mindfulness – AMSTERDIVE

by Ana V. Martins

I let go of the superficial therefore I reconnect

It usually hits me when I’m cycling. The physical motion is inviting to a state of mindfulness and, from there, this inner-awareness often arises. It starts out with this feeling that there’s something I need to get rid of. As if I were carrying too many things on me, things that ‘don’t belong’. I might […]

She said, sad is a tale of happiness, maybe.

I realized that Amsterdive started out of a sort of apology of happiness. I believed in happiness. I objectively have tried to live my life in this pursuit of constant joy, excitement, awe, and pleasure. The only problem with that strategy is that, eventually, it will cease to work so well. If you’re stubborn to push harder, it will cease to work completely.

Sunday yoga in the park

This is one of the reasons why it is worth it to stay home on a Saturday evening.