by Els van der Horst | Jul 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
It is three years today that my dear husband and best friend David passed away. No regrets, a beautiful passing, and lots of fond memories. And at this time, feelings of loss and remembering are here. Even with more distance in the time/space continuum, it hits me... by Els van der Horst | Jun 28, 2023 | Did You Know, Uncategorized
This is so beautiful and I can highly recommend all of you watch this 10 minutes film Our lives and future depend on how we decide what is important. A new short film by Navdanya International was launched on World Environment Day 2023. The film gathers testimonies...
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...