In Episode #15 of The Slowolution Podcast, I am joined by Kara Mohr and we are talking about the importance of finding the rhythm between motherhood and a healthy lifestyle. As moms we go through many seasons in our life, and it is important to find the rhythm in each season in order to be…
Music as stress reliever
Music is everywhere around us – we listen to music at home, in the car, at the gym, when out for a jog, at restaurants, in stores, and the list goes on and on. But have you ever taken the time to actively notice the effect music has on you? Or how different types of…
Travelling as stress reliever
Like many people, I love travelling! I usually don’t like going back to the same place, because I love to explore. There are so many wonderful and interesting places around the world, and every time we take vacation, I want to go some place new – this gives me the opportunity to explore new cultures,…
Should you combine various types of training – yes or no?
Pilates – TRX – Body Toning – Boot Camp – Aqua Fit – Functional training, I teach all these trainings methods in my studio in Zumikon wellbalanced.ch. Many participants ask if it is enough to do once a week Pilates, as they think that Pilates is not as strenuous as other type of workout …….
Psychology of weighing yourself
We are all very focused on weighing ourselves on a regular basis…..it is almost as if we are looking for the scale to tell us whether we should feel good about ourselves or not! I find it fascinating that meanwhile there are all these methods, machines and gadgets measuring anything from body weight, to body…
How to get out of a Motivation rut
No matter how motivated we consider ourselves as people, there are always going to be times when we are less than excited to take action. We all have those days where we just don’t feel like doing anything and morph into the world biggest couch potato. Be it in our job, our quest for health…
Are carbs bad for us?
Very often I hear people say that they are on a diet, and that’s why are not eating carbs! To this day, every time I hear this, I am shocked! For one due to the fact that people are still falling for some “quick-fix-diets”, despite the wide knowledge that such diets simply don’t work. But…
Ayurveda Massage and Siddha Treatments from South of India
So much has been said and written in the western world about ayurveda treatments and ayurveda massage! Almost as much as about yoga. But still so many people keep on wondering what is actually an ayurveda massage. Is it really something different? Or is it the same like other known classical massages but only using…
Meditation and Yoga – How do they relate?
I am often asked about the connection between yoga and meditation. The answer is simple, but may come as a surprise. Mediation is traditionally seen as an aspect of yoga. Meditation relates to yoga like any limb relates to the whole body. Unfortunately, nowadays yoga is often seen almost exclusively in terms of its physical…
O – make it your own yoga
O is the zero, the blank, the multivalent yet undetermined. O is your personal slogan, make it your own yoga It is with an O, minimal, complete, round, undetermined, void, that I better describe my own yoga practice, the one that I know about and share with my students. I believe yoga is much more than the tribal…