Spread your wings and dare to fly!
Emphasizing the divine in each one of us, Hildegard von Bingen believed we could all 'fly' like angels - read: fulfill our potential as human beings - as long as we recognize both the good and evil in ourselves and then actively choose the light, again and again. "We have two wings - one wing is the knowledge of evil, the other the knowledge of good. To fly, we need both," she wrote. Such a beautiful interpretation of the term 'wing power'!
Hildegard's favorite 'shortcut to paradise' was through the magic of music. One of her most beloved compositions is called 'Oh, living light, oh angels, glorious!'. (A fragment: "Angels, living light! What glorious pleasures take shape within you!"). Singing with her nuns, joining heaven and earth in ecstatic celestial harmony, the women became a 'choir of angels'.
Hildegard's message still rings true today: “Everything that is in the heavens, on earth, and under the earth is penetrated with connectedness, penetrated with relatedness.” In other words: you - yes you! - are a heavenly creature. Spread your wings and dare to fly!
- Share
MD Friends
Building bridges
From the Erasmus Bridge and the Mercedes-Benz Museum to Qatar’s metro network; Ben van Berkel’s iconic landmarks bring people together in rapturous beauty, again and again. I talked with the Dutch architect and educator about sensuality, ‘healthy’ buildings and the remarkable parallels between our designs.
- Share
MD Friends
More than a feeling
Don’t ignore your emotions; they are much more powerful than you can imagine. By linking the magical world of emotions with hard science, Dutch scientist Pierre Capel, professor emeritus in experimental immunology, shows us the consequences of our feelings and the power of our minds. The message: we can do much more than we think. “Meditate. It’s the single best thing you can do for your health.”
- Share
Marlies Says
Keto curious?
The fact that I feel bikini-confident all year round is, of course, a nice bonus. But for me, the biggest payoff of following the keto diet is the way it optimizes my health and gives me tons of energy.
- Share
Marlies Says
Super (skin) food
‘If you can’t eat it, why put it on your skin?’. I pretty much live by this beauty adage. After all, with your skin being one of your body’s largest organs, anything – and I mean anything! – you put onto your skin will end up in your bloodstream.
- Share
 food "Pinterest")
