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In Singapore, we had the pleasure of visiting our dear friend Tan Chun Yih at Rekoop Studio for a “Contrast Therapy Recovery Session” …

On June 24, 2024, a group of entrepreneurs from Italy, Germany, Monaco, and France gathered for the second time to network and build bridges in Cannes, Côte d'Azur. The "Journée Transfrontalière" took place on the historic Boulevard de la Croisette, where international guests were welcomed in front of the …

In the Bay of Cannes, south of the island of Sainte Marguerite, where the legend of the Man in the Iron Mask once originated, British-Guyanese artist Jason de Caires Taylor has installed six gigantic masks on the seabed …

On April 27th - 30th 2023, a B2B networking exchange visit of “Verband deutscher Unternehmerinnen” (the Association of German women entrepreneurs, VdU) took place in Cannes. The delegation was warmly welcomed to the South of France by its French sister association, the “Femmes Chefs d'Entreprises” (FCE) Cannes Côte d'Azur, as well as representatives of the …

What is happiness, and were does it come from? Happiness comes from joy, an almost intangible emotional experience. People relate it to soap bubbles, rainbows, butterflies, ice cones with sprinkles, hot air balloons, round and …

How wonderful to do yoga retreats again! Especially when they take place in the South of France. On Saturday and Sunday, June 11-12, a carefully curated retreat of Yoga, Meditation and Flow learning took place in a gorgeous villa with a private swimming pool in …

Wim Hof climbed Kilimanjaro in shorts. The Dutchman looks back on 18 Guinness Book entries and holds the World Record for the longest ice bath. Wim is the living example of what a human being is capable of, when …

During the Covid-19 pandemic, a client from the journalism-field requested a yoga unit for the team, to improve the overall motivation and work-life-balance.

"Let's talk about flow" is an interactive bi-weekly 45min live format, that took place on the Instagram channel @yanalafae for 12 months …

For Maas Mag #19, I interviewed the former prison inmate and convicted murderer Dieter Gurkasch in Berlin.
It’s the story of a man, who used to be a full of hate. Dieter Gurkasch found forgiveness and self love though yoga. Today, he runs YuMiG e.V., an association with 200 members that offers prison yoga trainings and classes, bringing yoga and meditation to almost 300 prisons.

Learn how yoga can help prison inmates to work through aggression and shame …

For Yoga Aktuell Magazine, I investigated a very unusual yoga modality:

The bioenergetic shaking meditation or “Shaking Yoga”, as invented by energy healer Ratu Bagus, originates in a little ashram in Mucan, on the Island of Bali.

Read all about my personal experience, the comparison to other yoga styles and the opinions of other practitioners …

We are nothing and everything is communication - a principle all yogis and Buddhists are familiar with. no matter wether we practice with strangers, friends, family members or our beloved partner: during balance exercises, ...

As part of my research, I am looking into the topic of "flow" - the phenomenon that Professor Csikzentmihalyi from the University of Chicago defines as an "optimal experience". Flow describes a state in which demands and abilities are in such an ideal relationship that a person is completely absorbed in an activity on which they are focussed and capable of outstanding performance. The concept has long been known in competitive and extreme sports, which is why today I am meeting runner and personal trainer Friederike Sziegoleit, who has been working intensively with marathon runners for years…