I am back from Spain, back from everyday sunshine, intense fragrance of flowers and herbs, sounds of crickets and the river. I spent 5 days almost entirely outside, close to nature, feeling the air, the Sun and refreshing river waters on my skin. Pure joy for the senses. I took some time off and spent […]
… I meditate. I am a classic example of Ayurvedic Vata type. For those of you who are not familiar with this terminology, Vata type people are driven by Air element. When this element is well balanced Vata people can be creative, think outside the box, energetic and learn quickly. If however Vata is out […]
Recently I turned 45. It was a very different birthday for me. For the first time in years, decades even, I really felt that this life that I have, the body that I have is worth some appreciation and celebration. It was a very honest, deep need that I felt within. Maybe it’s the middle […]
I would like to encourage you today to pause for a moment and think of how you support your body to stay healthy and strong. Can I share with you what I do to support mine? My priority is:– a good quality 8h sleep in a cool, well ventilated room– hydration as I have the […]
There are many things we can do to keep our body healthy, our mind calm, rested and our immune system doing it’s job. Sleep is so often overlooked but it’s so, so important. Somehow in our culture not needing much sleep is considered an advantage by some. How did this happen I’m asking? Very often […]
How to advertise meditation? How to show on visually focused social media what meditation is if everything happens inside? How to encourage others to try it without promising some incredible out of body experiences, enlightenment or other ‘spiritual fireworks’? I can do it by sharing my experiences. And why do I meditate? Why do I […]
Picking wild mushrooms is a kind of Polish yoga. It’s very popular in my home country, many people practise it and most have at least a general knowledge of the most popular edible species.There is a whole culture, rituals, do’s and don’ts around it. I was never into it although I love eating mushrooms, cooked, […]
I usually offer these two yoga courses for beginners, part 1 on Mondays and part 2 on Wednesdays.What is the difference between them, you may be wondering 🙂 In part 1 we start with the absolute basics, learning to manipulate our breath (pranayama), and synchronising the breath and movement (asana). We learn how to create ease […]
If you have ever tried speaking another language you probably noticed how different you sound, maybe even hold or move your body as you speak different languages? I’m amazed by how different I sound and even feel using different languages. Each language has its own sounds, structure, its own melody and rhythm. Sanskrit is kind of special 🙂 Being one […]
I know that many of you have been waiting for this moment for weeks now. We are back in The Boathouse Barking Studios from 17th of May!!! We will have limited spaces to keep the safe distance between the mats therefore all bookings need to be done online.For now I’m planning to do both online zoom classes […]