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The Path to Balance: Yoga, Shiatsu, Healing & Well-Being
This is a small space where I share my insights, knowledge, and things I find valuable in daily life.
From time to time I write about Yoga, nourishment, body awareness, practice, and simple things that can support our wellbeing.
If you have a few quiet minutes, make yourself a cup of tea or coffee, get comfortable, and enjoy the read. Maybe you’ll find something inspiring.
Jujube: A Traditional Tonic for Blood Nourishment and Women’s Health
For centuries Jujube (Ziziphus jujuba), often called red dates or Chinese dates, has been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine as a gentle tonic to support energy, nourish blood, and strengthen the body.
In traditional herbal practice, jujube is especially valued for supporting women’s health, helping the body recover from fatigue, menstrual blood loss, and periods of depletion.
Rich in iron, vitamin C, minerals, and plant compounds, jujube has long been considered a simple but powerful food for restoring balance.
Bringing the Wise Woman Back to Society.
Bringing the Wise Woman Back to Society.
We are living in a world shaped for linear progress, endless productivity, competition, and power — a world built around masculine biology and cycles. In this system, women are expected to function the same every single day… but we are not linear beings.
We move in spirals, seasons, hormonal cycles — we are connected to the rhythms of Earth herself.
When we suppress this nature, we suppress our intuition, creativity, compassion, peace-keeping power — the very qualities that the world needs most.
And the result? Women are exhausted, disconnected, confused about their identity, and often ashamed of perfectly normal transitions.
Especially the transition of perimenopause — a time society has made us fear.
But in truth?
Perimenopause is not the end of anything.
It is the rite of passage into the Wise Woman — the one who leads with depth, softness, clarity, and courage. The one every community once honored as healer, guide, and spiritual leader.
This wisdom is ready to return.
And it returns through us.
Vinyasa Krama Yoga – Yoga Beyond the Image – A Path for Every Body.
In today's world, yoga is often portrayed through images of ultra-flexible, gymnastic-like bodies. But real yoga is for everyone—not just for the strong, the young, or the naturally flexible. My approach to teaching Vinyasa Krama Yoga is rooted in tradition, respect, and a deep understanding of each individual. You don’t need to be perfect to begin; you just need to be willing.
Benefits of Going on a Yoga Retreat.
I’m just one week back from our Tenerife retreat and am still bathing in the bliss! What better way to get out of the hustle and bustle of city living than to go on a yoga retreat! If you find yourself stressed especially in the current circumstance then attending…
Moving with Purpose: Understanding Vinyasa Krama Sequences
Working for over a decade as a Shiatsu therapist my aim was always to bring a more therapeutic and holistic attitude to my Yoga teaching as well. Now after years of dedication and consistency I become one of the few authorized teachers worldwide who teach the moon...
Spring fatigue – common natural symptom
Everything is about energy—everything is energy—and this level of reality impacts the physical world we see, including our own bodies. TCM – Traditional Chinese Medicine - believes the human body is a microcosm reflecting the macrocosm of the universe…