I personally love working out – for me this is a priority and I make the time every single day for a workout! Although it is never easy, and sometimes I have to push myself through a workout, I actually love how I feel during and especially after a workout – for me the whole…
Ways to be Mindful
Our environment and lifestyles are so fast paced, that meanwhile we actually don’t know how to slow down. In addition to this we are also never really alone, so it can get quite tricky to implement mindfulness in your everyday life. Despite that there are many different ways to implement mindfulness in your every day…
What is Mindful Lifestyle All About
We hear more and more about Mindful Lifestyle, or being Mindful in our everyday life. It is almost like a trend that everyone is talking about. But what does Mindful really mean? I personally think that as we are all different, there is not just one definition. I believe that there are (small) variations for…
Mindful during the busy Holiday season
For most of us the to do list in December is so long, that it is difficult to find some quiet, ME time. But for me personally these are exactly the times where I need that the most. I feel like I am a much calmer, stress-free, focused and aware of my own feelings and…
Art as stress reliever
Recently I came across an article talking about a study done with cancer patients and their caregivers. This study has shown that making art can in fact reduce stress. I never really have given it much thought up that point, simply because I am a not very talented at arts. At the same time, now…
How to get out of a Motivation rut
No matter how motivated we consider ourselves as people, there are always going to be times when we are less than excited to take action. We all have those days where we just don’t feel like doing anything and morph into the world biggest couch potato. Be it in our job, our quest for health…
Motivation and happiness – are they correlated?
I remember having a very heated discussion with someone a while ago about motivation, and how unmotivated meanwhile a lot of people are……especially in the corporate world. Since then I have made it a point to be a bit more aware of this term “motivated”, and be more sensitive to people being motivated / unmotivated…
How do I keep my stress levels in check as a mom
My husband and I have two kids (meanwhile seven, and five). Before we had kids I used to work as a senior project manager at the marketing department of a Private Bank, where I was responsible for number of different international markets. It was an interesting job that gave me the opportunity to travel, work…
The importance of “ME” time as a parent
Although I have always liked kids, it was never my top priority to have kids…..I wanted to travel, work on achieving my goals, and just enjoy life. So after being married for over seven years my husband and I decided that it’s time to try. When I found out that I was pregnant, I was…
Spa treatments as stress reliever?
Since I was a little girl, I have always been a very active person. Working out and spending time outdoors is on my daily program. But at the same time I love also some down time. One of my favourite relaxing activity is going to a spa. For me there are two main aspects to…