It has been several weeks since my last letter reached you. And I hope I am finding you really well.
It's been a week since I am returned from Inner Harvest retreat in Greece and it has been delightful: the joy, the depth and spaciousness we created together in the very intimate group who joined. I feel purely honoured, blessed and delighted to have had the chance to guide the group through practices every morning and every afternoon, touch the elements through our bodies, minds and souls, and stay present to shared challenges, experiences and inspirations, as well as resonances and differences.
The silence we shared, and the laughter at the dining table, as we stayed nourished by the beautiful warm meals offered by our hosts.
I feel so grateful to those who came, and to the team of Anandamaya itself offering us a beautiful and grounding space to land and unfold the journey.
I am contemplating the next retreat and will announce as soon as it gets clearer. However being back home in Zurich keeps me rather occupied while at the same time I can so clearly feel the Metal element being so present, awake and alive within me, as it is in the nature around us.
Think lungs, and the air that comes into the body not only through the nose, but across the whole surface of the skin. This is Metal – the line between the inner world and the outer. It is so clear, so precise, so vast. It is when we feel things not only in our mind, but all over the body, that we get goosebumps.
It is our ability to receive, our ability to relate to others around us as well as our ability to keep boundaries. Which requires self knowledge, an ever evolving thing, shaped by our relationship with ourselves. Then also, and very importantly our capacity to let go, instead of accumulating not only matter, but also finer, subtler things.
Letting go it tightly connected to receiving: when we let go, we make space, so we are able to receive again. This is a simple natural circle.
Contemplate on this as you move through this season by becoming more aware of your breath: how do you inhale, how do you exhale? Is it rushed, forceful, shallow? Or is it deep, relaxed, spacious?
Let your inhale reach your belly, or even below, into your pelvic floor. Let your exhale be even slower and a little longer than the inhale.
Take a few cycles as you pause while walking down the street, noticing the trees becoming golden or fiery red.
Let this Metal energy work through you in a balanced way: precision, but not obsession; boundaries, but not isolation; discernment, but not rigidity.
What are you ready to let go of, so that something new can be received?
What is asking for a clearer boundary?
And where in your life could you simply soften enough to listen?
And as always, keep yourself grounded. Sometimes all it takes is to leave the phone in another room and lay down on the back, whether it is on the bed, on a yoga mat, or on the grass, if the weather allows, placing your hands over the body, just for a moment of two. Remember, our bodies are made of earth, with sparks of stars and galaxies.
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From my heart to yours,
Aida
About Aida
Her work is rooted in a simple intention: supporting people in returning to their true nature.
Through yoga, Shiatsu, and seasonal living, she explores practices that help to reconnect with our bodies, cultivate awareness, and move through life with greater presence and ease.
In this newsletter, she shares reflections, inspiration, and updates from that ongoing journey.
My name is Aida. I offer a space to reconnect with your inner rhythm and restore balance between body mind and soul. My work draws from yoga, bodywork, and Taoist and yogic traditions — an invitation into presence, awareness, and gradual transformation.
