We tried a new local restaurant yesterday. My dinner of choice was a goat-cheese sallad with some alcohol free apple sider on the side. The food was yummy, and I loved the atmosphere overall. People took some pictures, but other than that, our dinner time was completely phone free, and we were focused on chatting with each other. What a fun way to spend the evening. 💜

Writing prompt A fragrance that brings back great memories. I am going to mention a few. First one that comes to mind is cardamom. My grandma used to bake a lot of sweet desserts, mainly baked goods similar to cinnamon rolls. The fragrance of cardamom reminds me of the times…

The beauty of finding your community. Joining a yoga festival for the very first time. It has been ten years since the yoga and wellness festival was organized in Finland for the very first time. We were there as new yoga instructors with a mission of spreading information about our programs for the people who might be interested in supporting our cause of making yoga easily accessible for everyone.

We just need to listen. Yesterday, I faced the fear of traveling to this specific railway station where a scary incident happened some time ago. It was difficult to do but a friend of mine was there to support me. Afterward, I got this intuitive feeling that my body wanted…

Is It even possible to fully heal from past trauma? You would think that after processing past events multiple times, it’s all over, and your life is “fixed” . I have learned that healing is a journey that goes on forever, and memories will come back to us to teach us new lessons. Healing is a forever love. — lavendair…

This has been a week of personal growth and facing fears. Here are the two occasions that taught me something important. Doing boundary exercises with a person I didn’t know that well. As some of you might know, I have a fear of unknown men and letting people close to me. …

when a comment from stranger made me reflect. I had an eye opening moment after reading someones story here on medium. A person in the comments pointed out how difficult it is for Men on the asexual spectrum to get any representation. Our society sees men as these hyper sexual beings who cant control themselves around women. This…

It is day 24 already, yay! Here’s some of the most important lessons from the journey. It takes discipline to show up. I have had days where the last thing on my mind is to show up and do my practice. The intention I set in the first day was…

I faced my fears. Just five days after the incident here, I was again at the railway station waiting for the train. Quite understandably, there were some panicky moments. Somehow, I found the inner strength to tell myself “hey I know that this is hard, but you can do it…