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We, human beings, are as much part of nature as everything else on the planet and yet we think we function differently…. What if we would try and live more in harmony with what we’re part of? We really are a one-of-a kind species, aren’t we? We think we know what’s...

Even if we make time to do relaxing things, even if we take care of our body, even if we clear our agenda’s, even if we own less, we can still have a mind that is racing all the time. And that is very exhausting! So, let’s find out how we can quiet our mind so that we...

Are we able to do less? What if we needed to, because (the quality of) our lives depended on it? Why wait until we’re forced to slow down because of illness or any other throw back in life? I’ve been talking the last couple of weeks about creating habits, about...

People say: “You always have a choice”. Do we? Let’s have a look at what it means to choose. The other day, a colleague of mine asked me: “Do we really always have a choice?” I say: “Yes!” She was not sure and a lot of people, disagree, get angry even. I know, it’s...

When you have a peaceful, joyful morning, you’ll be able to handle whatever happens that day. Let’s have a look at why having a morning routine, and learning how to have a morning ritual can bring you so much peace. We often wonder why we feel so stressed all the...

  We’re all longing for a good night sleep but how much to we actually contribute to creating one? What if we could train our body and mind to wind down? Let’s see how we can turn ourselves from someone who is dreading to go to bed, because we fear we’ll be awake...

Do your toes curl whenever people say you need to create good habits? Do you already feel failure lurking around the corner when you want to change your lifestyle into a healthy lifestyle? Let’s have a look at habits and when you need them and when not. First of all:...

We all have like 50 to 80 000 thoughts each day. That means it is really important to choose which thoughts we want to feed and which not. Feeding thoughts? How can I feed, or not feed, thoughts? Thoughts pop up. Things trigger thoughts to come up. So, the fact of...

When I am talking about minimalism, I very often get reactions from people who belief that minimalism means living like a stoic monk, void of all pleasures in life, or who think you need to live in a house with one chair, one table and one plant, to be a minimalist. I...

I would like to talk about talking. Is it relaxing? Is it stressful? Is it interesting? Is it helpful? Is it wasting time? … As I am always trying to be very conscious about what is giving me energy and what is draining me, I would like us to think for a moment about...