In dreams, water often represents emotions or an emotional state of the person dreaming. This morning, on the edge of sleeping and waking up I remember standing at the shore of a lake. I am debating whether to step into the cold water. Imagining the jolt of its icyness touching my skin. While this is…
Schlagwort: thoughts
Four years and counting…
The last few weeks I have been feeling rather introspective. Summer is finally on the doorstep; the long days and even more so the warm evenings usually have me clambering for the door handle to be outside as much as possible. However, I found all I have been wanting to do is sitting in a…
Eye to Eye/Auf Augenhöhe
I am sitting down on the dandelion-spotted lawn in the warm spring sunshine. Feeling restless, worrying too much about nothing. After a few minutes I notice a bee on top of the flower next to me. I lay down to get a closer look. Now I am eye to eye with the busy insect. Only…
Smells like Freedom/So riecht die Freiheit
„Freedom – there are so many songs about it. Something like freedom was for animals. That had nothing to do with me. Or so I thought. […] But suddenly I was free too. Right in this very moment. Everything smelled free. The free night, the free moon, the free grass and the free sky.“ –…
Heart Wide Open
This week I am finishing off some of my classes at the studio I have been teaching at since spring. Starting January I am venturing out and offering two of my own courses. However, I wanted to do something special in my last classes and suggested to take them through a guided meditation. I love…
A Moment in Time: November 5th at 6:56 PM; Gruenowski, Jena
Sometimes I trip over my mind and suddenly I am ahead of myself. In these rare moments my mind can be a quiet place. I can sit somewhere, just being, just breathing. Listening to my heart beat. The city noise around me. Others talking in the shadows just steps away from me. A door opens,…
At the bottom of things: Lonsdale Ave, North Vancouver
In the forest… Listen to the sounds Pinecones, woodbugs Moss and bees Water, wind and leaves
Some days everything works out just fine
The sun is peeking through the leaves overhead. I can feel the fall air on my skin. The voices of other people in the park are dropping away, blending into the background. I am early for my yoga class. A rare occurrence. I had the day off and thought it would be a mad dash…