After my previous writings, I was planning to write about the positive things that I took from practicing kundalini yoga. I have now concluded that I really don't want to. Here I explain why that is and why I will never speak of the yoga in the same way again.…
My observations of kundalini yoga, the yoga of spiritual bypassing
In 2020 I started teaching kundalini yoga and then I quit. It was an interesting ride, but now I had to decide against this practice. This post is dedicated to my experiences and observations of the dark side of kundalini yoga, the yoga of manipulation and spiritual bypassing. The recently…
Beware of what your bubble reflects back to you
You live in a bubble and you always have, like the rest of us. You have probably contemplated this before and it seems to not be a big deal. You like your peepz and your social bubble feels like a safe space to hang out. Well, it is, but beware!…
On the community of kundalini yoga
In the beginning of the horrendous year 2020 I started teaching a weekly kundalini yoga class. A few months later I radically quit. What happened? I may call myself naive, but it was not without a backstory. I completed the kundalini yoga teacher training the year before and wanted to…
My spiritual background
It's time for me to write something about my spiritual background! In the last few years I have learnt a lot and I have come to feel more secure about talking and writing about the theme of spirituality or consciousness. Also, recently I promoted my blog a little more and a…
Space invader #2: to speak your truth
I have come to learn that my judgement, intuition and wisdom are among the most valuable things I have to offer the world. Some time ago I described myself as 'harmony-seeking quiet observer learning to speak loud and clear when needed', which you may read below my blog posts. Earlier,…
Expected lessons from personal growth program
Hello lovelies, I want to write about some recent personal experiences surrounding the possible enrolment in an online 'personal/spiritual development' program. It was the first time that I seriously considered participating in such an e-course. I had encountered 'similar' programs before, but due to the high investments of money and…
Space invader #1: the first insights
Until not long ago I had never considered 'taking up space' as a thing. Since I do, I have started to see it in everything. I have found it to be an incredibly useful concept in my personal development! Here I will share my story, including the first new insights…
Spirituality meets polyamory, and they fall in love
My previous writings about polyamory resulted in me getting quite some comments and questions from friends along the lines of 'this is all nice and good, but aren't you just perfectly monogamous?' Well, I may as well am, but this depends on how you see. My first post about the…
Introversion in social movements
A week ago I left early from a trainings weekend of the Dutch Climate Movement, in which up to 80 involved people came together to do workshops, have discussions, make plans and have fun. After one day I felt like I had had enough stimuli and it was okay for…