Marianne Møllmann

The long goodbye — Yoga The World Moving or not, it’s a time for leaving and loss.

Goodbyes routinely make me cry. And yet. There is another side of loss: the ability to experience more deeply that which is about to be scarce. Read on -->
#changemanagement #moving #newyorkcity

Learning to trust — Yoga The World The opposite of anxiety isn’t calm, it is trust.

In which I don't drink and drive. Ever. And that has some consequences --> Read on. #trust #leadership #socialchange #collaboration

The forever spiral of yoga — Yoga The World There can be no group-think when you truly enter yourself.

Inside an old brewery in north #Berlin, there is a tiny museum dedicated to artifacts and snippets about life in eastern Germany between 1945 and 1989. Here's what it showed me --> #history #yoga #selfknowledge

To me, #coaching has meant I am not alone in my social change journey. If you aren't quite sure what a coaching journey looks like, here's one I prepared earlier :) Connect with me at yogatheworld.as.me/discovery-session for more information.

The spaces in-between — Yoga The World Spaciousness requires literal space.

Sometimes, the spaciousness we crave comes from unexpected places --> Read on. #spaciousness #workschedule #yoga

Learning from the trees, again — Yoga The World When change is gradual, but we perceive it all at once.

Change is constant. The question is: how to stay rooted? --> Read on. #adaptability #biomimicry #changemanagement

In which I try not to be an asshole — Yoga The World Structural racism is everywhere, there is no escape.

It is liberating to know that racism is everywhere. It frees me to do something about it. Read on -->

Drinking champagne could reduce risk of sudden cardiac arrest, study suggests Maintaining a positive mood and eating more fruit may also help lower risk, researchers find

That's it: I am shifting from seltzer to champagne.

Shaken and Stirred — Yoga The World Resilience through discomfort: sometimes we need to move to care

Comfort never leads to change: whether it's tomatoes or humans, we need to be shaken to stir --> read on

Leaving winter behind — Yoga The World In which I contemplate leaving

I love winter. Then again, I love all seasons, and this one is supposed to be spring. What happens, when it is not? --> read on!

Size matters — Yoga The World Human collectives are messy, no matter the purpose. Whether it is a collective, a company, a country, or a coven, the larger the messier.

Size is important. But it has never been the most important thing. Guess what is -->
#yoga #sizematters #democracy #crisis

Anything can happen in the dark — Yoga The World It is not a coincidence that when I am distracted and stressed, and therefore need the centering that comes with meditation, I find it hard to actually close my eyes.

When things are hard, it's even harder to slow down and prioritize. But that's exactly when we need to the most. It all starts with closing our eyes... Read on -->
#yoga #meditation #focus #coaching #leadership

Where meditation meets professional development — Yoga The World I love annual performance evaluations. No really. And maybe you should too?

How to be vulnerable enough to have real conversations with your coworkers? It's not always easy, but when you manage to do it, the sky's the limit.... Read on -->
#leadership #breathe #truth

Stepping off the curb — Yoga The World I took the first step at age 16. When did you?

When I was 16 years old and living close to the US-Mexican border in #NewMexico, I went with a group of volunteers to #CiudadJuarez to distribute polio #vaccines. This week someone asked me when I had “stepped off the curb.” I think that trip might have been it. Read more -->

On imposter syndrome and other false narratives — Yoga The World When I know something with my body, mind, and soul, my path of action is different, conscious, chosen with care.

Last night I dreamed I had a phone conversation with a friend I haven’t seen for so many years I lose count. It didn't go well. Here's why. #selfknowledge #selfwork #selfawareness

Efficiency is not the point — Yoga The World Efficiency, as it happens is not an indicator of joy and not even always a net positive. Efficiency in one can lead to inefficiency in the whole.

When did efficiency become the marker of all things good? Not to put too fine a point on it but ...

There is light — Yoga The World Right now, it is almost heretical to say it

When everything is falling apart, it feels insane to insist that... maybe we will be ok? Read more in post. #hope #change #breathe

The change I seek — Yoga The World The changes I seek are not to go back but to move forward, towards a place where our inventiveness is used for love.

I understand a fear of change, but ultimately it's futile. Change is a constant. Here's how to deal --> read on #change #breathe #love

The only way out is through — Yoga The World The way out of here, paraphrasing Rabbi Tarfon, says: the enormity of this work is not the point.

I know you want out of this dystopia. Me too. But how to get there? Here's a thought. #socialchange #humanrights

Presence with pain — Yoga The World We all have the capacity to love, and it starts by loving ourselves enough to recognize where we contribute to suffering and harm.

Pain is a constant, and it is palpable right now. Here's one way to deal with it -- and, no, it is not *just* yoga.

All we have to do is try — Yoga The World Shoulders are the most flexible joint in our already complex bodies. There is a parallel with our lives generally.

You know that time when you tried and failed? It really hurt, right? Here's a list of what to do before you try again.

#socialchange #humanrights #yoga

To rest or not to rest — Yoga The World The right to radical rest is a hill I will die on. Yet. Does that also apply now?

In which I go offline for 10 hours emerge cleaner, clearer, and feeling really really guilty.