Advent Kalender 2018 – inspired by Bowspring

Often things turn out differently than planed. The same happened with this Advent Calender. Instead of throwing the towel I decided to just change my perspective. Sometimes it helps to look at your stuff from the outside….in this case from quite far away. The picture shows the Lagoon Nebula, recorded by Hubble Telescope. What a beauty, showing us, that we and our problems are less significant than we often think. BTW: It is located in the Stellar Constellation of Saggetarius. 

First of Advent. The time of the year, when we lit a candle. In the end, it is us who should be like candles in this world. Because others might need some light. So shine bright and be light! 

In the Picture you can see Bianca Schreiber from b-touched-yoga

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❤☉RADIANT HEART☉❤ . May I be happy May you be happy May all beings be happy 🌎 These phrases come from the Buddhist Metta-Meditation. 💗 Anyone who has practiced this before knows how beneficial it can be to open the heart and to wish for love, peace and good health – not only to oneself but to friends, enemies and all human beings on this earth. 🌈🌏🌈 In bowspring, we speak about the radiant heart , a heart opened up to all sides. But this isn’t just something physical. Especially the Advent Season is perfectly suited to ask yourself: Do I pay enough attention to myself and the people around me? What can I give apart from material things? Where and how can I cultivate compassion? Who can be my role model at this stage of my life? . . . . . . #radiantheart #radiantchristmas #bowspring #globalbowspring #bowentskalender #adventskalender #adventcalender

Ein Beitrag geteilt von Bowentskalender (@xmas_inspired_by_bowspring) am Dez 4, 2018 um 1:00 PST

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Nikolaus is busy. . . 

#nikolaus🎅ist morgen! Schuhe rausstellen nicht vergessen! . . 

Staring: @b.touched.yoga + 🎅 . . #radiantchristmas #bowentskalender #bowsanta #bowentscalender #bowspringberlin #berlinyoga #instayogis #bowspring #globalbowspring

Ein Beitrag geteilt von Bowentskalender (@xmas_inspired_by_bowspring) am Dez 4, 2018 um 10:54 PST

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St. Nikolaus, the Bishop of Myra was quite a cool fellow. He was generous, rebellious and fought for his believes. We still celebrate his generosity in many parts of the world today, the 6th of December. The charity #Bowspring class of @root2rise.berlin fits perfectly today. All the money will go to the Schutzengelwerk. See you Saturday, 4 pm at Tomasa Zehlendorf! 😘 . . #bowentskalender #radiantchristmas #advent #charity #berlinyoga #adventskalender #bowspring

Ein Beitrag geteilt von Bowentskalender (@xmas_inspired_by_bowspring) am Dez 6, 2018 um 9:54 PST

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Leckere Tees trinken ist ein bewusster Akt der Selbstfürsorge. Mit anderen gemeinsam Tee trinken potenziert das Ganze natürlich! 💑👪 Was ist Dein Lieblingstee? . To drink something warm is and act of self-care. To share your tea with other potentialices the whole thing of course. 👪💑 Whats your favourite tea? . . . #bowentskalender #teatime #selfcare #radiantchristmas #adventskalender #adventcalender

Ein Beitrag geteilt von Bowentskalender (@xmas_inspired_by_bowspring) am Dez 6, 2018 um 11:34 PST

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Pre-christmas time can be challenging with all the shopping, planing, organising. And the (Berlin) sky is often grey. Best time to find a peaceful oasis. Stretching and deep breating can do wonders. With a calm and balanced center life is easy. 🌲 . Picture: Bastian @postclassicalyoga at his oasis. . . . . . #radiantchristmas #bowentskalender #bowspring #bowentscalender #soften #wintersun #berlinyoga #wedding #berlin #yogisinberlin

Ein Beitrag geteilt von Bowentskalender (@xmas_inspired_by_bowspring) am Dez 8, 2018 um 12:24 PST

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HAPPY 2ND ADVENT. 

A little inspiration, connecting yogic thoughts and Christian tradition. . 🕯Namaste Prayer🕯 . 

I honor the place in you in which the entire universe dwells. . 

I honor the place in you which is of love, of truth, of light, and of peace. 

When you are in that place in you and I am in that place in me, we are one. 

🕯

 #bowspring #bowentskalender #bowentscalender #root2rise #advent #namaste #modernyogis #radiantchristmas #lightinyou

Ein Beitrag geteilt von Silke@Bowspiration (@bowspiration) am Dez 9, 2018 um 4:48 PST

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Wanted! Santa Claus called: he wants his reindeers back. Donner & Blitzer were seen last close to Berlin-Frohnau. If you see them, please let an employee of DHL know! * . . #radiantchristmas #bowspring #bowentscalender #advent #bowentskalender #modernyogis #crouchingcat #walkingcat #yoga #reindeers #santaclaus #xmasfun #wanted #🎅#berlinyoga

Ein Beitrag geteilt von Bowentskalender (@xmas_inspired_by_bowspring) am Dez 9, 2018 um 11:45 PST

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Everything fits insanely perfect in this picture! As a back-bending star-bearer you can see Katharina STERN (=star in German🙄) from Tarayoga Regensburg @taretuttare .🙄🌠 The #Ecstasy arms in the image reinforce the fullness in the heart (#radiantheart) and extend the spine (opening=😍😺💫). You want to purr and squeak and take another deep breath. Try it yourself, e.g. with Katharina in Tarayoga Regensburg or another trustworthy Bowspring Teacher. 🙄🌠😍🕯 . www.tarayoga-regensburg.de

#followyourstar #radiantchristmas #globalbowspring #tarayoga #regensburg #ecstasyarms #radiantheart #stern #star #backbend #backbendbaby

Ein Beitrag geteilt von Bowentskalender (@xmas_inspired_by_bowspring) am Dez 10, 2018 um 11:09 PST

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 🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁 

In Germany we (kind of) say: Shared bowspring is double bowspring! Thats why Sybille Dieckert from @root2rise.berlin is giving away vouchers, with which you can bring a friend to her Bowspring class. Thanks Sybille! The voucher is valid until 31.01.2019. #goals2019 . 

Contact: Sybille Dieckert 

 📩hello@root2riseyoga.de 

https: //root2rise.de 

 #radiantchristmas #bowspring #bowspring2019 #friends #sharingiscaring #kindiscool #berlinyoga #gutscheinberlin #yogaberlin #root2rise #yeah! #🎁#modernyoga #yoga

Ein Beitrag geteilt von Bowentskalender (@xmas_inspired_by_bowspring) am Dez 12, 2018 um 12:05 PST

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Haven’t got your presents yet? Do you see yourself running around like Sybille from @root2rise.berlin? Wanna have a clue? Why don’t you bestow some quality time? When did you, e.g., take a walk with you favorite person the last time? Or really listenened for an hour without interrupting? #radiantchristmas: ❤Give a gift, not a present. ❤ . . . #bowspring #globalbowspring #yogaberlin #berlinyoga #modernyogis #takeiteasy #ikea #radiantheart #spendsometime #yoga #advent #adventskalender #bowentskalender #christmas #weihnachten #xmas

Ein Beitrag geteilt von Bowentskalender (@xmas_inspired_by_bowspring) am Dez 13, 2018 um 5:27 PST

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Sag Ja (zum Nein)! Say yes (to no)! 👍➡👎🆗 . . #radiantchristmas #yoginotes #bowspring #bettersayno #bowspiration #advent #christmas #weihnachten #berlinyogis #yogaberlin #makeitbetter #capitalismsucks

Ein Beitrag geteilt von Bowentskalender (@xmas_inspired_by_bowspring) am Dez 13, 2018 um 11:21 PST

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(*Deutsch unten⬇) . Love has many faces. One can be found in these beautiful lines: “Sometimes, reaching out and taking someone’s hand is the beginning of a journey. At other times, it is allowing another to take yours.” – Vera Nazarian In the picture: @carolinesyogade . 💫❤💫❤💫❤ . Liebe hat viele Gesichter. Eins davon findet sich in diesen Zeilen: “Manchmal beginnt eine Reise, wenn Du Deine Hand ausstreckst. Und ein andermal, wenn Du jemandem die Deine reichst.” – Vera Nazarian . . Im Foto: @carolinesyogade . . . . #bowspring #advent #adventskalender #radiantchristmas #yoginotes #berlinyoga #yogaberlin #globalbowspring #modernyogis #bowspiration #yoga #bowentskalender

Ein Beitrag geteilt von Bowentskalender (@xmas_inspired_by_bowspring) am Dez 15, 2018 um 4:07 PST

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Sometime we forget but in the end it’s this: 🎶 Love is the message and the message is love 🎶 ❤Froher 3ter Advent❤ 🕯🕯🕯 #3kerzen #advent #bowspring #keepbreathing #loveisthemessage #dontpanic #itsjustbabyjesus #earworm #radiantchristmas

Ein Beitrag geteilt von Bowentskalender (@xmas_inspired_by_bowspring) am Dez 16, 2018 um 12:26 PST

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Soon it’s time again. A time of intense encounters called christmas is coming. Intimacy creates friction and heat. No wonder when emotions boil up and overflow. Time to remember that the people around you (just like you!) do the best they can- even if it does not look like it from the outside. Don’t forget to tell yourself: ❤Bow, in the name of Love! ❤ . . . . #nameoflove #bowspring #radiantchristmas #advent #adventskalender #bowspiration #loveisnotjustrosesandsushine #überdieSchatten

Ein Beitrag geteilt von Bowentskalender (@xmas_inspired_by_bowspring) am Dez 17, 2018 um 12:06 PST

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Geburt und Tod, Anfang und Ende, Alpha und Omega. So wie das Leben mit dem Einatmen beginnt und mit der Ausatmung endet, so beginnt und endet der Tag mit dem Auf- und Untergang der Sonne. An Weihnachten feiern wir diesen Neubeginn mit der Geburt von Jesus. Und, weiter ausgeholt, die Wintersonnenwende. Den ewigen Kreis von Tag und Nacht, vom Lauf der Sonne und von Leben und Tod ist ein wiederkehrendes Thema. Es spiegelt sich nicht nur in unseren Traditionen, unserer Kultur, sondern auch in unserem Körper, unserem Geist und unseren Träumen wieder. . . . Birth and death, beginning and end, alpha and omega. Just as life begins with an inspiration and ends with an exhalation, so do days begin and end with the sunrise and sunset. At Christmas we celebrate a new beginning with the birth of Jesus. And also the winter solstice. The eternal circle of day and night, the course of the sun and of life and death is a recurrent theme. It is reflected not only in our culture, but also in our bodies, minds and dreams. . . . . #radiantchristmas #advent #bowspring #adventskalender #weihnachten #stille #cycles #kreislauf #wiederkehr

Ein Beitrag geteilt von Bowentskalender (@xmas_inspired_by_bowspring) am Dez 18, 2018 um 9:05 PST

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#keeeekseeee 🍩☕🕯🌲 REZEPT für vegane Ratz-Fatz-Makronen ✔ 2 Bananen Ca.100g Kokosflocken ✔ Bananen zerdrücken und Kokosflocken dazugeben. Der Teig sollte fest sein, also nicht zerlaufen. Aus der Masse jeweils kleine Kugeln formen und auf ein Backblech geben. Im Ofen bei 180 Grad ca. 20-30 Min backen bis die Makronen goldgelb sind. Guten Appetit! ❤😊 . . #cookies #christmas #vegan #glutenfrei #lecker #coconut #banana #radiantchristmas #advent #plätzchen

Ein Beitrag geteilt von Bowentskalender (@xmas_inspired_by_bowspring) am Dez 18, 2018 um 11:15 PST

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Sybille (@root2rise.berlin ) is upside down. Good or bad? We can’t tell. 😆 What about you: are you looking forward to christmas days or would you rather hide out somewhere quiet? . . . #bowspring #handstand #bounce #advent #radiantchristmas #dontgetswallowed #relax

Ein Beitrag geteilt von Bowentskalender (@xmas_inspired_by_bowspring) am Dez 20, 2018 um 2:37 PST

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While greeting with Namaste, you fold your hands in Anjali Mudra in front of your heart. You touch your heart chakra and connect both hemispheres of the brain via the sensitive palms of the hands. . This is why the Anjali Mudra is a wonderful gesture to focus the mind. All over the world folded hands are a sign of prayer, inner dialogue and an expression of deep gratitude. Fit’s perfectly for christmas, isn’t it? . Namaste.🕯

Ein Beitrag geteilt von Bowentskalender (@xmas_inspired_by_bowspring) am Dez 20, 2018 um 11:08 PST

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Christmas time is feast time. On the menu: fat with fat and afterwards fat with sugar-topping. So maybe try to balance this with a glas of golden milk. It supposedly stimulates your metabolism and that’s exactly what you want right now. .

How to:

Mix curcuma paste with 300 milk/ vegetable drink (almond, oat, soja…) and spice it up with 1ts cinemon, honey/agave sirup and a little bit of pepper. . Yummy!

 #christmas #radiantchristmas #goldenmilk #balance #recipes #goldmilch #advent #adventskalender #adventcalender #drivinghomeforchristmas #bowspiration #bowentskalender #vegan #rezept

Ein Beitrag geteilt von Bowentskalender (@xmas_inspired_by_bowspring) am Dez 21, 2018 um 11:07 PST

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The fourth Advent is dedicated to Mary, the mother of Jesus. Far away from biblical stories, the idealistic concept of maternal love (better: parental love) is beautiful. In many relationships we cling and we want to see ourselves confirmed. Parental love is selfless, they often love quietly from a distance. They forgive generously and wish nothing for their children then to be happy. Erich Fromm says about love: .

“Love is the active concern for the life and growth of what we love.”

This applies to other people as well as to ourselves. We need to love and care for ourselves as much as for others. This is not always easy, because it requires dedication, courage and trust. And that’s exactly where the circle closes for todays spiritual topic. Because, roughly translated, that is what Mother Mary embodies. A person to whom a child is born. A person who has to let go. A person who has to trust that everything, despite obstacles, in the end turns out to be fine. . So, go home and love yourself & your family.

Ein Beitrag geteilt von Bowentskalender (@xmas_inspired_by_bowspring) am Dez 23, 2018 um 4:17 PST

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Look! A Bowspring Christmas Tree! 🌲❤ Today the last of the #Bowentskalender opens. And you can hear this: ❤Merry & Radiant Christmas❤ May it be a time with meaningful encounters, cheerful conversations and lots of time to breath in between. ❤🌲🕯❤ . . . #bowspring #advent #globalbowspring #christmas #radiantchristmas #lovetoall #bowspringgermany #modernyogis #berlinyoga #yogis #christmastree #weihnachten #advrntskalender #24

Ein Beitrag geteilt von Bowentskalender (@xmas_inspired_by_bowspring) am Dez 24, 2018 um 3:40 PST