What Motivates Me to Face My Fears and Embrace Failure

"What if I fail?" Have you ever asked yourself that question? Now that I'm facing a new challenge as a yoga retreat host, I've asked that question myself. Luckily I do have a strong motivation to help me face my fears. Here is my why, and also the reason I try to embrace failure.

This is Why I'm Obsessed With My Daily Routine

I’ve been talking a lot about my daily routine lately. Actually, the first thing I do once I arrive at a new destination is to establish a new daily routine. I’m kind of obsessed about it, and I think you should too. Here is why.

Teaching Yoga at Plantation Villa. This is How it Ended

Updated 10/06/18. I was considering ending my yoga teaching gig at Plantation Villa (the Ayurveda resort I mentioned before) pretty much as soon as I arrived. But I didn't want to break my daily routine, and I didn't want to waste time, or money, searching for another place where to teach.

Why I Stopped Teaching Yoga at an Ayurveda Resort in Sri Lanka

Beginning of December last year I started a full-time yoga teaching gig in Sri Lanka, at an Ayurveda resort called Plantation Villa. Luckily I also had the time to focus on my projects. Exactly what I was looking for! Yet I decided to leave earlier than agreed. Four months earlier.

8 Days Surf and Yoga Retreat in Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka

Picture this: sunny hot weather, paradise beaches, perfect surfing waves for all levels, great food and yoga every day. Sounds good, doesn't it? Well, you can experience all this during this summer on my next surf and yoga retreat in Arugam Bay, a top surf destination in Sri Lanka.

Yoga Without Mindfulness Is Not Yoga

Mindfulness, a very popular term nowadays, is a practice usually associated with the Buddhist tradition. However, it is also an integral practice of the yoga tradition. As a matter of fact, yoga without mindfulness is not yoga, and I'm not talking only about body postures.

Why Sitting Still Doing Nothing is More Productive Than You Think

Have you ever felt anxious when you needed to complete a task or project on a deadline?

I know I have.

Sometimes it seems that no matter how hard you work, you barely make any progress.

Well, believe it or not, if you sit still and do nothing you'll be able to complete a lot more.

How to Stop Excessive Thinking: Dealing With Racing Thoughts

Do you ever feel as if you just can't stop thinking no matter what you do? I know that feeling. It's like having a little person inside your head who doesn't know how to shut up, even for a second. So, how can we break free from this constant mental chatter and racing thoughts?

How to Avoid Bank Fees While Traveling Asia as a Yoga Nomad

Updated August 31st, 2018. Are you a yoga nomad traveling in Asia? You've probably been wondering how to avoid those annoying bank fees and foreign exchange commissions whenever you withdraw money to pay for your yoga trainings, or perhaps whenever you get paid for hosting your own yoga retreats. I know I do.

The Life of a Nomad Yoga Teacher: Teaching Yoga in Cambodia

"Please, can you firmly confirm that you will be the new yoga teacher starting on September?" Marc, the general manager of Angkor Zen, asked me on an email. I had contacted him just a day before to see if I could teach yoga at their yoga retreat in Cambodia.