by Els van der Horst | May 19, 2022 | Uncategorized
The autonomic nervous system (ANS) influences many important functions in our body, such as the heart, respiration rate and digestion, and constantly sends signals to our body so we’re ready to react to any given situation. The autonomic nervous system (ANS)... 
by Els van der Horst | Apr 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
One of the best-kept secrets amongst hospice workers is the extraordinary end-of-life experiences (ELEs) that they observe or hear about while caring for the dying and their loved ones. The shared death experience (SDE) is the crown jewel of this phenomenon. This... 
by Els van der Horst | Feb 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
Zen master Thich Nath Hanh. Thay, as his disciples called him, died last week in Vietnam, after 33 years, he returned to his home country. He had not been welcome because of his political opinions. Collaborator of Martin Luther King, bringer of Mindfulness to the... 
by Els van der Horst | Jan 25, 2022 | Uncategorized
Our fullest attention is our deepest expression of Love. – J. Krishnamurti In nature we never see anything isolated, but everything in connection with something else which is before it, beside it, under it and over it. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe... 
by Els van der Horst | Dec 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
The one thing that Covid has given us is a need to reflect very carefully to what life is truly presenting to us. Life can change from one second to the other and we all know that in theory and for the obvious reason -because who likes life to change into the wrong... 
by Els van der Horst | Dec 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
When we think about the 12 step program, it seems mostly related to Alcoholics Anonymous, or AA, which was the origin of these programs about 70 years ago in the US by Bill W. and Dr. Bob desperately sought ways to not be affected by alcohol anymore. Today, it’s...