I’ve just returned from a desert retreat in Morocco, a profound experience combining breathwork, conscious walking, silence, energy practices and reconnection with the self. In this immense, bare space, breath becomes a guide, silence a presence, and each step an invitation to return to the…
We often tend to see the ego as an enemy. Something that needs to be silenced, overcome or even eliminated. Yet the ego is not our adversary. It’s a natural part of ourselves.A part that seeks, above all, to protect us. In conscious breathing and…
We often speak of “being in the heart”. But in concrete terms… what does it mean? For me, being in my heart is not about being zen all the time.It’s not about agreeing with everyone.It’s not about smiling when it hurts. Being in the heart…
There’s something deeply sacred about the start of a new year. A silent space between what has been and what needs to be born. A suspended breath. Reinventing yourself without becoming someone else Reinventing yourself doesn’t mean becoming someone else. It means daring to remove…
As we approach the end of this year, I invite you to pause for a moment. A space to look back on the road we’ve travelled – not with demands, but with tenderness and lucidity. A gentle look at the year This year has been…
December is here, and it always feels like a special breeze. A breath that slows down, that draws the contours of what we have lived through, loved and left behind over the course of the year. A breath that whispers, “You can lay down, you…
November is slowly bringing us to the end of a great cycle. The 11/11 energy portal acts as a symbolic opening between what is ending and what is beginning. We’re coming to the end of a nine-year cycle: a powerful passage where everything that no…
October arrives with its golden light and coppery hues.For me, it’s a special month: my birthday, a time for taking stock, gratitude and renewal. Every year, autumn reminds me that life is a cycle. Like the trees shedding their leaves, we too can lighten our…
There are times in life when we need to let go and accept that a chapter is closing.This can take many forms: These transitions, often referred to as end-of-cycle events, are not just events. They profoundly affect our hearts, bodies and energies. They shake our…
Published by Daphné Polliand – JUST BREATHE Slowing down, taking time: summer as a return to basics Summer isn’t just a season. It’s an invitation to slow down, to take a break, to reconnect with ourselves. While the hectic pace of the year pushes us…