’Lives fall apart when they need to be rebuilt.’- Iyanla Vanzant.
The 4 Reasons why I am grateful for my haters.
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We all know at least one. They might be a friend, sibling, parent, colleague, boss or anyone else in our life who gets in their own way and thus, gets in the way of others.
These people are haters and they will never be happy if you are doing well or are at peace in your life.
When I was younger, I spent so much time focused on changing these people, forcing them to be different or trying to enlighten them. However, what I have learnt is that some people (no matter how many times you try) are drawn to the negative. They feel low and their mission is to bring you down to their level.
Here are the 4 reasons why I am grateful for these people in my life:
1. They help set boundaries.
It’s easy to set boundaries with someone who understands why you are setting them. However, the most challenging people to set boundaries with are haters because boundaries are usually their weak point. Being able to say, ‘I will not let your negativity destroy me, my day or my life’ is one of the most solid boundaries that you can set with someone. Because it reminds you of your worth and if you will let someone negative get in the way of what you believe about yourself.
2. They can help you with your drive.
Sometimes the best teachers are the worst kind of people. Sometimes it takes learning a lesson from someone who is mean and unkind to sink a message into our brains and memories. Sometimes it takes someone not believing in you for you to believe in yourself. Not everyone will be kind to you but will that stop you? Or, give you drive? That, is your choice.
3. They can help you get stronger.
I recently was reminded of this lesson. We can call ourselves strong until we are faced with a challenge that requires strength. In the midst of that challenge, are we strong? It’s easy to preach about strength as a teacher; however, my haters who I have literally heard call me evil in my presence prove to me how strong I am. Lowering our standards to meet those of our haters is weak. Strength means taking the high road when we want to give in the most.
4. They remind me where to focus my attention.
I taught a yoga class a few years ago and a practitioner, mid-way through class, called me a nasty name and left the studio. I was a twenty-five year-old wishy-washy young adult who was so bothered by what people thought of her, at that time. After she yelled at me, thirty people were left in class and I made a decision: I could either focus on the negative woman that left or focus on the people who have chosen to stay in my class. At that moment, I chose the thirty people who remained and promised myself to continue to do so in my life. I promised myself that I would always focus on the kind and positive people in my life and take power away from negative people because it’s my choice to keep them around, physically and mentally, or not.
15 Reasons I have learnt to forgive when I didn’t want to.
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I have truly learnt in the past week (post break-up) that sometimes the hardest person to forgive is the one that you want to stay angry at.
*Please read the last two articles in our LOVE section if you are not up to speed.
This past week, I have been focusing on forgiveness so that I can rid myself of toxicity which manifested it’s way into my life through pain. Pain that was inflicted by someone who I used to be with.
Something else that I have learnt is that pain likes to personify itself and if you don’t catch it, it will take on a life of its own. That’s why forgiveness is the best option for me right now:
Here are 15 reasons why forgiveness is so important to me right now:
1. I forgive because toxic habits and thoughts have no place in my mind and my heart.
2. I forgive because life is about progress.
3. I forgive because freedom starts with peace.
4. I forgive because when it’s most difficult to forgive is when I need to.
5. I forgive because I want to see the silver-lining.
6. I forgive because I want to get out of my own way.
7. I forgive because I want to keep my heart open.
8. I forgive because pain goes on for as long as I want it to.
9. I forgive because there is always a bigger picture. I may not understand today but one day, I will.
10. I forgive because sometimes love requires actively leaving the past behind.
11. I forgive because the best way to learn is to become the observer.
12. I forgive because I am done taking things personally.
13. I forgive because my mindset determines how I heal.
14. I forgive because this moment is worth enjoying without the cloud of the past raining on it.
15. I forgive because I refuse to hold on to someone else’s baggage. That is theirs to deal with as I have mine to deal with, too.
4 Things that I wish I’d known before my spirituality journey in this lifetime- not religious.
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I live in Los Angeles, the Mecca of spirituality in The U.S.A. You would think that I would only have great things to say about this, right? However, just like in life, not everything is black and white. Nuance can be applied to everything, including spirituality.
Even though both of my parents are spiritual people, I had to discover my own path. I don’t regret the journey at all because most times, not knowing opens space for us to truly learn with an open mind and heart.
If I could’ve know some things before my journey, they would be the following:
1. Spirituality is not always light.
I come from two extremely positive parents who always encouraged me that God and The Universe has my back. I know that this is not the average perspective because some people believe in the dark. I don’t mean dark like witchery (which can be darkness or light), I mean curses and using The Universe to manipulate people and things. One of the many great things about our lives is that they are usually direct reflections of what we are putting out. You might call yourself spiritual but what kind of spirituality are you aligning yourself with? The darkness (manipulation and force) or the light (manifestation, abundance and acceptance).
2. Just because you smile doesn’t mean that you aren’t in pain.
Everyone can wear a smile. However, internal happiness and wellbeing takes work. Daily practice and daily work to choose the path of enlightenment. As a yoga teacher, I encounter many yoga teachers who are in it for the enlightenment and wellness of all; however, unfortunately, I meet more teachers who are in it for self-elevation and Ego. The Ego is often an of extension of pain and until we learn to heal the pain that has occurred and manifested in our minds, bodies and lives, we will continue to think that we are above everyone else. However, the foundation of spirituality is connection- understanding that we are of the same: love.
3. Spirituality is a journey not a destination.
An extension of the last paragraph, in Western culture, we believe that if we receive a teacher-training or certificate makes us worthy of being followed on our spiritual path. However, in other cultures, who you are and what you represent is. Growing up in South Africa gave me an irreplaceable perspective that if I hurt my neighbour, I hurt myself because we are all connected. It also taught me that positivity is a daily practice and doesn’t happen when I get something but when I choose to be positive. Western Culture focuses so much on what we can get and then we’ll be happy: cars, phones, houses and other materials. This has been translated into our spiritual practice through having the right yoga-wear, practicing at the ‘best studio’, drinking the right kombucha, having celebrities practice next to us- all of this and then we will be spiritual. However, spirituality isn’t attached to when, it is attached to now. In this moment, will you be here?
4. Spirituality is not a replacement for therapy.
There is a huge difference between spirituality and therapy. The two cannot replace each other. Sometimes I hear people say that yoga can replace therapy which is dangerous. If you have been through something traumatic and need to speak to someone, please do so. Yoga teachers and the Asanas are not a replacement for someone who has been through years of study to hold you accountable for your healing. The same goes for tarot card readers, psychics, reiki healers and more. Asana (physical practice) of yoga is meant to show you your sanskars (behavioural patterns) so that it can enlighten you; accountability is a choice. If you have been through something that requires professional help, please seek it! So that someone can apply their expertise to what you are going through.
Imithetho engu-12 ye-karma
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Imithetho engu-12 ye-Karma
UMthetho Omkhulu ~ Uma uhlwanyela, uzokuvuna kanjalo.
Umthetho Wokudala ~ Ukuphila akukwenzeka nje, kudinga ukuhlanganyela kwethu.
Umthetho Wokuthobeka ~ Yini oyenqaba ukuyamukela, izoqhubeka ikulandela.
Umthetho Wokukhula ~ Nomaphi lapho uya khona, ulapha.
Umthetho Wemithwalo Yomthwalo ~ Noma nini lapho kukhona okungalungile, singathola lelo phutha ngaphakathi kokucabanga / umbono wethu.
Umthetho Wokuxhumeka ~ Ngisho noma into esiyenzayo ibonakala ingenakuthola, kubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi yenziwe njengento yonke e-Universe ixhunyiwe.
Umthetho Wokugxila ~ Awunakucabanga ngezinto ezimbili ngesikhathi esisodwa.
Umthetho Wokupha Nokungenisa Izihambi ~ Uma ukholelwa ukuthi kukhona okuyiqiniso, khona-ke esikhathini esithile empilweni yakho uzobizwa ukuba ubonise lokho.
Umthetho Welapha Nanjengoko ~ Ukubuka emuva ukuhlola ukuthi kwakunjani, kusivimbela ukuba singene lapha futhi manje.
Umthetho Wokuguquka ~ Umlando uyaziphindaphinda uze sifunde izifundo esizidingayo ukuze sishintshe indlela yethu.
Umthetho wokubekezela kanye nomvuzo ~ Zonke imivuzo zidinga ukuqala ukusebenza. Imiklomelo yokubaluleka okuhlala njalo idinga ukukhandleka kokugula nokuphikelela.
UMthetho Wokubaluleka Nokuphefumulelwa ~ Ubuyela emuva kokuthile noma yini oyifake kuyo.
kubhekiswe: www.oakwoodyoga.co.uk
The 12 Laws of Karma
The 12 Laws of Karma
The Great Law ~ As you sow, so shall you reap.
The Law of Creation ~ Life doesn't just happen, it requires our participation.
The Law of Humility ~ What you refuse to accept, will keep following you.
The Law of Growth ~ Wherever you go, there you are.
The Law of Responsibility ~ Whenever there is something wrong, we can find that error within our thinking/perception.
The Law of Connection ~ Even if something we do seems inconsequential, it is very important that it gets done as everything in the Universe is connected.
The Law of Focus ~ You can't think of two things at the same time.
The Law of Giving and Hospitality ~ If you believe something to be true, then sometime in your life you will be called upon to demonstrate that truth.
The Law of Here and Now ~ Looking back to examine what was, prevents us from being totally in the here and now.
The Law of Change ~ History repeats itself until we learn the lessons that we need to change our path.
The Law of Patience and Reward ~ All Rewards require initial toil. Rewards of lasting value require patient and persistent toil.
The Law of Significance and Inspiration ~ You get back from something whatever you've put into it.
referenced: www.oakwoodyoga.co.uk
10 quotes to help you release toxic people and things.
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We all need support and, the best support often happens when we are going through challenge.
As someone who recently let go of a few toxic people in their life, I know that I need support.
We often think of support being in the form of a person. However, support can also be in the form of affirmations, mantras and quotes.
So, I have compiled a list of quotes to help anyone stayed encouraged during the release of toxicity in their life:
1. ‘A year from now, you will have wished that you had started today.’ -Karen Lambe
2. ‘Just as God opens doors. God closes doors. Don’t get stuck trying to hold on to something that’s over and done.’ - Joel Osteen
3. ‘Do not let the behaviour of others destroy your inner peace.’ - Dalai Lama.
4. ‘To see what is right and not do it is cowardice.’- Confucius
5. ‘If I am not good to myself, how can I expect anyone else to be good to me?’- Maya Angelou
6. ‘Letting go doesn’t mean ignoring a situation.’ - Iyanla Vanzant
7. ‘If friends disappoint you over and over, that’s in large your own fault.’ - Oprah Winfrey
8. ‘Turn your wounds into wisdom.’ - Oprah Winfrey
9. ‘You don’t have to feel guilty about removing toxic people from your life.’ - Daniell Koepke
10. ‘I can make it through the rain. I can stand up once again on my own.’- Mariah Carey
Chère Fake Girl ,
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Chère Fake Girl,
Je sais pourquoi tu bouges comme tu bouges. Vous n'avez jamais eu la chance de rester ferme dans votre vérité. Et maintenant, votre vérité est devenue floue. et ainsi ont vos actions et vos mots.
Vous voyez, être faux est une façade. La façade est très visible. Il est visible que vous tenir devant un miroir vous fait souffrir et que vous vous répandez sous forme de potins, d’agressivité passive et de manque de sincérité.
Comme avec n'importe quoi d'autre, la façade s'estompe et quand c'est le cas, que laisserez-vous derrière? Un jour, personne ne se souciera de ce que vous avez à dire car le sourire que vous portez ne contient aucune sincérité ni authenticité. Les gens sont plus intelligents que vous ne le pensez.
Donc, au lieu de répandre un faux amour et de faux compliments. Peut-être essayer d'être réel? Recherchez le véritable amour et le soutien en vous afin de pouvoir le transmettre aux autres.
Ce que nous accumulons dans nos esprits, nos corps et nos âmes se propage avec énergie. Donc, ne soyez pas surpris si vous avez actuellement de faux amis et des personnes autour de vous qui sont floconneux. Une fois que vous aurez appris à vous tenir dans votre vérité, vous pourrez / pourrez répandre un véritable amour et de la gentillesse.
Commencez dès aujourd’hui car chaque moment est trop important pour que nous passions à la recherche de choses pour nous compléter. Votre véritable pouvoir consiste à savoir et à comprendre que vous êtes suffisant. Votre véritable identité suffit, même si les autres ne l’acceptent pas. Vous n'avez pas besoin de leur acceptation. Vous êtes le seul à avoir besoin de vous accepter.
12 mentiras que solía decirme que ahora no creo.
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Soy un firme creyente en las afirmaciones positivas porque somos lo que / quiénes creemos que somos. Por lo tanto, es importante mantener nuestros pensamientos sobre nosotros mismos positivos y de apoyo porque nos convertimos en lo que creemos.
No siempre he sido tan positivo. Cuando no fui tan positivo, el mayor error que cometí fue creer lo negativo que la gente decía sobre mí. Convierto sus mentiras en verdad.
Ahora que sé que estas creencias son mentiras, puedo decir claramente que son 12 mentiras que una vez me dije a mí mismo que no son ciertas:
1. Soy desagradable.
2. Soy perezoso.
3. No soy inteligente.
4. Soy cruel.
5. Soy gordo.
6. Soy una puta.
7. No soy talentoso.
8. Soy como todos los demás.
9. Nunca llegaré a nada.
10. Soy falso.
11. Soy fea.
12. No soy suficiente.
12 Lies that I once told myself that I no longer believe.
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I am a firm-believer in positive affirmations because we are what/who we believe ourselves to be. So, it is important to keep our thoughts about ourselves positive and supportive because we become what we believe.
I haven’t always been this positive. When I wasn’t this positive, the biggest mistake that I made was believing negative things people said about me. I turned their lies into truth.
Now that I know that these beliefs are lies, I can clearly say that these are 12 lies I once told myself that aren’t true:
1. I am unlovable.
2. I am lazy.
3. I am not smart.
4. I am unkind.
5. I am fat.
6. I am a slut.
7. I am not talented.
8. I am like everyone else.
9. I will never amount to anything.
10. I am fake.
11. I am ugly.
12. I am not enough.
Dear Fake Girl,
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Dear Fake Girl,
I know why you move the way that you move. You have never had a chance to stand firm in your truth. And, now your truth has become foggy. and so have your actions and your words.
You see, being fake is a facade. The facade is very visible. It is visible that standing in front of a mirror pains you and that pain you spread through gossip, passive aggressiveness and lack of sincerity.
Just like with anything else, the facade fades and when it does, what will you leave behind? One day, no one will care what you have to say because the smile that you wear holds no sincerity and genuineness. People are smarter than you think.
So, instead of spreading fake love and fake compliments. Maybe try being real? Seek real love and support within yourself so that you can spread it to others.
What we accumulate in our minds, bodies and our souls spreads energetically. So, don’t be surprised if right now you have fake friends and people around you who are flakey. Only once you learn to stand in your truth can you/ will you be able to spread genuine love and kindness.
So, start today because each moment is too important to spend seeking things to complete us. Your true power stands in knowing and understanding that you are enough. Your genuine self is enough, even if others don’t accept it. You don’t need their acceptance. You are the only one who needs to accept you.
20 choses que je suis plus fort que
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Je suis fermement convaincu que la force commence par l'esprit. Lorsque vous êtes fort dans votre esprit, il est plus facile de surmonter tout défi, que ce soit un défi physique, émotionnel ou mental.
Une fois que nous avons décidé de dépasser quelque chose, nous avons vaincu la moitié de la bataille.
Cela étant dit, j'ai compilé une liste de 20 choses que je promets d'être plus fortes que:
1. Mes peurs.
2. Mes doutes.
3. Les projections de quelqu'un d'autre.
4. L’opinion de quelqu'un d'autre sur moi.
5. Mon passé.
6. vibrations négatives.
7. Limites de la société.
8. Restrictions financières.
9. Un coeur brisé.
10. Reprendre l’histoire de quelqu'un d’autre.
11. Limitations précédentes que je me suis imposées.
12. Inauthenticité.
13. Mensonge.
14. Trahison.
15. Se sentir moins que.
16. Se sentir inadéquat.
17. Les doutes de quelqu'un d'autre.
18. faux amis.
19. Mauvaises intentions.
20. Les gens qui ont choisi d'être dans ma vie.
20 Things that I am stronger than.
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I am a firm-believer that strength starts with the mind. When you are strong in your mind, it makes it easier to overcome any challenge- whether it be a physical, emotional or mental challenge.
Once we make up our minds to move past somethings, we overcome half the battle.
With that being said, I compiled a list of 20 things that I promise to be stronger than:
1. My fears.
2. My doubts.
3. Anyone else’s projections.
4. Anyone else’s opinion of me.
5. My past.
6. Negative vibes.
7. Society’s limitations.
8. Financial restrictions.
9. A past heartbreak.
10. Taking on someone else’s story.
11. Previous limitations that I have placed on myself.
12. Inauthenticity.
13. Lies.
14. Betrayal.
15. Feeling less than.
16. Feeling inadequate.
17. Someone else’s doubts.
18. Fake friends.
19. Ill-intentions.
20. People who have chosen to be in my life.
What each zodiac sign needs for internal growth.
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Growth is such an important part of life. As a firm-believer in Astrology and the characteristics &traits of each zodiac, it is important to understand how each zodiac is able to grow so that we evolve as human-beings.
*I am not an astrologer but am very knowledgeable about Zodiacs.
This is what each sign needs to make growth happen in their own life:
•Taurus- To accept people and things for how they are.
• Gemini- To think before speaking, sometimes.
• Cancer- To not take everything so personally.
• Leo- To let go of the uncontrollable.
• Virgo- To let go of needing to be perfect.
• Libra- To be okay with people not liking you.
• Scorpio- To be more trusting.
• Sagittarius- To not take everything so lightly.
• Capricorn- To not take everything so seriously.
• Aquarius- To practice compassion sometimes.
• Pisces- To stop playing the victim.
• Aries- To accept that not everyone is out to get you.
Yehlisa ukusetshenziswa kwakho kwepulasitiki ngokwenza lezizinto ezingu-7
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Ngamazwe angaphezu kuka-55 asanda kuvimbela ukusetshenziswa komuntu siqu wepulasitiki, kungukuthi (okuhlala emazweni angavinjelwe ipulasitiki) ukwenza umzamo wokuqeda ukusetshenziswa kwethu kwansuku zonke kwemikhiqizo esebenzisa amaplastiki.
Ungase ubuze, kungani lokhu kubaluleke kangaka? Ukuqaphela ipulasitiki kubalulekile ngoba yonke ipulasitiki eyodwa oyisebenzisayo iseseMhlabeni. Kuthatha iminyaka eyinkulungwane ukuze ipulasitiki ibe yi-biodegrade.
Nazi iziphakamiso ezingu-10 ozisebenzisayo empilweni yakho ukuze unciphise ukusetshenziswa kweplastiki yakho:
1. Thenga isikhwama sokuthenga esingasetshenziselwa esenziwe ngendwangu.
2. Gwema ukuthenga iziphuzo ze-iced kusuka ezitolo zekhofi ezingabuyiselwa kabusha.
3. Faka esikhundleni samapayipi ama-gels nama-gels eshayela asebenzisa iziqukathi zaseplastiki ngamapuphu ensipho.
4. Sebenzisa kabusha iziqukathi zokuthatha.
5. Sebenzisa ikhofi yakho noma ikati yetiye (ikakhulukazi iziphuzo ze-iced).
6. Faka esikhundleni seplastiki yakho nge-tin noma i-aluminium.
7. Ukubuyisela kabusha ngokuvumelana nemigomo yombuso ngamunye.
Lower your plastic consumption with these 7 suggestions.
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With over 55 countries that have just banned personal use of plastic, it is up to us (living in countries that have not banned plastic) to make a conscious effort to limit our daily use of products that use plastics.
You might be asking, why is this so important? Being conscious about plastic is important because every single piece of plastic that you have ever used is still on this Earth. It takes up to a thousand years for plastic to biodegrade.
Here are 10 suggestions to apply to your life so that you lower your plastic consumption:
1. Buy a reusable shopping bag made from fabric.
2. Avoid buying iced drinks from coffee shops that don’t recycle.
3. Replace soap gels and shower gels that use plastic containers with soap bars.
4. Re-use takeout containers.
5. Use your own coffee or tea mug (particularly for iced drinks).
6. Replace your plastic with tin or aluminium.
7. Recycle according to each state’s regulations.
4 izithako zendabuko engiyincomayo ukuthatha.
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Kulukhuni ukuhambisana nazo zonke izinzuzo zakamuva zezithako ezithile. Ngingumfana omkhulu womuthi wendabuko wangasempumalanga kanye nezinzuzo eziningi ezihambisana namanye ama-herbs asetshenziswe njengama-supplements ezinkulungwaneni zeminyaka.
Nazi izithako ezine engiziphakamisa kakhulu impilo yakho nokuthi kungani:
1. Ginseng.
Ngincoma kakhulu i-Ginseng. Ngiyithatha nsuku zonke futhi iyangisiza ngihlale ngiphapheme futhi ngiyasebenza; ngisho nalapho ngizizwa ngingenamandla noma ngikhathele. Lokhu akuyona indawo yokulala kodwa kungasiza ukulwa nokukhathala. Ngingumfana omkhulu we-Korean Ginseng ongathengwa ku-intanethi.
2. Oregano.
Esinye isengezo engiyithatha nsuku zonke yi-Oregano. I-Oregano isemndenini waseBasil futhi iyinhlangano yokulwa namagciwane emvelo kanye nencazelo yama-anti-fungal ukuthi iyasiza umzimba wakho ukukhipha ubuthi kalula, ikakhulukazi emathunjini akho. I-Oregano iye yahlotshaniswa nokunciphisa izingozi zomdlavuza kanye nokwehlisa i-cholesterol.
3. Ginkgo
Ukwengezwa kwesithathu engikutusa nguGingko. Izinzuzo zezempilo zivela ekuthuthukisweni kwegazi okwenziwe ngcono ekusebenzeni kobuchopho kanye nezinye izinzuzo eziningi. Uma ngithatha uGingko, ngiyabona ngcono ekugxilweni kwami kwengqondo kanye nomzwelo jikelele. Angithathi lokhu isikhathi eside; kuphela phakathi nezinsuku engiyazi ukuthi ngizodinga ukugxila kwengqondo noma ukuzwa amandla.
4 traditional eastern supplements that are great for your health.
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It’s hard to keep up with all the latest benefits of particular supplements. I am a huge fan of traditional eastern medicine and the many benefits that come along with some of the herbs that have been used as supplements for thousands of years.
Here are four supplements that I highly recommend for your health and why:
1. Ginseng.
I highly recommend Ginseng. I take it everyday and it helps me stay alert and active; even when I feel lethargic or tired. This is not a replacement for sleep but can help fight fatigue. I am a huge fan of Korean Ginseng that can be bought online.
2. Oregano.
Another supplement that I take daily is Oregano. Oregano is in the Basil family and is a natural antibiotic and anti-fungal meaning that it helps your body eliminate toxins easier, particularly from your intestines. Oregano has been linked to lowering risks of cancer as well as lowering cholesterol.
3. Ginkgo
The third supplement that I recommend is Gingko. The health benefits range from improved blood circulation to improved brain function and many other benefits. When I take Gingko, I notice an improvement in my mental focus and overall mood. I don’t take this for a long period of time; only during days that I know that I will need more mental focus or feel drained of energy.
4. B12
This supplement is naturally found in particular plants, eggs and most meats. They have recently found out that the body will excrete excess b12 so taking high amounts of it will not cause harm. I take b12 in my electrolytes that I consume daily. Providing me with generally more energy, mental stamina and circulation of minerals and vitamins from my food into the blood stream.
My Monthly Yogi Playlist.
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Spring has sprung! My latest playlist reflects the fresh flowers, smell of scent in the streets, late sunsets and explosive colours.
Here is my list of songs that I am playing while I teach:
1. No new friends- LSD
2. Latika’s theme from Slumdog millionaire.
3. Musica Feliz- Rodamaal & Nicinha.
4. Mugwanti- Sgwejegweje.
5. I need your love- Calvin Harris.
6. Walk in the park- Beach House.
7. Can’t do without you- Caribou.
8. Alone- petit biscuit.
9. Genius- LSD
10. Loud-Silk City.
10 Inspiring quotes by Hali Tsotetsi.
It’s been just over 2 years since we started BiologiqueLife. An online magazine that focuses on living organically through love, food, money and success.
In honour of our 2 year celebration, we have compiled 10 quotes from our Editor-in-Chief, Hali Tsotetsi.
Here are 10 inspiring quotes by Hali Tsotetsi.
1. ‘Sometimes “Thank you” is closure.
2. ‘Ease up your loved one's day by giving them your smile.’
3. ‘There's a reason why all of us are born as the people we are.’
4. ‘My intention is to spread love. Sometimes I get it back and sometimes I don't. Regardless of the outcome, I won't miss out on an opportunity to love someone.’
5. ‘There are too many people alive to be stuck with someone that isn't on the same page.’
6. ‘If you want the drama, stay in it! If you don't, let it go’
7. ‘The only way that you can truly spread love to others is by loving yourself first.’
8. ‘The future is something I can actually do something about.’
9. ‘Sometimes the best thing for someone is to tell them “No!”.
10. ‘I would rather be alone than have someone dim my light by making me into what they want. ‘
What wakes me up in the morning, my uplifting morning routine.
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Let’s be honest, it’s not always easy to get up in the morning. I have a hectic schedule and getting up properly in the morning is key.
Over the years, I have adopted different methods to waking up in an efficient way.
This is my uplifting morning routine:
1. I meditate for at least 15 minutes in the morning.
I’m currently doing the 21-day meditation with Deepak Chopra and Oprah. I am also a huge fan of Sadghuru and Wayne Dyer’s morning meditation that I listen to on YouTube. Meditation is important to me because it raises our vibration and elevated our subconscious, strengthening the mind.
2. I pray
Prayer is so important to me. I didn’t grow up religious but I have always had a connection to God. That connection is primary and has helped me through many situations. Sometimes my prayer is simply one of gratitude. Sometimes I address a concern on my mind and protection against negative energy. And, sometimes, I pray for others. Whatever the prayer is, I pray to be more connected to The Divine.
3. I play uplifting music.
A few years ago, I would wake up to one of my favourite DJs, DJ Kent. He has these mixes available on YouTube, which I listen to. I also like to listen to Gospel music. Something that reminds me that there is joy, beauty and magic in This World so that I don’t forget.