Latest Reflections
We always carry the hope we are craving for. We just need to (re)connect with it.
Luba Kassova | November 20, 2023
We couldn’t have asked for a better autumnal evening to close the weekend at my recent yoga retreat. An evening that involved lighting a campfire, sitting around it, sharing prayers, and singing songs together. An evening that was soft, peaceful,...
We can only feel as much joy as we can feel sorrow
Luba Kassova | November 09, 2023
We often think that the less sadness we feel, the more joyful we will be. It’s logical, isn’t it? Well, as logical as this sounds, it is not true. Quite the opposite in fact. One of my most revelatory recent experiences took place on...
The long journey from our heads to our hearts
Luba Kassova | November 02, 2023
One of the pitfalls of my work as a writer, researcher, journalist, and strategist is that it encourages me, perhaps even requires me, to reside in my own head. Lately it has felt that I’ve been in my head for so long that it has started to feel too...
Honour your truth even if no one is nodding in approval
Luba Kassova | October 26, 2023
Two people looking into each other’s eyes sounds pretty trivial, right? Actually, it is not as easy as you think if you do it for a while. I discovered this at a recent yoga/wellness retreat I attended organised by Breath Body Earth , where the focus...
Lessons from a yoga retreat for burnt-out minds…
Luba Kassova | October 20, 2023
When was the last time you attended a gathering with people of all different ages, educational backgrounds, origins, professions, social classes, nationalities and religions, where everyone – and I mean everyone – was interested in you as an...
We need to talk more about the crushing pressure society places on men
Luba Kassova | September 28, 2023
A few nights ago, my older son found out that one of his dad’s friends had taken his own life. He is the third man within my son's families’ wider network of acquaintances to do so over the past few years.?. My son’s response was to go...
Talk to your child about the dangers of porn. Now.
Luba Kassova | September 12, 2023
If you are a parent of a 10-year-old or over, talk to your child about the dangers of porn. Pronto. Any later than this might be too late. I lost my first (signed) copy of Caitlin Moran’s book “What about men?” while travelling...
Sensitivity is a superpower. Cultivate it.
Luba Kassova | August 28, 2023
I grew up believing that being sensitive is a weakness, something I had to learn to cope with. When I was young my friends teased me for being “overly sensitive” or “touchy”; for “overthinking things” or...
What is Love But…
Luba Kassova | August 15, 2023
I have come to the realisation that, counterintuitive as it may sound, our society doesn’t focus enough on love. Not love as a romantic sensation, a chemical reaction, an irresistible attraction, but love as the most fundamental fabric of humanity....
Can we ever know the legacy we leave behind?
Luba Kassova | July 25, 2023
What is the positive legacy we leave behind? This is a question that was posed to someone I love by a guru at a summer retreat high up in the mountains of Europe. The question was not open or exploratory however; it was followed by a closed definitive...
