:-). Nice to hear from you Kareen. Hope all is well!
Bisous,
Sarah
P.S. No have not heard of the strike – does it relate to fees etc?

Yes, the strike is about tuition fees. The gvt wants an annual raise of 300$ per year during 5 years. It is still manageable for us but it will be tough for the next generation. School is really weird these days.

On other matters, thanks again for the fruit! I finally got Made to Stick and I’m waiting for Switch (seems even more interesting).

This is a major change – in Germany and the Netherlands we are still very fortunate to have very low tuition fees. In the UK they drastically increased it as well.

Anyway, glad that you got interested in the Switch book, I really like it. I have not read the Made to Stick book – I did you find that?

Bisous,
Sarah

I am not done listening to Made to Stick but so far Switch seems more interesting…then again I haven’t listened to it closely enough.

The strike is on until Monday for now, then we have to vote to continue or to stop. We got the support of students from China and from Belgium.

Thanks, Kareen. Love the article.

You are most welcome Patrick!

Great article, thank you Kareen!

Thank you for posting the link!

Well done Kareen! Especially after Bikram Yoga water tastes so delicious. I finally bought a filter jug to even enjoy the water more! And it is an incentive to drink more water, as I try to empty the jug ;-)

Thanks Sarah! 😘

Hi Kareen,

Thanks for sharing your experience. I really like your idea of thoughts with audio recordings. I think I asked you that before but when you record it, do you go back and listen to it or how do you go about it? I feel that I need to write it down, as my thoughts can be all over the place and writing it down helps me to focus and to distance myself from it all.

And regarding the breathing – I only started to realise now, how little I did know and practice good breathing. Yoga has tought me a lot in the last weeks on this.

And I really want to start a “Doing the Work” habit but somehow resist that. Do you have any tips of how I could make that happen? That would be really great.

Bisous,
Sarah

Dear Sarah,
Sorry for the late answer. I was trying all day to find a good spot to relax and write a lengthy answer…oh well!
I listen to my recordings during those days that I really don’t feel like wording out my feelings (remember, that’s when I feel the extremes).
Other than that I seldom listen to them. I think I would like for soe time to pass begore really going back.
Yoga is indeed AWESOME to understand breathing. I agree. Used to love practicing yoga for precisely this reason.
Tips for starting a “The Work habit”…I can tell you how I came to do recordings? Maybe it’ll help. I have been trying to keep a daily journal for years now and when planning my The Work habit I simply ask myself what I liked about it (and would keep) and what I didn’t like or resist AND WHY (and would change). The Why was important so I could find a solution. So here goes my list :
- i don’t like to write my feelings from the get go. At first, there is too many thoughts quarelling for me pause and write. I prefer to concentrate on calmimg myself down first by breathing and talking and then after asking myself precise questions I can write.
- I love asking myself questions. That’s why I love The Work so much. Actually, my first question after breathing consciously is : “How do I feel?” and this question helps me dig out the dirt (in a matter of speaking). Also, the feeling that your Truth comes from you is …well like none other.
There are other to feel that of course. So I suggest that you listen to your resistance and to what you like. Both feelings might be point out exactly what they are reacting to…and you’ll make awesome discoveries for yourself!
Was this helpful ? Did I miss something?
Bisous

Oops I made lots of typos…anyway don’t hesitate to ?. I’ll repeat (rewrite with fewer mistakes).

I am reading this several days late and wow! That is so interesting! Thank you Kareen for sharing it.
Bisous,
Cat