Victoria LarssonSep 9, 20212 minWe Hallucinate Our Own RealityJim Morrison sang: People are Strange, When You're a Stranger. What the Buddha discovered under that Banyan tree, back when he woke up...
Victoria LarssonJul 13, 20217 minThe Allure of Teaching YogaI've had the honour and privilege to work with many new teachers via the mentorship program I occasionally offer. When I ask mentees why...
Victoria LarssonJun 1, 20214 minWHY PRACTICE MEDITATION?You can only connect the dots when you look back. At the age of 19 I had an acid trip that forever changed the trajectory of my life....
Victoria LarssonMay 10, 20212 minThe Core of YogaI hated physical education in school. I sucked at every single ball sport, I sucked at track and field. I could not run fast. I was very...
Victoria LarssonApr 21, 20213 minBreaking free from Plastic (or trying to)This morning I woke up to the news of the guilty verdict of Derek Chauvin -- a piece of news I had eagerly awaited. That a person who...
Victoria LarssonMar 22, 20214 minWhat Is My Real Self?The Buddha said: I teach one thing, and one thing only: Suffering (dukkha) and the end of suffering. According to the Buddha desire and...
Victoria LarssonFeb 24, 20213 minLet's Be Happy! Let's Get Our Heads Out Of Our AssholesA little while ago I read about a study, where people from a few different countries were asked to make themselves happier. The people...
Victoria LarssonFeb 9, 20213 minFlowing Through Life's Ups & Downs with GraceThe Brahmaviharas, or the Four Immeasurables, are mind states, or feelings that we cultivate when we practice meditation. Here I will...
Victoria LarssonJan 25, 20213 minBleakness TBCLike most people, I get The Pandemic Blues from time to time. I had it really bad around the holidays. I was resisting the way things...
Victoria LarssonDec 23, 20203 minFuck Christmas!I realized at the age of thirteen that I hated Christmas. Because it was bringing out the worst in me. Christmas for me was only about...
Victoria LarssonDec 8, 20203 minWHAT DO YOU WANT?According to the Buddha, the first noble truth is Dukkha or suffering, un-satisfactoriness. Often mis-construed as Life is Suffering, but...
Victoria LarssonNov 20, 20204 minAutobiography of a Yogi IIThis won't be a linear story. Instead it will skip back and forth along the timeline, like an arthouse movie. Fast forward and go...
Victoria LarssonNov 11, 20204 minAutobiography of a YogiWill anyone care to read my autobiography? The story of somebody who is nobody in more ways than I care to list right now. I'll try not...
Victoria LarssonOct 8, 20203 minSHOULD SHOULD SHOULDFor as long as I can remember, I have been writing 'to-do'-lists. And a good day, in my mind, meant a 'productive' day. A day when 'I got...
Victoria LarssonSep 2, 20202 minIt hurtsI wasn't ready to admit that. Because I have a life long history of turning hurt to anger. It's always been easier for me somehow, to...
Victoria LarssonAug 6, 20202 minEver Wondered Where It All Began?Was it when you where little and the sea scared you with its vastness? Or the thought of black holes at the outskirts of the universe...
Victoria LarssonJul 27, 20203 minYoga Soft PornIf I was a space alien, with the same sensibilities as the human Victoria, and I was descending onto Planet Earth and used Instagram to...
Victoria LarssonJun 22, 20204 minShould We or Do We All Suffer Equally?As an already furious teenager who had just discovered feminism, and hence seeing sexism everywhere (quite likely also where there was...
Victoria LarssonMay 14, 20203 minNo Mud, No LotusWhen does someone's spiritual journey begin? At birth? At the time of the first big loss, however that manifests itself? As heartbreak,...
Victoria LarssonMay 5, 20204 minWhat Are You Willing to Offer?It was only last week I think, that it dawned on me, that things will never go back to how they were before. That this isn't some little...