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Luise Jørgensen

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Your mind is like a smartphone
Mindfulness
Your mind is like a smartphone
Mindfulness

Your mind on autopilot controls you like an unleashed smartphone. Learn to create wise distance and take back your power.

Mindfulness
Knowing when to stop
Mindfulness, Authenticity & acceptance
Knowing when to stop
Mindfulness, Authenticity & acceptance

Today I ask you: Are you holding onto something that you’d be better off letting go of?

Mindfulness, Authenticity & acceptance
In order to change we must believe it is possible
Mindfulness
In order to change we must believe it is possible
Mindfulness

When we operate from a fixed mindset we believe abilities are innate and unchangeable, we see failure as permanent and we take criticism personally, whereas when we operate from a growth mindset we believe that abilities can improve through practice, we see failure as a chance to grow and take criticism as a chance to improve.

Mindfulness
Only you would know...
Authentic living, Mindfulness
Only you would know...
Authentic living, Mindfulness

Why it’s so important to consciously set time aside to turn inwards and make space to listen to oneself.

Authentic living, Mindfulness
Let pleasure guide you to presence
Mindfulness, Embodied living
Let pleasure guide you to presence
Mindfulness, Embodied living

If you’re stuck in your head not really paying attention you often miss out on enjoyable experiences. Here's an invitation to cultivate pleasure through all of your senses.

Mindfulness, Embodied living
Why embodiment matters
Mindfulness, Embodied living
Why embodiment matters
Mindfulness, Embodied living

Our relation with our body is something to be continuously nurtured and developed – like any other relationship in life, it’s never static, and we never arrive – but that is also why we can change and focus on creating a great relationship with our own body.

Mindfulness, Embodied living
The pain of feeling separate
Mindfulness, Authentic living
The pain of feeling separate
Mindfulness, Authentic living

Whether you believe in a greater force in life: The Universe, Love, God or not, there’s something to be said about our interconnectedness. Realizing that nothing is separate in life feels like our path to salvation.

Mindfulness, Authentic living
We are not machines
Mindfulness, Authentic living
We are not machines
Mindfulness, Authentic living

To live sanely and holistically we need to embrace the dualities of yin-yang; rest and action, night and day, receiving and giving.

Mindfulness, Authentic living
Can social media be used mindfully?
Mindfulness, Personal power
Can social media be used mindfully?
Mindfulness, Personal power

Diving into what makes social media valuable and how we’re challenged when navigating these tools.

Mindfulness, Personal power
 Stop missing out on life before you die
Mindfulness, Authentic living
Stop missing out on life before you die
Mindfulness, Authentic living

As long as we’re living and focusing on getting to the next place we’re missing out on life.

Mindfulness, Authentic living
DIY Mindful Retreat
Mindfulness, Self-love
DIY Mindful Retreat
Mindfulness, Self-love

How to structure your own retreat day including yoga, mindful walking and sitting meditation
 

Mindfulness, Self-love
Yes, I'm Needy
Personal power, Authenticity & acceptance
Yes, I'm Needy
Personal power, Authenticity & acceptance

It's human to have needs, but often we internalize something different. In this post, I share my own process and insights on how we can get in touch with our needs, and why it can be challenging to be open about them.

Personal power, Authenticity & acceptance
Touch me more
Self-love, Mindfulness
Touch me more
Self-love, Mindfulness

On the soothing power of touch.

Self-love, Mindfulness
When you need some extra lovin’
Mindfulness, Self-love
When you need some extra lovin’
Mindfulness, Self-love

In a world where everything seems to spiral faster and faster, I’m an advocate for slowing down, for bringing gentleness and compassion to oneself.

Mindfulness, Self-love
Yes, I gave my power away
Personal power, Mindfulness
Yes, I gave my power away
Personal power, Mindfulness

There’s a pattern that has followed me unconsciously for many, many years, which was about expecting others to make me happy. To pave the way for my desires and needs. I would dream of doing things and arriving somewhere in the future, but I would feel like it was up to others or outer circumstances to get there. In this post I share how I stopped giving away my power and took responsibility for my own life. 

Personal power, Mindfulness
Two mantras for living life fully
Mindfulness, Authentic living
Two mantras for living life fully
Mindfulness, Authentic living

Reminders to help us experience life as it is and connect to the natural flow.

Mindfulness, Authentic living
How to work with different shades of fear
Personal power, Mindfulness
How to work with different shades of fear
Personal power, Mindfulness

We can work with fear wisely. If we explore and even befriend our voices of fear, then we have the ability to let courage be the ruler instead of fear.
 

Personal power, Mindfulness
What will you practice in 2018?
Mindfulness, Personal power
What will you practice in 2018?
Mindfulness, Personal power

In reality, we can do most things if we practice consciously. 
 

Mindfulness, Personal power
You have permission to just be
Mindfulness, Self-love
You have permission to just be
Mindfulness, Self-love

An invitation to slow down

Mindfulness, Self-love
If you want to connect deeper let go of expectations
Personal power, Mindfulness
If you want to connect deeper let go of expectations
Personal power, Mindfulness

Expectations can be toxic to our relationships. It's better to get clear on our needs and learn to get them met in a positive way.

Personal power, Mindfulness
Why it’s freeing (and necessary) to let things die
Mindfulness, Authentic living
Why it’s freeing (and necessary) to let things die
Mindfulness, Authentic living

On returning to a cyclical way of living.

Mindfulness, Authentic living
Do you think you need to be someone different?
Mindfulness, Self-love
Do you think you need to be someone different?
Mindfulness, Self-love

I'm here to remind you; you don't

Mindfulness, Self-love
What I've learned from walking about 800km across Spain
Authentic living, Personal power
What I've learned from walking about 800km across Spain
Authentic living, Personal power

Did you change? Do you feel different? What did you learn?
 
These are some of the questions I’ve been asked after having walked about 800km - from Pamplona to Finisterre - on El Camino de Santiago in Spain.

Authentic living, Personal power
Personal awareness gives personal power
Personal power, Mindfulness
Personal awareness gives personal power
Personal power, Mindfulness

The more we know ourselves the easier we can make intentional decisions about how we spend our days - and in the end our lives. As simple as it might sound there are often many subconscious patterns and motives that drive us, and from experience, we can really step into our personal power if we start to uncover and become aware of these drivers. ...

Personal power, Mindfulness
The transformational power of dance
Expression & creativity, Personal power
The transformational power of dance
Expression & creativity, Personal power

Every once in a while emotions pull me down, and my body becomes heavy. My mind circles around thoughts that generate negative feelings. Outlook is scarce, and I feel like running from myself. But I can’t. I stop. ...

Expression & creativity, Personal power
Clarity Equals Power
Mindfulness, Personal power
Clarity Equals Power
Mindfulness, Personal power

I recently listened to a talk by Marie Forleo where she said: “clarity equals power”, if you know where you want to go, you can take action to get there. I couldn’t agree more, and at the same time I know how wanting to have clarity can also be our biggest obstacle to actually getting it. It sounds contradictory, but let me explain. ...

Mindfulness, Personal power
What I’ve learnt about fear from our lifelong relationship
Authentic living
What I’ve learnt about fear from our lifelong relationship
Authentic living

If you want the short version then I can say in one sentence what I’ve learnt about fear: that it doesn’t go away. But I can also tell you that fear doesn’t have to prevent you from going for the things in life that makes your heart sing.

Authentic living
30 days of gratitude – how my brain was rewired
Mindfulness
30 days of gratitude – how my brain was rewired
Mindfulness

Last month I committed to practice 30 days of gratitude. As time passed I noticed myself feeling grateful many random times throughout the day. Automatically. And I especially noticed gratitude in relation to other people …

Mindfulness
Create a morning routine that works for you
Mindfulness, Authenticity & acceptance
Create a morning routine that works for you
Mindfulness, Authenticity & acceptance

For a while I thought that a morning routine had to be the same every day, so I would set this strict plan that I would keep for a couple of days or maybe a full week, and then I would start skipping my morning routine ...

Mindfulness, Authenticity & acceptance
"Only when I’m gentle with myself can I actually really let go and do the work"
Self-love, Mindfulness
"Only when I’m gentle with myself can I actually really let go and do the work"
Self-love, Mindfulness

The bird you see in the picture flew directly into my balcony window at the place I lived some years ago...

Self-love, Mindfulness
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The grass is greener wherever you are, if you pay attention
The grass is greener wherever you are, if you pay attention

Lately I’ve been noticing how my mind loves to sabotage my life, if I allow it to... How I met the voice of 'never enough' and a short practice to deepen your experience of this moment.

What I’ve learnt about overwhelm - and how to recharge
What I’ve learnt about overwhelm - and how to recharge

I experienced burnout some years ago and have since promised myself never to end up in that state again. When I recently started feeling some of the warning signs...

A trip down self-judgment lane – and how I got back
A trip down self-judgment lane – and how I got back

In Buddhism they talk about being struck by the first and second arrow. The first arrow represents what is actually going on that feels difficult, challenging and maybe even painful that we can’t control. The second arrow we add ourselves; self-judgment, self-aversion and feelings of not being ok...

The gift that keeps on giving – or how I work with change and attachment
The gift that keeps on giving – or how I work with change and attachment

How to live deeply while navigating non-attachment? How to consciously embrace change with all it brings?

The ones, who know me well, know that I’m the first to cry when saying goodbye. I get really moved by the people who enter my life and touch my heart, and letting them go does bring up strong emotions...

How to stay creative in a goal-oriented world
How to stay creative in a goal-oriented world

Nothing kills creativity more than being focused on a specific outcome. If your mind is already thinking about the result then it’s difficult to be open, relaxed and present, which is necessary in a creative state...

Five attitudes I take with me as I'll turn 35
Five attitudes I take with me as I'll turn 35

As I’m about to turn 35 I wanted to check in with myself and my inner child; how am I doing as my life journey unfolds? What have I learnt? What can I take with me as the journey continues?...

In life there is both light and darkness
In life there is both light and darkness

Today I woke up feeling low and emotional. 'What heavy shell my body is', I thought. A poem by Rainer Maria Rilke spoke clearly to me, so I decided to record it...

Give up perfection to learn something new
Give up perfection to learn something new

For a long time I had been wanting to learn to play an instrument. Finally one year ago I bought a ukulele and took it with me to Koh Phangan teaming up with my ever available teacher Youtube. It was the best decision ever!

A journey towards self-love: your raw self
A journey towards self-love: your raw self

If you had told my 25-year old self that in my mid thirties I would sell everything I owned – including my home – and embark on a solo travel throughout Europe, I think it would have scared my younger self like crazy. And I must admit that my mind did have its own tantrum to the outlook of (once again) a very open unknown future ahead. The only thing that was certain was that I was about to give up everything: what had been my home in Thailand for a year, my apartment in Denmark, most of my physical possessions.

A journey towards self-love: embracing all emotions
A journey towards self-love: embracing all emotions

Nothing has been able to bring up my insecurities like intimate relationships with men – especially the whole part where it’s appearing and building up, and you don’t really know where it’s going. It taps into the core insecurities around being lovable and worthy. And I’ve felt how it triggers all these sides in myself that I’d rather not have.

© Luise Jørgensen 2015-2018