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10 learnings from my 10-day Vipassana meditation retreat

March 3, 2015 By Lisanne Buik Leave a Comment

No iPhone for ten days. That was enough to scare me. Add this: no talking, no reading, no writing, no snacking, no exercising, no physical or eye contact with anyone around, no sex … and I freaked out. Just enough to be attracted to the idea of conquering this fear and book a Vipassana meditation […]

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The Need For Vulnerability

February 26, 2015 By Atalwin Pilon Leave a Comment

The root of the word courage is cor—the Latin word for heart. In one of its earliest forms, the word courage had a very different definition than it does today. Courage originally meant “To speak one’s mind by telling all one’s heart.” Over time, this definition has changed, and, today, courage is more synonymous with being heroic. Heroics is important and we certainly need heroes, but I think we’ve lost touch with the idea that speaking honestly and openly about who we are, about what we’re feeling, and about our experiences (good and bad) is the definition of courage.

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Good That We Have a Clown Like John Oliver To Ridicule The Tobacco Industry

February 19, 2015 By Atalwin Pilon Leave a Comment

Every day I read and hear so many stunning examples of our human ignorance that I alternate between wanting to slam my head on the table and going numb. Then I get sucked back into the feeling of paralysis; the feeling that humanity is beyond repair. But then I realize that I really don’t want to live in such a cynical world and I am reminded that I want to be part of a tribe that contributes to consciousness and compassion

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Beyond The Thoughts Lies Freedom

February 11, 2015 By Atalwin Pilon Leave a Comment

During the 100 Day Warrior the invitation is to explore the space beyond our comfort zones. The easiest way is to surrender to the program and let the experience unfold. But this is usually not how most of us are wired. We are filled with opinions, expectations and beliefs. So we question and negotiate. The interesting part is to explore why we question and negotiate. We fear influence and negative experiences, we fear what we do not know.

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Day 13 (Guest Post) How To Reconnect Your Body And Soul By Eating Real Food

January 30, 2015 By Lisanne Buik Leave a Comment

Over the past two weeks the participants in the 100 Day Warrior program have been making a solid attempt to “reset” their bodies through a diet plan. As a true foodie I have been experimenting with different types of diets and food ideologies throughout my life, making many mistakes and learning many lessons. In this post I would love to share some of my insights and show you what I believe is a healthy path towards soulful eating, by eating real food and listening to your body. This might be interesting for my fellow participants, and for anyone who’s curious how to implement a healthy take on eating into their busy lives.

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Day 11 (Guest Post): What On Earth Can One Accomplish In 100 Days?

January 28, 2015 By Huub van Zwieten Leave a Comment

In achieving any goal, success or step forward, the mechanism is exactly the same. The steps you need to take are oftentimes pretty simple. Take the example of losing ten kilograms of surplus body weight. Everybody knows how to do that. The steps are easy enough for everybody to come up with: eat less, in […]

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Day 2: What It Means To Be A Warrior In The Toltec Tradition

January 19, 2015 By Atalwin Pilon Leave a Comment

In all the shamanic traditions in America, from Canada to Argentina, people call themselves warriors, because they are in a war against the parasite in the mind. That is the real meaning of a warrior. The warrior is one who rebels against the invasion of the parasite. The warrior rebels and declares a war. But to be a warrior doesn’t mean we always win the war; we may win or we may lose, but we always do our best and at least we have a chance to be free again.

Filed Under: Basic Goodness Tagged With: Insight, Inspiration, Liberation, Warrior, Wisdom

Dreams and intentions for 2015 (and beyond)

January 5, 2015 By Atalwin Pilon Leave a Comment

Every year my first post of the year contains the exercise that I will show you once again. I take a deep breath and start writing down the dreams and intentions that flow from my heart for 5 minutes, without thinking, without rehearsing and without editing afterwards. Afterwards I often peak at last years post and see if there were dreams that came true and dreams that stayed unfulfilled.

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Eps 99: Winter Solstice

December 21, 2014 By Atalwin Pilon Leave a Comment

Today is the shortest day of the year and we are at the beginning of a new cycle. In our longest night, our deepest darkness, is where springs our new sparks of hope and our eternal inner fire is rekindled again. Tomorrow we celebrate the rebirth of the sun. Today is also day 99 of the 100 Day Warrior. Tomorrow we celebrate the birth of the warriors; our last day obviously being a new beginning. How beautiful. I didn’t plan it like that on purpose and I am a sucker for such symbolism.

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Eps 98: 13 Questions To Erika

December 20, 2014 By Atalwin Pilon Leave a Comment

I asked a handful of people from the creative industry to send me questions that they would like to be answered by the participants of the 100 Day Warrior. Out of approximately 30 questions I selected 13 that seem to cover most of the curiosity of most followers. Sanne went first, Esther was the second to answer them, […]

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