I still remember that girl Mihaela from 1st grade. Taller than me, physically stronger than me. With that attitude of “I’m the best in the world.” I was shy and introvert. The good girl. The good grades. Playing by the rules. Not knowing how to stand up for myself. The class of 1994, …
I am Lavinia. I=EGO=ego consciousness am=emptiness=soul=space Lavinia=form “When you remove the “I” and the form, you are left with the emptiness=the soul within. That is yoga.” Yogi Arvind, Samyak Yoga School, Mysore, India- notes from philosophy class 300 hours course, April 2016 A couple of months ago while doing my Ashtanga practice, I saw (what …
Hello my dear reader, Hope you are copping well with the cold this winter in case you live in the colder part of the world 🙂 I woke up this morning to a stiff and painful left side of the neck and a stuck upper trapezius. I did my practice anyway while doing a few …
Oh dear, if only I knew how difficult this path will be! I still remember that moment in our little Krakow apartment when Clau, all of a sudden, got fed up into encouraging me to stay in my sweet comfort zone of ignorance and started shaking the hell out of me. She made me fall …
Here I am in our living room where all this craziness (and journey of the most meaningful thing I’ve ever done in my life) started. I cannot believe it is only two years since it all started to take shape. I feel so much has happened during these only two years. I have worked so hard …
I felt his presence two days ago while doing a yoga nidra at home. I was lying down on the floor with my face up towards the ceiling when I felt someone stands next to my mat and looks at me. When I got really scared, I opened my eyes to check if it’s something …
There is a scream inside. The scream of not being heard. Not being understood. Misunderstood. Alone. Hope. Joy. Excitement. Losing hope. Feeling alone. Abandoned. Misfit. Wanting to share my heart. But they don’t see. Eyes perceive. Hearts are blind and frozen. Not wanting anymore. Hurt. You close the heart. Because it hurts. And you fight with …
Woke up this morning to see my article shared by someone. It made my day a lot better to see someone finds it to be of use. And it encouraged me to write today. This article might be confusing. As I don’t really know where to start and what to say. It doesn’t have a proper …
In a country like Romania and not only, you mostly hear about romance, Cinderella stories, girls trying to impress boys, dressing to be liked by others, waiting to be saved, expecting someone else to make you happy. But when the hell are we going to teach self-reliance? When are we going to start teaching our …
A while ago I read this article that talks about motivation versus discipline. At that point in my life made a huge click with what I was experiencing. I was in a point where I felt I have lived almost my entire life in a dream or better said in an unconscious state not seeing the obvious …