How a 5000 year old Mantra could have changed world history - if the right person had just listened
Good morning world, and to everyone on it! Now that the Pentagon released U.F.O. videos, it is polite to wish these guys a good start into the day, too 👽…
When was the last time you had a conversation with yourself? And I am not talking about the mad ones!
Wednesday not only marks the fact that we've made it halfway through the week (and Pizza-Friday is already in sight), but actually represents Odin a.k.a. Wodan. 'Wodan's day' is old English for Wednesday, and he was kind of a Germanic super God…
What birds can teach us about celebrating life - every single morning
Have you ever asked yourself why birds actually do sing in the morning? My husband, the cat, and I wonder about this every day at 5am! 😅 With the sun announcing its upcoming rise, a lovely concert of of 'chirps' and 'peeps' begins …
Mini habits that could make your Monday!
Hello new week, and hello to you! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. I certainly did, including roasting in the sun for hours chatting to my lovely neighbour, which led me to discover my inner - and now outer - lobster identity this morning…
You guys are the best!
Weeekendddd🤸♀️ Good morning to you! It's Saturday, and wow, it's already been two weeks since I started sending out these little messages. I want to use the opportunity and …
I think you’ve got a Trojan horse inside your head!
Another important event, apart from the cheesy bread-loving, soul-filling, and mind-hugging baked goodness that will be delivered just in time for lunch to our doorstep, happened on this day today - but 3204 years earlier…
Why is Thursday the worst day of the week?
Can you believe that it's already Thursday? Time truly flies! However, Thursday is my least favourite day of the week: It just weirdly hangs around between the others…
I wanted to do Yoga - but it was a bit of a stretch.
How are you feeling today? Did you sleep alright? How is your lower back (is it a bit tight from too much snuggling into your couch)? When you wiggle your feet, just do it now for a few seconds, …
Peace begins where expectations end
There are mornings when you wake up... and everything IS. JUST. FINE. 🙏 I don't mean that all the things that have not been ok before you went to bed miraculously disappeared - they are still very much there …
Eyes shut, ears open… How can we avoid feeling ‘wired but tired’?
Maybe some of us woke up this morning with slightly square-ish eyes as a result of excessive, yet entertaining binge-watching this weekend (I surely did!) …
Go out, find Joe, and slay a dragon.
A few days ago, I stumbled across a heart-warming and motivating documentary on YouTube while searching for videos on the concept of ANANDA - the Sanskrit word for 'bliss' or 'joy’. While the English translation is a rather superficial attempt to explain the bigger meaning of ANANDA, …
Bottoms up! This morning tea will boost more than just your mood
Did you know that it was today that the Ethiopian emperor Selassie banished slavery (88 years ago), that Pineapple cheese was patented (212 years ago), and that good old Christopher Columbus signed a contract with Spain to find a passage to Asia (528 years ago)?
Nothing really mattress. Oh, the joys of Yogic sleep!
Two days ago, after a heavy set of exercises and disrupted sleep due to our cat Fifi (who thought that 3am is a brilliant time to play with her new feather toy), I felt the need to deeply relax and go inward. Luckily, Yoga has - as always - a perfect solution …
Oh my Quad! Welcome to the Games of Tone.
Over the last couple of months, I have paid special attention to building physical strength. Not only for the perfect beach body, even though it's a nice side effect, …
Have you done something kind today?
Every 14th of the month is my lucky day - because 14 is my lucky number! 🤗 I woke up this morning with an intense feeling of gratitude, and while sitting silently for a while, I couldn't stop counting my blessings …
Do you know your creative type?
Due to the excessive amount of time we spend at home these days, some of us are re-discovering the joy of our own creativity. We dig out old brushes and paints, dust off notebooks, …
Fantastic Fungi - Can mushrooms save the world?
When you look outside your window, what do you see? Walls? (I hope not.) Blue Sky? (That would be wonderful.) Unicorns? (I want to take what you did last night!) 🦄 However, statistically speaking, you'll see …
Welcome to IJR’s World!
As some of you might already know, I have started sharing a variety of content, ranging from book recommendations, videos, articles and talks on my Instagram stories …