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Journey of yoga, Gent, Ghent (2026)

03/06/2026

A quiet birthday in the beautiful surrounded by stunning nature, celebrating life, a quiz, and friendship. De vriendschapsemmer is gevuld🫶

A soft opening of JOY Studio after months of a high-intensity interval tempo (HIIT) LOL. We actually do have that on the schedule 😂. Slowly growing alongside the community, yet with the feeling of arriving on the French Riviera when you step onto the beautiful patio. Not bad at all🌈

A gentle reminder that the body absorbs everything. Lowering my cortisol levels by listening to classical cello playlists while practicing breathwork in the car on my way to work🙏

Slowly turning Casa Rosa into a home, while my other home lives just beneath me. It often feels as though we live in a duplex with two separate front doors 😬. The terrazza is ready; now there is only allllll the rest🙈

Jivamukti yoga is a dynamic style that generates heat while moving through challenging asanas, with the breath serving as the guiding principle. Yet at the end of every class, we arrive at savasana: a practice of letting go, incorporating the practice, being still, resting, slowing down and remaining awake while integrating the benefits. (Also when do you ever take 10min to just lay down?)

May was all about genuinely finding my savasana-state of-mind, sometimes still with a great deal of resistance, but that’s the learning of my practice👯‍♀️

14/05/2026

~ The Flow State ~

Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi described it as the sweet sport where challenge meets skills where you’re so fully immersed in an activity that nothing else seems to matter.

Your attention becomes completely absorbed. Distractions, emotions, even physical sensations start to quiet down. Our brain becomes more efficient.

It is not something you chase, but something that emerges when you’re completely in the presence.

Last couple of months this flow state brought not only presence but also highlighted how strong this community is which in the end, is the heart of it all❤️

I went from flow state to slow state, yet the comeback is stronger than the setback?

Hope to see you all 18 May❤️

13/05/2026

On Monday the 18th of May a new journey starts!

We’ve been getting things ready, unpacking, organizing, planning to create a space with a common intention:

“You join for movement but stay for the community”

Make sure you book your classes through www.journeyofyoga.be/studio

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06/05/2026

JOY STUDIO - starting 18 MAY

Over the last couple of months, we’ve been working as a team to create the dream in a state of flow. Could be the title of a good book or a new album 🫶🙏

For us, it is the beginning of a space where we bring togetherness with movement & music.

A big shoutout to all the friends, family, and yogis who came out to create this place, you are part of its heart.

JOY Studio is starting with a soft opening and its first class on Monday, the 18th of May.

As we are part of a bigger community story involving different partners, we are starting with a schedule that grows steadily and gradually🥹

Find the full schedule on www.journeyofyoga.be and enjoy 15% off any of the class passes by using our discount code JOYSTUDIO2026!

We are looking forward to moving, breathing, and laughing with you and don’t forget:

‘’Energy grows when it is shared’’

Lauren & Charli

02/04/2026

Maart, navigeren tussen een workout op de mat of in onze nieuwe studio. Omringd zijn door de beste community die op hun vrije dagen mee het bestaan van JOY studio vastleggen🫶

Misschien is dat wel karma yoga in zijn puurste vorm: handelen zonder verwachting. Gewoon geven, omdat het goed voelt om bij te dragen.

En net daar zit de kracht van community en belonging mensen met een gedeelde intentie. Een plek waar iedereen een stukje van zichzelf achterlaat en tegelijk iets groters helpt ontstaan.

JOY studio wordt echt zo een plek waar ‘energy grows when it is shared’ 🤸

Ondertussen slaap ik al bijna een hele maand niet omwille van teveel excitement voor het leven☺️

Life has been really really good!

20/03/2026

This month’s focus in Jivamukti is about ‘Abundance’

In yoga, abundance is not about having more. It’s about recognizing that nothing is missing. This is the essence of what we call Aparigraha no-grasping or clinching to something.

We move through life constantly labeling things, good/ bad, enough / not enough, easy / difficult and from there, the mind begins to hold, to cling, to accumulate.

One of the yoga sutras says:
‘’things are not fixed; they become what the mind perceives’’

When we stop labeling and defining, we begin to experience things as they are open, fluid, and full of potential. From this, the non-grasping arises naturally. We no longer cling as tightly, because nothing is experienced as lacking.

True abundance is not about how much we collect, but about how fully we are able to experience what is already here.

Lately live has been a fertile ground of creation and seeing potential. Not saying that it is easy or difficult (trying not to label it✌️)

It is also a practice of the mind - needing to receive a gentle reminder so now and then🫶

19/03/2026

This month’s focus in Jivamukti is about ‘Abundance’

In yoga, abundance is not about having more. It’s about recognizing that nothing is missing. This is the essence of what we call Aparigraha no-grasping or clinching to something.

We move through life constantly labeling things, good/ bad, enough / not enough, easy / difficult and from there, the mind begins to hold, to cling, to accumulate.

One of the yoga sutras says:
‘’things are not fixed; they become what the mind perceives’’

So what if space isn’t perceived as emptiness, but potential?
In yoga, this space is Garbha - the fertile ground of all creation.

When we stop labeling and defining, we begin to experience things as they are open, fluid, and full.
From this, the non-grasping arises naturally. We no longer cling as tightly, because nothing is experienced as lacking.

True abundance is not about how much we collect, but about how fully we are able to experience what is already here.

Lately live has been a fertile ground of creation and seeing potential. Not saying that it is easy or difficult (trying not to label it✌️)

It is also a practice of the mind - needing to receive a gentle reminder so now and then🫶

28/02/2026

Februari - vooral thuiskomen in ons pand waar nu pas echt de ‘journey’ begint en naast onze JOY studio ook het sluimerende bestaan van een creatieve hub zijn weg vindt, dit met héél véél muziek (lees: muziekstudio), kunst, gezonde lokale producten, herbs en hopelijk toch ook wat goede koffie?

Thuiskomen bij Charlotte & Reinhard, die gek genoeg zijn om dit avontuur samen te trekken. Always better together❤️

Thuiskomen in Casa Rosa en na 5 jaar officiële Gentenaar, hoewel mijn Brusselse Franse R toch lekkerrrr blijft hangen🎣

Thuiskomen wanneer die mat wordt uitgerold. Patanjali zegt: ‘Sthira sukham asanam.’
Een houding is stabiel, geworteld (sthira) en tegelijkertijd aangenaam, zacht (sukha).
Wanneer je “thuiskomt” op je mat, begint de eeuwigdurende dans tussen sthira en sukha.

Thuiskomen in een ritme dat me nog steeds overal in België brengt, waardoor de familie mijn snoet ook wat vaker ziet.

Maar thuiskomen is vooral een diepgaand gevoel. En daartussen wordt er héél uitbundig geleefd🫶🤸

15/02/2026

First few weeks back, slowly finding joy in the little routines again. There’s something surprisingly comforting about falling into familiarities.

Why do we as humans love our routines so much?

In the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Patañjali speaks of ‘abhyāsa’;

A steady, devoted practice over time.
A continuous effort to remain rooted in awareness.

It is not about intensity.
Not about perfection.
It is about returning.
Returning is the practice.

Routine becomes more than habit.
Each time we come back to the mat, the breath, the body, we are practicing steadiness (sthira).
We are choosing presence over distraction.

Predictability soothes the nervous system, yes
but on a deeper level, rhythm settles the mind.

Yoga teaches that the fluctuations of the mind settle through consistent practice.
And slowly, in that steadiness, we come closer to our center, our heart.

So each day l’ve been moving into my little routines: roll out my mat, move, stolen coffee moments, cycle through my favorite streets again, class prep, work, breath, repeat.

Not rigid.
Not boring.
Just the quiet devotion of returning.

And maybe that’s why rhythm feels so good because every return is a coming home 🫶

09/02/2026

ln the coming months we’re bringing JOY Studio to
We’ll have a soft start in February, in March we’ll be adding some extra classes to the schedule🤸

I’ve always loved walking the entrepreneurial path with my best friends. Somehow they create a safe space, an honest mirror and a critical voice when needed. They also happen to be incredibly talented teachers — in life and on the mat.

So, Charlie and I would like to invite you to our last pop-up location before we move into a permanent space in a couple of months, our biggest project so far. (Sint-Amandsberg, we’re coming for you, for real🫶)

Find us on Mondays and Tuesdays as we take over Eat This; from Wednesday to Saturday you can enjoy some fine wine and dining over here 🍴

JOY Studio remains a home for our wonderful community — a place to move with intention, to pause with presence and to connect with yourself and with others. Preferably with a big smile on your face, although I must say Charlie makes the better jokes!😅

Come join us on the mat 🙏

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