Tag: spirituality

Of Spirituality and Dimensions

by Anke Mein
Anke Mein
In November 2022, someone indirectly voiced concerns that they felt that certain elements of spirituality were missing in my yoga class. However, it were exactly these elements that led them to experience happiness. Unfortunately, they did not elaborate further.  As a reaction, a part inside me lost its passion and…
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Of Trust and Hope

by Anke Mein
Anke Mein
About 10 years ago, a young woman joined us at Yogashala. She turned out to be dermatologist. We repeatedly conversed about eczema: I knew what it feels like and all about living with it. She was academically educated about it and had only seen effected, deformed and abnormal skin in…
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It’s all about HEALING. And WHOLENESS.

by Anke Mein
Anke Mein
It's all about Healing. And Wholeness. Dedicated to Melanie Deshaies; in union of our bright and caring souls! We are in week 6 of the Covid-19 related shutdown. All our group classes have been taking place online and will for the next 4 weeks. There's a lot going on in…
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How Slowing Down Changed My Life

by Anke Mein
Anke Mein
From A Cardio Nut to Low-Intensity Exerciser: How Slowing Down Changed My Life This blog post is a contribution by Anamaria Suciu. She has been attending yoga classes at Yogashala and the change she describes below definitely showed on the yoga mat!  Overall, I'm a big proponent of finding a…
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A fascinating, quiet world to explore

by Anke Mein
Anke Mein
This blog post is a contribution by Marieke Vos. She has been attending classes at Yogashala for more than 5 years now and yoga obviously has become a part of her life. She shares this enthusiastically with her partner and they regularly enjoy partner yoga in a private class. Dear Marieke,…
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Being spiritual

by Anke Mein
Anke Mein
'Yoga makes you more spiritual'. As I’ve been active in the field of yoga for many years, I’ve heard the most different reasons why people want to practice yoga. ‘Becoming more flexible’ and ‘learning to relax’ are definitely high on the list. But there’s another one: yoga makes you more…
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