Latest Reflections
The space in between
Luba Kassova | January 24, 2024
Have you ever thought about the pause in between breaths? I have been fascinated with this for some time. Focusing on it periodically has been a source of tranquillity for me. Our world is so tumultuous that it resembles a ship caught up in a...
What to do when purpose turns toxic
Luba Kassova | December 07, 2023
When I was younger, I was larger than life. Even losing my mother in my late teens didn’t dampen my gregariousness. In my late twenties, I remember experiencing pure joy on a long weekend spent in Madrid with a university friend. Anyone who has walked...
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...
