The Little School of Happiness

Send a text Fear is an unconscious force that lies at the bottom of most of our destructive behaviours. It is because of fear that we encounter resistance, aversions and unhealthy desires. To look deeply at our fear can liberate us from them.  If you are interested in learning more, please look up my Udemy courses on Vedic astrology https://www.udemy.com/course/vedic-astrology-for-beginners-m/?ref...

Send a text How can we create a better reality for ourselves? What the pre-requisites are to successful trauma healing or removing of disturbing, unconscious conditionings? Why is joy and emotional well-being so important on that journey? In this episode I will talk about what the classical Yoga text has to say about these things.    If you are interested in learning more, please look up my Udemy...

Send a text In this episode you get to listen to my favourite Yoga Teacher, David Collins from https://www.yogavedaliving.com/ . We are chatting about the Yoga Sutras and their relevance in our present day.  If you are interested in learning more, please look up my Udemy courses on Vedic astrology https://www.udemy.com/course/vedic-astrology-for-beginners-m/?referralCode=9DD1B18F318BC9081F68 Or Yo...

Send a text The Yoga Sutras give us a clear instruction on how to deal with life, especially when it gets difficult. How can I deal with difficult emotions, how can I accept the present moment and think clearly even when I am feeling fearful or sad? If you are interested in learning more, please look up my Udemy courses on Vedic astrology https://www.udemy.com/course/vedic-astrology-for-beginners-...

Send a text What is Authenticity  and why is it so important?  To deny our own truth is setting us up on a path of misalignment that can only need to physical or mental imbalances.  Listen to what the Yoga Sutras have to say about it.  If you are interested in learning more, please look up my Udemy courses on Vedic astrology https://www.udemy.com/course/vedic-astrology-for-beginners-m/?referralCod...

Send a text Yoga is not just a good tool for Trauma Therapy - Yoga IS Trauma Therapy. I will try and explain what I mean with this by going through parts of the classical Yoga Texts. In this episode I will explain first - what is Trauma and why does it concern all of us?  If you are interested in learning more, please look up my Udemy courses on Vedic astrology https://www.udemy.com/course/vedic-a...

Send a text This is a 40 minute long, deliciously deep, nourishing and healing Chakra balancing meditation . All you need to do is take 40 min time out of your schedule, turn your phone off and close the bedroom door.  Sit, or lie down on your bed, or on the floor and listen to the audio recording. It will guide you through a visualisation - imagery that is designed to activate your inner healing...

Send a text Lorenza Capponi and myself are currently teaching different approaches of Ashtanga Yoga in Murnau/Germany.  To dispel some myths and misunderstanding about this practice - and to present a more feminine view of it's system - we got together and spoke about some of the aspects of it: From Patanjali to Pattabhi Jois, from Ayurveda to the Chakra System, from youth to menopause, we bo...

Send a text To look at humanity from the Ayurvedic perspective is truly eye-opening.  We can understand our different life-phases, races and human fears a little bit better when we apply our Ayurvedic knowledge. It enables a more compassionate view.  If you are interested in learning more, please look up my Udemy courses on Vedic astrology https://www.udemy.com/course/vedic-astrology-for-beginners...

Send a text Parenting is never easy but looking at our children from an Ayurvedic perspective can make things a lot less stressful.  No child is ever the same.  Vata, Pitta or Kapha personalities will need different things in order to thrive.  Listen to this episode to find out about their unique psychological traits.  If you are interested in learning more, please look up my Udemy courses on Vedi...

Send a text Dr. Raj Kaur is a fully trained Ayurvedic Doctor, working in Dublin. She has been a wonderful support for me throughout my own training and studies and has treated me on a few occasions personally as well. She also wrote the foreword to my book (which will be updated with a 2nd edition very soon) and is just a wonderful person.  I am happy to have had the opportunity to ask her a few q...

Send a text In western medicine, the development of Symptoms is the first stage of disease. In Ayurveda, it is the fourth stage.  Ayurveda, with its careful observations of any messages from the body, recognises much sooner, when we become imbalanced, so that it is easy to prevent more serious symptoms.  If you are interested in learning more, please look up my Udemy courses on Vedic astrology htt...

Send a text "If the body is a self-healing organism, then why do we get sick at all?" As always, Ayurveda has some down to Earth, self-empowering answers to that.  But how much of it can we control? How much of it is our Karma? And what even is Karma?  These are some of the things I try to address in this episode. Enjoy! If you are interested in learning more, please look up my Udemy cou...

Send a text "How do I know I have unresolved emotions in my unconscious mind?" and "What can I do to help it?" These are questions I address in this episode, plus an introduction of the five Elements and the Doshas (Ayurvedic Konstitutions).  If you are interested in learning more, please look up my Udemy courses on Vedic astrology https://www.udemy.com/course/vedic-astrology-f...

Send a text Samkhya - Part 2  In this Episode we will explore the Philosophical concepts that form the basis of Ayurveda even further and we will discuss the mental processes of the unconscious mind: All of life is a digestive Process. Even our mental process is a type of digestion.  We take in impressions through the sense organs, process it in the mind and eliminate the waste products through ou...

Send a text Samkhya - Part 1  In this Episode we will explore the Philosophical concepts that form the basis of Ayurveda.  Samkhya is a beautiful branch of Indian Philosophies that describes the evolution of literally everything. It shows how molecules form, how the universe formed as well as how our mind works and our body manifests.  It shows that everything is based on the principles of love -...

Send a text The body is a self-healing organism.  I became aware of this truth after a motorbike accident in 1992. This was a pivotal moment for me that literally catapulted me on to a journey of Self-discovery and healing that eventually  brought me to Ayurveda.  Ayurveda, like no other science, is based on the premise that the body is an expression of the soul. It is a self-healing organism that...