"Yin” is the counter part of “Yang" energy. It derives from Traditional Chinese Medicine.  Yang is warm, active, expressive and outward. Yin is cool, quiet, receptive, nourishing and inward. Winter is considered the deepest Yin season. Yin is the energy that helps us slow down, restore and replenish. It is the part of life that nourishes us at a deep level. I am a very active person during the day and I benefit much from the dark, long nights and the stillness around me in th

Winter heralds the season of restoration and deep nourishment. It is understood as a time when the outer world rests so the inner world may strengthen. Animals hibernate, birds fly South and the plants retreat to their roots. The world grows quieter. It is a powerful reminder that  growth does not always look like action. The energetic Winter qualities in Yoga are: softness, slowing down and introspection. Because nature gives us less sunlight and more cold, Winter teaches us

This farm house is an organic shop, offering vegetables raised on the land and brought straight to our table. In Yoga practice, we want to honor the way our bodies change over time. It is not a problem to be fixed -it’s a natural, continuous process that reflects a life lived, experiences gathered, and wisdom earned. While we can’t fight the inevitable aging of our bodies,  we can shift our perspectives on what it means to grow older. In Yoga, we learn to meet our bodies exac

Namaste from the low lands, this flat and watery land that is so familiar to me. Holland to me, means, the damp, mineral scent rising from the polders after the rain. It is the same exhale the land has been given in centuries. I call it “natte aarde” -wet earth. In November I can smell the faint, sweet rot of fallen chestnuts underfoot. Holland in November smells earthy. Nothing grounds me more than time with my family. To engage with them makes me so grateful. What does “hom

In Yoga, Autumn reminds us of the pause between inhaling and exhaling.   It fills us with warmth, grounding, and stillness.  When we practice “aparigraha” - letting go of what we can’t carry into the next season - we learn to release what we can’t bring with us.  For me, that’s being overactive and busy all the time. I’m consciously practicing letting go of it. I’m deepening my connection with stillness and finding moments to fully rest in myself. I’m nourishing myself by con

Our shoulders are the meeting place between the heart and the hands. They express what we feel and what we offer to the world. The weight of responsibility or the pull of expectation. The longing to reach toward something greater. Our shoulders rise when we guard ourselves. They soften when we relax and allow the world to meet us as we are. We will discover the quiet strength of Serrates Anterior and Rhomboid by activating these core muscles in our planks, arm balances and Yo

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Happy Thanksgiving. I would like to take this moment to express my gratitude to you all! Thank you for walking the “Yoga-journey” with...

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