Vor einigen Wochen durfte ich für eine Folge zu Mehrsprachigkeit bei SRF Input ein Interview geben. Dabei realisierte ich, meine Mehrsprachigkeit ist vielschichtiger als ich denke und hauteng mit dem Gefühl von (Un-)Zugehörigkeit verknüpft.
Vor einigen Wochen durfte ich für eine Folge zu Mehrsprachigkeit bei SRF Input ein Interview geben. Dabei realisierte ich, meine Mehrsprachigkeit ist vielschichtiger als ich denke und hauteng mit dem Gefühl von (Un-)Zugehörigkeit verknüpft.
Dry January, Veganuary und dann? Wie gute Gewohnheiten auf Dauer gelingen. 3 Tips dazu in diesem Blogpost.
Wir können nicht aus unserer Haut raus. Unsere Gesellschaft und Kultur ist von Fatphobia (panische Angst vor Übergewicht) geprägt. Schlankheit steht nicht nur in Verbindung mit Schönheit. Einer übergewichtigen Person sprechen wir sofort Qualitäten wie Selbstdisziplin, Zuverlässigkeit, sogar Intelligenz ab. Kein Wunder sind wir deswegen auch mit uns selbst so streng.
Im Grunde bin ich eine jener Personen, die Yin Yoga mit Vorsicht geniessen sollten. Wegen meiner hypermobilen Gelenke muss ich sehr viel mehr aktiven Muskelaufbau machen als passives Dehnen. Trotzdem hat gerade Yin Yoga es mir angetan. Ich könnte mir mein Leben nicht ohne diese Ergänzung vorstellen. Hier sind drei Gründe und meine Liebeserklärung an Yin Yoga: Entschleunigung, Selbstfürsorge und Resilienz.
So oft konsumieren wir – egal was – um ein Gefühl von Unzulänglichkeit oder Unzugehörigkeit zu überdecken. Wir erleben einen kurzen Glücksmoment – auch bekannt als Dopamin-Kick – und das Problem scheint zumindest vorübergehend aus der Welt.
Especially for women, but for everybody really, it’s imperative that we check in with our bodies. By the way, with our minds as well. How is that going to happen if we don’t have a way of establishing contact? Whether we do it digitally, visually or by cultivating a regular physical or mindfulness practice, we must enter communication with our body - all parts of it. How else will we notice changes? How else can we become literate in the language of our body and intimate with ourselves?
One of the most conspicuous changes after the birth of a child, especially if it's your first, is that you go from being an independent person to being at the beck and call of a tiny human. Often we don't have time and space to do what we did before to soothe our nerves. Whether it was meditation, running, playing the piano or having a quiet chat with our partner – in the beginning, there's hardly any time for it.
New year, new beginnings. We commit to eating better, drinking less, working out more... But how do we keep it up for longer than a few weeks? There are a few key points to establishing healthy habits and replacing bad ones and making sure they last.
The pandemic is a catalyzer. Old demons resurface and are magnified. Here's how simple yoga tools can help with getting out of your head and stopping the downward spiral.
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The news of the pandemic was scary for everyone, and more so for people with a weakened nervous system. Addicts, whether recovering or not, felt the strain of the global uncertainty intensely. Using is a way of self-medicating when addicts can’t cope. It’s hard for them not to reach for their drug of choice when feeling out of control, frightened or threatened. For weeks, many of the life savers normally available to them, remained out of reach.
Spring 2020, half the world was on lockdown and yoga teachers rushed online to offer their services and community support. Many of them didn't charge for their classes on zoom or via facebook livestream, degrading the value of yoga. Is the yoga world going to bounce back from that once this pandemic will be history?
In yogic circles, setting an intention isn't the same as a new year's resolution. It doesn't mean bending over backwards to reach my goal. You formulate your intention in the privacy of your mind and leave it at that. Still, something within re-aligns. It's like the act of unfurling the sail on the mast. Then all there's left to do is to wait for the wind to blow in the right direction. And one day, you just take off.
In yogic circles, setting an intention isn't the same as a new year's resolution. It doesn't mean bending over backwards to reach my goal. You formulate your intention in the privacy of your mind and leave it at that. Still, something within re-aligns. It's like the act of unfurling the sail on the mast. Then all there's left to do is to wait for the wind to blow in the right direction. And one day, you just take off.
he root of the problem is that I'm addicted to control. Why? Because it soothes my anxiety. Other people might have a couple of drinks, to feel more relaxed, or snort cocaine to feel invincible. I get high on control, on that high-strung feeling inside. I get a kick out of the illusion that personally holding things together will prevent the world from falling apart. But like any proper addict, the moment the craving is satisfied, I don't feel better. There's already the next thing to worry about and the next hit to procure.
Ethan Nichtern, a widely respected Buddhist and meditation teacher in New York City, recently wrote something on Twitter that resonated with many: “Been meditating for almost twenty-five years. Self-critical thoughts still come. I still think 'I suck' on a regular basis.” Self-love and self-acceptance don't come easy. Not even for those who have had a lot of practice.
I noticed myself constantly reaching for something: coffee, sweets, social media, the odd glass of wine on a weeknight, and Netflix. While none of these self-soothing strategies sound particularly alarming, the frequency with which I was applying them was bothering me. I may not be addicted to caffeine or alcohol. But to some extent I was using these coping strategies to alleviate the pain of good bye.
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© Copyrights 2022-2023 | Elisa Malinverni |
All rights reserved | AGB| Kontakt & Newsletter
© Copyrights 2022-2023 | Elisa Malinverni | All rights reserved | AGB | Kontakt & Newsletter
© Copyrights 2022-2023 | Elisa Malinverni
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