16 March, 2018
akvanschie
A few weeks ago I posted this picture on the At Ease Facebook page.
This truly was a big lesson I took...
27 January, 2018
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No matter how you call it, may it being mindful, being aware or in the moment. All this is easy(er) to...
29 December, 2017
akvanschie
One year comes to an end, another one is about to start. For many it is a time to slow down, to reflect...
17 December, 2017
akvanschie
Christmas time means as well holiday time for the kids. Time to slow down – time to get bored now...
14 December, 2017
akvanschie
Before everybody gets too caught up in the December craziness a quick greeting to you all!
08 December, 2017
akvanschie
Often we define loneliness by a certain kind of sadness for being alone, caused by lack of company. But...
12 November, 2017
akvanschie
Are you a non-believer, doubter, a cynic, a fact checker and/or wonder what all that humbug is about...
02 November, 2017
akvanschie
Welcome NO-vember!
No November blues this year! As we are coming towards the end of the year we more...
31 October, 2017
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A few weeks ago I started a Bi-weekly Mindfulness Newsletter. I include formal and informal practices...
06 October, 2017
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It got rainy here today. And it is Friday, the weekend is about to start. And the kids have friends over....
29 September, 2017
akvanschie
At times the pictures you see when you search for meditation make me long for peace and quiet. Please...
17 September, 2017
akvanschie
Do you find yourself rushing through the day, the week, the weekends. Only to sit back in the evening...
30 August, 2017
akvanschie
Balance – I am trying hard to not let it slip away in the hustle and bustle of day to day life....
25 August, 2017
akvanschie
Often, and especially at Yoga, we talk about breathing patterns to calm us down, to help us to relax,...
24 August, 2017
akvanschie
Carrots – not just for the rabbits!
While on holiday in Sweden my son and I tried several carrot...
24 July, 2017
akvanschie
Life can be stressful and hectic and we easily lose track of time and what does us good! Add to that...
18 July, 2017
akvanschie
My kids love crackers and when we noticed we had no more, what better way than making your own?!
All...
10 July, 2017
akvanschie
A good article on becoming more aware on how we react and how we can response in a better way.
“Instead,...
10 July, 2017
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I got fed up by what we were eating, focusing too much on what the kids like, losing the balance in...
04 July, 2017
akvanschie
Summer holidays started or are about to start. And if you have younger kids you know that means (very)...
02 July, 2017
akvanschie
I am not really a poem person but during the Mindfulness Course and as I continue with it I do come across...
27 June, 2017
akvanschie
Sometimes it is in the most smallest, most subtle things…
I have to confess that I was doubtful when...
13 June, 2017
akvanschie
Before I even start – do not get me wrong, we all have crappy days, times that pull us down, when...
24 May, 2017
akvanschie
Dear readers and followers,
I use my Facebook page for short updates, thoughts and inspirations.
If you...
22 May, 2017
akvanschie
We can never obtain peace in the outer world
until we make peace with ourselves.
~ His Holiness the ...
14 May, 2017
akvanschie
We all know those moments when we feel upset, pressured, overwhelmed or uncomfortable. Especially in...
13 May, 2017
akvanschie
My kids are not fans of peanut butter and I can’t blame them, I only started to like it as a young...
08 May, 2017
akvanschie
A while ago I came across this article (https://freefromtoxic.com/2015/06/16/the-8-most-common-narc-sadistic-conversation-control-tactics/)...
02 May, 2017
akvanschie
This week something a little bit different – a poem.
It seems to be a well know poem within mindfulness...
27 April, 2017
akvanschie
I used to think that mindfulness was meant to focus more on the happier moments in life, so it was enlightening...
26 April, 2017
akvanschie
The things you sometimes come across at the hairdresser – interesting cooking magazines (*). These...
20 April, 2017
akvanschie
I already wrote a bit about Mindfulness on some previous blogs, and over the next few weeks I will go...
11 April, 2017
akvanschie
Today we have one of those days – non stop rain. But there is a special beauty in nature when the...