The Power of Breath: How to Manage Pain

My intention for this article is to share how I handled a physically stressful and painful situation. I hope it will help you to learn from my mistakes and make the most of my failure. To make a long story short: breath was the key to handle such a situation and is a useful tool to manage pain and stress. Disclaimer: I am not a medical doctor and I don’t play one on the internet. This article does not Continue Reading…

A Personal Letter to Ben Greenfield, My Biohacked Day, And How Ben Greenfield Cost Me Serious Money

Dear Ben, you smart cookie, Only moments after I got into podcasts, I had to stumble over yours, of course. It was as if you had this light shining around you. But this might have been only a hallucination from the mushroom coffee I had consumed earlier. You are supposed to take just any mushroom, boil it in instant coffee and drink it, right? Or maybe not.

The Myth of Yoga Being a „Feminine Affair“

When we think about yoga as a practice, we usually imagine a woman striking a pose and it seems so natural to us. Now, try to imagine a man doing yoga – it is a bit difficult, right? Why is that so? We have been showered with images of elastic women bodies in poses that are enhancing their femininity so much that an image of a man in similar poses seems simply too feminine. The truth is, though, that Continue Reading…

Bikram Yoga Workshop with Ky Ha

Last month I went to my first yoga workshop ever! I was very excited and I wasn’t let down in any way. The workshop provided me with a good introduction to Bikram Yoga. The Bikram Yoga workshop had been organized by BYLU Hot Yoga and was held by Ky Ha who flew in from London. Before we go into the details of the Bikram Yoga workshop with Ky Ha, let me give you a brief overview of what Bikram Continue Reading…