When Mind Returns to Body — My husband grew up in the Amazon rain forest. Until he met me, he had never left the forest, let alone his country Brazil. His world is physical, raw, natural. He grew up with hard physical labor on the field and in the forest. Hunting and fishing was how he…

The inquisition is over. Or is it? — Women may not literally burn at the stakes anymore, but our crusades are running full throttle. Righteousness reigns the world. We are morally superior to Putin, the obese, and narcissists; to toxic males, women who enjoy their sexuality, and the unvaccinated; to the neighbor who left four little kids behind…

Don’t be fooled by the illusion of comfort and safety. — The difference between those who make it and those who do not make it is a simple idea: Giving up is not an option. For some people, this sounds like one of those self-optimization mantras that only Navy Seals and those with mind mastery are capable of. Think again. For…

Everything Is Personal — Up until about a year or two ago, I was blissfully unaware that our ever-so-peaceful world has been conquered by a vicious species called narcissists. Whereas in previous times we seemed to be happy enough to call someone an asshole, modern times apparently require a more sophisticated diagnosis. So recently…

This is how fast you travel in the Amazon. I’m the most unlikely person to travel to South America. When I was a kid, I dragged my blanket into the kitchen and slept on the floor there because there was a moth in my room. It wasn’t that I thought…

Why It Is So Hard and How To Make It Easier When we struggle with frustrations, overwhelm, anger, anxiety, our family members or keeping our socks together in pairs, there is this one advice we hear often: Love yourself. (Am I the only one who sometimes feels like this sounds a lot like its naughty cousin ‘F** Yourself’?) It is good…

The Three Elements of Love If we want to learn to accept the whole package of who we are it helps to know what it consists of. When we know everything about ourselves and we begin to accept all our emotions, thoughts and fears and see the innocence in all of it, we begin to…

In his article “Shame and Bodywork: a Persisting Problem”, Dan Cayer beautifully relates his experience as a teacher of the Alexander Technique and the pressure he has felt to be the perfect embodiment of the result his clients are looking for. …

When we struggle with frustrations, overwhelm, anger, anxiety, our family members or keeping our socks together in pairs, there is this one advice we hear often: Love yourself. That is good advice. When we fully love ourselves, life becomes infinitely better. When we love ourselves every moment, we can handle…