Author: Cecilia Götherström

Yoga Workshop : The World Upside Down – A Different Perspective ;-)

Published by Cecilia Götherström

As children we learn about life through play. As adults we quite often tend to take life too seriously. When we do, play is a great way to ”snap us out of it”, gives us a new perspective. And we all know there is nothing more refreshing than a different perspective. OK then, maybe a fresh sea breeze as well 😉 Welcome to join us in this playful Inversions Workshop – with a sea breeze if the weather allows, indoors if that breeze is too refreshing. You will have two internationally certified Vijnana Yoga teachers guiding you through our journey in a safe, professional, caring and also fun way to whatever inversion and new perspective your own destination may be this very Sunday morning. Dick and Cecilia have both been studying, teaching, practicing and laughing together for 11 years now, nationally and internationally. Saturday 14th of  May Place: At the beach just at the end of the Boulevard southbeach Zandvoort aan Zee-if the weather is nice, otherwise: Pilates Studio Haarlem- Kinderhuissingel 4E Time: 14.00- 17.00h Investment: € 45,- …

Energy bar, gluten free, dairy free, raw, paleo

Snack bar – the healthy one ;-)

Published by Cecilia Götherström

Quite often I see recipe´s in magazines and books which I then either rip out (that´s for the magazines eh 😉 ) or go ahead and buy the book immediately so that I can test them. If I deem them yummy as well as healthy I share them, always quoting the original source of course ;-). They ones I share will always be easy to make, as I am – still, and I think always will be – a real klutz in the kitchen. If it hadn´t been for me being lucky enough to find the best co op partner in the world to work with – thank you Jo Parfitt for introducing us – as well as the most fun, brutally honest and with a heart the size of the distance from here to the end of our galaxy and back, friend, Stephi from Appetite Voyage, I never would have ventured outside the world of already printed and created recipe´s. Ever. Buuuuuut – Stephi taught me the art and the dare of tweaking recipes. …

Nutritional Seminar ; – Myths and Truths about Sugar And Your Health

Published by Cecilia Götherström

Wednesday May 4th 2016, 16.00 – 18.00 By LIMA, Haarlem All you ever wanted to know about sugar, but never dared to or knew who to ask! You will get some great nutritional insights from internationally certified nutritionist Cecilia Gotherstrom and plenty of recipes and food ideas from food connoisseur and international food blogger Stephanie Mazier. All this in a relaxed, cozy atmosphere with coffee, tea and snacks. The purpose of this is fun get together is to gather you people who´d like to take better care of your body, to live a healthier life, without dropping the fun and the yummy! It is the perfect setup to share questions, doubts and beliefs around sugar and what it does to our body, for instance: Is sugar good or bad for me? What is sugar actually? Are my cravings really telling me anything about my sugar intake? Sugar and diabetes, what is the actual link? All these words – glucose, fructose, dextrose, xylitol, aspartame, brown sugar, cane sugar, honey, agave syrup, coconut flower nectar, raw sugar …

Yoga, trekking, hiking, midnight sun, Helags Fjällstation, Helags Natinonal Park

Yoga, Trekking and Midnight Sun

Published by Cecilia Götherström

  August 4th – 7th 2016  &  August 11th – 14th 2016 Welcome to our yoga and trekking long weekends at Helags Fjällstation/Mountain station in Swedish Lapland during the summer of 2016. No previous experience necessary! We will be staying together at the Mountain Station with full board, enjoying two yoga sessions per day during the morning and the evening. There will also be a seminar on the theme “Holistic Health” including nutritional advice during the weekend. We will gather at the Inn Wärdshuset Helags in Ljungdalen Thursday morning for a meal together and an introduction of the program for the weekend. You will be able to make a picnic from all the food on the buffet to bring in your own backpack for the hike. We have transport arranged to the parking spot Kläppen where our trek begins . From there we trek to to Helags Fjällstation , a 14 km hike/walk along beautiful flowery trails, passing next to lakes and creeks as we ascend. During the days of our stay at the mountain …

Yoga and nutrition workshop, Detox, Haarlem, Heemsted

Yoga & Nutrition workshop – theme Detox

Published by Cecilia Götherström

May 21st, EVA´Z Yoga & Pilates, Heemstede Welcome to this new Yoga & Nutrition workshop at EVA´z Yoga & Pilates in Heemstede on Saturday May the 21st.   Detox is a word that has been and is being throw around in a lot of different directions and contexts over past years.To tell the truth, a lot of the time this awesome concept it is taken greatly out of it´s actual context, at other times it is completely misunderstood. Detoxification is a natural process in the body as well as in nature. 24/7 it goes on without us even realizing it most of the time. When we do realize the process exists is usually when something is out of whack ;-). How to optimize the enviroment for this natural process in our bodies, our minds and our surroundings, how to completely understand the way detoxification works as well as how it does not , that is what will be focusing on, experiencing and learning in this unique workshop. In a space where the science of yoga …

Friday Flow , 1/4

Published by Cecilia Götherström

April 1st 2016, 19.00 – 20.30 Eva´z Yoga & Pilates, Heemstede Welcome to join the bi-monthly Friday Flow lesson at Eva´z Yoga & Pilates in Heemstede on April 1st! In the name of Flow, we move through the practices of ”just sitting”, breathing / pranyama, a series of postures woven together in a holistic way, ending with a deep relaxation/savasana. The focus will lie on experiencing the flow of one moment to the next, or as you could call it from one ”now” to the next ”now” ;-). Warm welcome to all levels of yogi´s! Really looking forward to flowing together! Namasté, Cecilia Limited amount of space available – max 11 participants!

This thing we call ”Life”

Published by Cecilia Götherström

  She is looking at me like she is wondering what the heck I am doing all day. Those clear, wise yellow eyes have shifted from the regular look of either curiousity or reaching out to concern. The beautiful thing is that meeting those eyes is all it takes for me to slow down. All it takes for me to rest her head in my two hands, looking in to her soul as she looks in to mine , wondering what the heck I AM doing all day. It is actually not about the doing, as the lists of stuff we need to do to make a living and live comfortably never ends. It is about how we do those things. In my mind, in my world, I was planning tonight´s yoga lesson – after having rushed through dishes, washing and vacuuming – totally focused on the task at hand. In Elsa´s mind I was totally lost. What she saw was a human who just ticked off one thing on the list , moving to …

Yoga, Heemstede, Haarlem

Stability & Clarity / Yoga Workshop 13/3

Published by Cecilia Götherström

Sunday 13/3 13.00 – 16.00 Eva´z Yoga & Pilates, Herenweg 89, Heemstede   As we are slowly getting out of the winter sloth – apologies, I meant winter sleep 😉 – with spring becoming more and more present every day , now is the time to focus on Stability and Clarity. The time to clear out the old cobwebs of the mind, to wake up the body in order to prepare for warmer temperatures, to meet the lighter seasons with lustre and energy. Welcome to join this Vijnana Yoga workshop where we will go through all the tools of yoga aiming for just that – Stability and Clarity. All levels of yogis are welcome! Bring a friend if you´d like! – or make new friends during the workshop 😉 ! Looking forward to welcoming you at Eva´z! Investment EUR 35 :- Limited amount of space, max 10 participants. Inquieries and signing up: cecilia@studiostark.net / 06-46157019      

Cecilia Götherström

Cecilia Götherström

Published by Cecilia Götherström

My name is Cecilia Götherström – the founder of Studio Stark. Nature and the elements have always been my biggest love, drive and passion, next to the fundamental components of Movement and Health. Looking back at my life until now, these have always intertwined like a red thread , an interwoven braid, – whether sailing in the Northern and Southern Hemisphere in all weathers, on the mountain in deep snow with my snowboard strapped to my feet midwinter,  upside down in a headstand in the Midnight Sun on midsummer night, hanging with huskies and friends by a campfire after a hike, or teaching yoga for surfer´s on the beach while learning to get further out than the white water myself ☺ – and more. This love of movement, strength and health has taken me down the road of creating Studio Stark to guide and coach others on their journey to their ultimate strength and wellbeing – inner and outer. A large part of this is being, and staying, trained, educated and up to date within these fields …

About Studio Stark

Published by Cecilia Götherström

“Stark” is “strong” in the Swedish language. What Studio Stark represents is finding your true strength, from the inside out. We are all born with our own unique strengths, our own unique talents, our own road to take in this life, while simultaneously being members of this intricate web called life. By finding our way back home to the one we were born to be, re-discovering our own strengths, vigour and stamina, what inspires us, who we are , we can live our best life from that very place – where the strongest you is part of all life on this planet. It is literally impossible to change or influence anything or anyone outside of yourself unless you have found, can understand, and act from your own inner being, your own core. So, Welcome to Studio Stark! Through the tools of yoga, nutrition plus training with kettlebells and your own bodyweight you will take the first steps on your road to Strong, or Stronger. Once you have made that first footstep on your journey you …