —JOHN O’DONOHUE Our stories start in the body with the way our autonomous nervous system feels the world from moment to moment....
Awareness through movement versus awareness of movement
We often move on automatic pilot in many situations of our lives, We vaguely know what we do, but do we really know how we do it? What is happening behind the scenes so to speak? How is our action benefiting our intention? For most people, the most basic intention to...
Let your senses take you back to your heart
In this blog, I share how you can tap into the intelligence of your heart by engaging consciously with your senses to come home to yourself and find your inner peace after an upsetting event or news story or simply after a stressful day. And what’s more, it also helps...
Somatic dance play, somatic movement?
(with a little taster at the end) What does somatic mean? In the Feldenkrais somatic movement education community, we are asking ourselves this question: Do people understand what we mean by this word? Soma means the body as experienced from within. The felt sense of...
Self improve through self-connect
Many people are so busy becoming a better version of themselves. Often before even feeling themselves, feeling familiar with the deeper parts of themselves, or their living body (the soma). Before knowing who they truly are or knowing how to get to know their most...
A vibrant You starts with a free voice
In this video, I talk about the impact of our physical and mental habits and our emotional behavior on our life energy. Energy that wants to move. It expresses itself through our movement and our voice. Ultimately, the way our energy is allowed to flow determines how...
The sound of you
Sound is our channel for expression. It is the energy of vibration and has the potential to heal and open the spaces in ourselves energetically and physically. It eases our breathing, and softens tight places in the chest and back. Therefore sound is an important...