Hello Caroline! 🙂 Thank you so much for accepting to do this interview and sharing with the people out there your story of pregnancy and yoga practice. Lavinia UYM: Let’s go down the memory lane. When did you start practicing yoga? Was it love at first sight? Caroline: I tried yoga at work a few […]
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Christina’s Yoga – Strong and grounded w
Who is Christina? I was born and raised in a ranch in Mexico. I have always been surrounded by animals. Horses, dogs, cats, pigs, ferrets, sheep, donkeys, ducks, geese are all main characters in my childhood memories. It was actually through horses that I got my first taste of the benefits and pleasure of exercise. […]
Ma vie en Suede – Podcast Episode avec M
Pour les Frenchies et francophones, un podcast avec Maxime de Ma vie en Suède qu’on a enregistré cet été. Merci Max pour l’occasion de partager mes idées et ma passion pour le yoga et le développement personnel. Ça m’a fait trop plaisir de parler avec toi! Qu’est-ce que vous en penser? Hâte d’entendre vos idées […]
Becky’s Yoga – Between softness and stre
Hey Becky! Thank you so much for being here and for sharing with the world your experience of yoga! Can you tell us a few words about yourself? Who is Becky? I’m a writer, creator and activist for social change. I currently work in marketing communications in the medical device industry. Outside of work and […]
Kathrin’s yoga experience during pregnan
Hi Kathrin! Thank you so much for accepting to do this interview and sharing with the people out there your yoga story and the experience of practicing before and during pregnancy. So let’s get started! Can you share with the readers who Kathrin is? 36, living in Sweden since 2013, researcher at the University of […]
Ashtanga yoga – any benefits?
Ashtanga yoga is the royal eight fold yoga (8 limbs yoga) systematized by the ancient sage Patanjali. 8 LIMBS OF YOGA (ASHTA=8, ANGA=LIMB) Yama – attitude towards others Nyama – attitude towards ourselves Asana – physical postures Pranayama – breath control Dharana – concentration Prathyahara – sense withdrawal Dhyana – meditation Samadhi – complete integration […]
The Superpower
“Wings are freedom only when they are wide open in flight. On one’s back they are a heavy weight.” Marina Tsvetaeva My greatest gift is to challenge the status quo. To disrupt the label boxes of RIGHT and WRONG. To provoke to dialogue. To choose creative and free ideas. To encourage you to look at […]
Become a light in this world: 2nd series...
“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from indomitable will” – Mahatma Gandhi When I was a little girl I used to dream about making the world a better place. I would sit and reflect and question everything. I would wonder: What can I do to make that happen? What gift do I […]
Sunday morning ashtanga practice
Practicing before teaching on a Sunday morning 🙂 The mind is a little calmer than in the second part of the day. Face is still sleepy. The body is a little stiff, but feels more rested and fresh after a usually free Saturday. The extra heaters are ON (because you know…Scandinavia, winter, cold, we need […]
Papillon – a review of our world
I’ve watched Papillon, the movie this weekend. And it made my heart bleed and shine in the same time. Papi’s story triggered so many strong emotions. I went from feeling angry for the injustices that often happen in our human society to feeling the strong lioness roar inside my heart to feeling the pain of […]