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The Body Is Not a Dashboard - From the Inside Out, Episode 5
About ten years ago a step counter took the felt sense out of walking - I was tracking my steps instead of feeling my feet on the ground. This episode explores what happens to the nervous system when tracking and wearables replace our felt sense of the body, and what no metric can ever measure.

Maxi Meissner
2 min read


From the Outside In - Mini Series: From the Inside Out #4
Maybe your bathroom shelf looks a little like a small pharmacy. This episode explores what supplements can and can't do, what the wellness industry doesn't always tell you, and what the body actually needs that no capsule can provide.

Maxi Meissner
1 min read


Beyond the Story - From the Inside Out #3
Many people have done years of genuine inner work and still feel the same patterns showing up in their body. This episode explores what lives beyond the story we can tell, why you don't have to go into the full story in somatic work, and what becomes possible when the body is included in the conversation.

Maxi Meissner
2 min read


The Gap Between Insight and Change #2 Why Knowing Isn't the Same as Shifting
You've probably read the books. Listened to the podcasts. Done the research. You understand your patterns , your dosha - maybe better than most people understand theirs.
And yet something still hasn't quite shifted.
This episode explores the gap between insight and change - why understanding your nervous system patterns isn't the same as shifting them, and what it actually takes for knowledge to drop from the head into the body.

Maxi Meissner
4 min read


From the Inside Out - A mini-series on the body, the nervous system, and what creates lasting change
You've probably already tried a lot. The therapy, the supplements, the morning routine that worked for someone else. And yet something still isn't quite landing - despite everything you've done.
This episode opens a new mini-series: From the Inside Out. On the body, the nervous system and what creates last. Not to dismiss what you've tried. But to understand what actually keeps us stuck - even when we're genuinely trying - and what the nervous system needs to create lasting c

Maxi Meissner
3 min read


You Were Never Actually on Trial - Somatic Coaching in Groningen, the Nervous System, and What Finally Helped
There is a particular kind of exhaustion that doesn't show up on any medical test. The exhaustion of always being on trial with yourself. Of achieving a lot and still waiting, somewhere underneath, to be found out. Of freezing exactly when you most want to speak up.
In this personal episode I talk about the nervous system patterns underneath proving yourself - and what somatic coaching, yoga, and Somatic Experiencing have opened up. For anyone who has ever felt like they had

Maxi Meissner
5 min read


Episode 3: Coming Home to Your Body - Ashtanga Yoga in Groningen as a Practice of Rhythm, Safety and Interoception
Practice should bring expansion. Not more control. Not more performing. Not more proving. After more than twenty years of practicing and sixteen of teaching Ashtanga yoga in Groningen in the Mysore Style, this episode is my answer to what this practice is - and what it can offer when it's practiced and taught with genuine care. For the curious, the committed, and everyone in between.

Maxi Meissner
3 min read


The Doing Was the Sedation - and Why Nothing Quite Lands
You've tried the diets. The supplements. The self-help books. The mindfulness apps. The Ayurveda consult that left you with a food list. Some of it helped, for a while. But something still isn't quite landing - and you're not sure why. In this post - written alongside episode 2 of the podcast - I go into what's actually going on underneath the separate symptoms, why one lens is never enough, and what changes when you finally address the ground itself.

Maxi Meissner
6 min read


This Podcast Has Been a Long Time Coming
Ayurveda, Ashtanga yoga and nervous system work in Groningen - Maxi Meissner shares her integrative approach in this first podcast episode.

Maxi Meissner
5 min read


Feeling Heavy, Tired & Foggy This Spring? Kapha Season Explained | Ayurveda & Ashtanga Yoga in Groningen
Feeling heavy, tired or foggy lately? You're not alone. Over the last few weeks I've been noticing a pattern - in the Ashtanga Yoga shala and in messages from many of you. In Ayurveda, this is Kapha season. There are simple, gentle things that can help - including your yoga practice. Read on.

Maxi Meissner
3 min read


Understanding Agni in Ayurveda - Strengthening Your Capacity to Digest Life
Discover what Agni means in Ayurveda and how strengthening your digestive capacity helps you build resilience, reduce stress, and restore balance. Learn practical ways to support your Agni through an Ayurveda consult.

Maxi Meissner
3 min read


Why Your Ashtanga Yoga Practice Feels Different Every Day - And Why That's Not a Problem
Join our specialized Ashtanga workshop on March 21st. Learn to adapt your practice to your menstrual cycle, perimenopause, and life stages using Ayurvedic wisdom. Available in-person and online.

Maxi Meissner
4 min read
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