When dancing was a symbolic act
Last Tuesday I went to ecstatic dance and Pete went to see a movie.Pete wanted to see this movie in a special event which is run by a guy who shows wanky movies and gives an introduction to the movie…
Thanks for being part of our year!
This is Pete. Tuulia usually writes these newsletters. Over the past few days, while Tuulia and I have huddled and cuddled here in our candlelit old farmhouse beside frozen Lake Koves in Finland, I’ve been thinking back on 2024 and what Tuulia and…
I felt envious…
I confess that I have felt irritated reading people's accounts of the past year on Facebook.Many pictures.Friends, Family. Celebrations.Happy faces.Mountains, sea, beaches, scenery.People share about the key events, successes and happiness (and some struggles sometimes too) of the past year.And I grinch.Feel uneasy.Tightness in my…
❤️Listen! (I recommend this to everyone)
As the year comes to a close Pete and I are enjoying more quiet time in Syvilla. We had our last workshop of the year in Amsterdam and celebrated Christmas first with our sons separately (I also had my mother and her partner…
Do you consume these “empty calories”?
Do you ever gossip?How do you feel when it happens?I was asked to share more about gossiping and its impact on us (ultimately negatively) and why we still do it.I define gossiping as saying something about someone to another person in a way…
Do you suffer from Christmas anxiety?
Have you had bad Christmas experiences?Or do you remember Christmas or holidays as a happy time? Did you experience Christmas (or other family holidays) turning into something else than a cosy easy-going get-together?No happy family around a full dining table and a…
I can relate to Saoirse Ronan (And I felt so angry)
I just returned to our home SyVilla after a workshop tour in Copenhagen & Amsterdam!Pete and I had time to see friends, go to movies, visit two photo exhibitions and cycle in the city (Amsterdam) and walk plenty (Copenhagen).Last Thursday we…
Right and wrong aren’t that important!
Pete and I just led what I found to be a wonderful workshop here in Copenhagen.What has been alive in me again is the importance of learning a healthy way to express anger.We can express anger in a way that is connecting…
7 Ways to Ruin Your S*x Life!
Many of us seem to be quite skillful in turning an amazing sex life into one that is run-of-the-mill if not outright unpleasant.Here are my favorite ways to ruin one’s sex life!1. Having sex only late in the evening, or…