In these tough times in the world, it’s often hard to know what to do. We want to reach out, we want to help our fellow humans. But how? We dither. We procrastinate. We doomscroll through the news, getting more and more agitated… aiding nobody.

But there are some small things we can do.

We can donate. In the current invasion of Ukraine, aid organisations are asking for donations of money rather than donations of goods. That’s something we can help with. We can offer funds to purchase hot dinners, comfortable bedding, transport, medical supplies.

We can offer our voices: we can say “This is not right.”

We can also ground ourselves. Breathing deeply, sitting back into the self, becoming a calm port in the storm for those who need one. We can sit together, breathe together, move together. Not so that we can escape into selfish comfort, safely separated from all the nastiness out there. But so that we are reinforced and replenished - capable of moving and acting (rather than reacting) in the world as our full selves. When we move and act from a space we fully inhabit - so much is possible!

We can see those who need our help: in our home, in our streets, in our social media, in our world.

We can have the courage to speak up for those who need us: in our work, in our cities, on our planet.

We can stand up and engage the world with heart.

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On Sunday March 13th at 5pm Copenhagen time (see time in your timezone here), join me online over Zoom for an hour of restorative yoga: including breathing meditation, gentle movements, and guided relaxation. Note that no experience with yoga is necessary! Just bring yourself, comfortable clothes, and a candle.

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This yoga class is donate-what-you-want and the payment link appears after sign-up. All donations will be matched by me up to €500. Donations will be detailed here and will be split equally between Medecins Sans Frontieres, Ukrainian Red Cross, and World Central Kitchen.

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Thanks to the incredible generosity of folks, we managed to raise €1320 in total and sent it out today to Red Cross, Médecins Sans Frontières, and World Central Kitchen. It never ceases to amaze me how wonderful people are ❤️