I quit smoking about a year and a half ago, or put it differently: I have been smoke-free for 531 days when I’m writing those lines. I’m pretty proud because I feel more aligned with my holistic wellness way of living. Cigarettes and I had been having a complicated relationship for almost two years. The …
Wellness, the act of maintaining wellbeing through healthy habits and routine, can be very vague for some, while very specific for others. The thing is that wellbeing is not just about green juices and exercise, and it’s not all about candles and relaxation music either. It’s a lifestyle and as with every lifestyle, it requires …
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I want to share something without knowing exactly what or where it will lead. Right now, I’m facing a choice, or better said a decision to make, and this isn’t easy. This is something that I’ve been trying to ignore so hard in the past months, but that is now about to blow into my …
The after Vipassana retreat or gradually coming back to reality As mentioned in the first part of this initially long article, I did a 7-day meditation retreat in Koh Samui. Now that I gave you an insight into the retreat itself, I wanted to write about the after. I let you imagine: spending 7 days …
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I wrote this article when I just returned from a week of silent meditation (Vipassana) retreat spent in a Buddhist monastery in Koh Samui, Thailand in 2019. At first, I wasn’t sure if I wanted to write on the subject, but it now seems obvious to me (#theworldneedstoknow). Like others surely, I did some preliminary …
Health is like happiness, you only realize what you had once it’s gone. Maintaining good health is central to a balanced and holistic wellness lifestyle. Nevertheless, talking about staying healthy when you’re actually healthy sounds very theoretical, at least to me. Because, how can you know about health when that is the only state you’ve …
What does finding meaning in life mean? Do you feel lost right now? Asking yourself where you’re going and if all of this makes sense? If so, then I have a few more questions for you: When was the last time you took time for yourself? More generally, when was the last time you listened …
Being grateful means being thankful and acknowledge your appreciation. It can be spontaneous, for example when you receive a gift or a compliment, or a bit “forced” when you intentionally want to practice it. The good news is that the more you practice gratitude, the more natural it becomes, just like everything in life 😉 …
How to deal with your emotions? Obviously this question addresses more the negative than the positive ones. To some extend and in some situations, we can be tempted to let ourself engulfed by our emotions. It’s the easy path. Say hello to your dear friends “self-pitying”, “victimisation” and “negative self-talk”. In those moments, I feel …
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