Guided meditation

The mandala lessons I teach, always start with a visualization, a guided meditation. This is good to forget about the day, clear your mind, get into your own energy. That is what you need when you draw a mandala, your inner circle.

More and more course members asked me if I could record some meditations so they could do this at home as well. And that is how it all started. Not long from today, targeting next week, my first CD will be ready. Completely in Dutch, but to record an English one is definitely a future plan.

For the Dutchies, a (very) short example of what my CD will be like.



You can join my newsletter and receive news 4x per year and of course in the next week when I have the CD's in my hand, ready to ship them out into the big world in need of some relaxation!

The colors of Morocco

One of the hardest things for me, is to pass a book shop. Whenever I pass one, I just HAVE to get in.

Once I am in the book shop, I automatically smile. I look around. First for the section Spirituality/Religion. Mostly because that is where the books about mandala drawing, my true passion, are.


Then I look for the section where the art books are. And sometimes this section brings you very pretty surprises.

(this says: We aim to please. You aim too please)

Then the next hard thing is to leave the bookstore without buying anything. That...is mission impossible.

So when we tried to pass a book shop in London, we failed. Then when we tried to leave without buying a book, we failed. I saw this book 'Living in Morocco'. A big, fat , 300 page book with beautiful pictures.


How could I resist? Well, basically I couldn't. I just had to buy it. And I can go through it over and over. Still every page surprises me with new vibrant colored photo's.

So while standing at a London book shop, I was already dreaming about taking a trip to Morocco. I have added that to my wishlist. If not for the colors, then to check out these in real life:

Portobello Market, London

Last weekend my Prince Charming took me on a surprise trip to London! Oh how I Looooooove London. And I always wanted to visit Portobello market. I am glad I got the chance this time. It was like walking around in real life Etsy! These are a few of the pictures I took. There's more on my Flickr account if you wish to check them out.

I won a voucher!

Not too long ago I ordered a DIY stamp kit from LittleZ's shop (also on DaWanda for not Dutchies). I do not recall I ever made a stamp, but I see such lovely things on Etsy and DaWanda, I just have to try it myself someday. And best is to start with a complete starterskit like Lisette offers.
Though my creativity makes my blood rum faster every time I look at the kit, I have not yet dared to start making the first stamp. I have to practice my design a little more first. Must.be.perfect.

Lisette also has a blog. I read the blog because I love her products, the way she photographes them and her enthousiasm for her new designs. This week I was pleasantly surprised by her giveaway. 10 vouchers! That is extremely generous. My heart jumped a little, my head went "I want I want I want" and since all I had to do was comment on the post, I thought I'd give a try. Wednesday Lisette sent me the good news. I won a voucher!

So now, I must spend it wisely in het pretty little shop.