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.

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.

Ayurveda, Ashtanga yoga and nervous system work in Groningen - Maxi Meissner shares her integrative approach in this first podcast episode.

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.