A Dose of Inspiration - May 2025
Each month, I share a collection of what has sparked my curiosity, lifted my spirits, or brought reflection and insights. A space to be inspired by the little things that create meaningful shifts.
// SONGS ON REPEAT 🎵
New drop from my favourite artist… a beautiful tribute to his longtime guitarist Michael Ward.
And if you need something to dance to:
// THOUGHT OF THE MOMENT 💭
I know I’ve been a bit MIA over here over the last month. I came back from France with the urge to write this tribute to mothers, and since that… blank. 🙊
The interesting part of it all is that 3 days after publishing that poem, I lost my voice - like literally. I woke up one day & zero sound was coming out of my mouth, other than a painful whisper. I managed to teach my yoga & meditation classes that day (a story for another time!), but I switched everything off & went completely silent for the following 5 days in order to recover my voice.
It worked. On the physical side.
Yet, I perceived this loss of physical voice as an invitation to reflect on how I want to use it when it’s there. What do I want to say? How? Where? It all left me longing for more & more silence, more introverted time - not talking or writing or posting for the sake of it, because I committed to or needed to, but rather dedicating more time to listening, tuning to my thoughts…
As I’m writing these lines (a few days before you receive it - the beauty of technology!), I’m actually about to go on a silent meditation retreat over the long weekend - interestingly, this was planned since a long time, but it feels timely. Let’s see what comes out the other side!
// WORTHY LISTEN 🎙️
OK guilty pleasure admission, I’ve watched The Voice France this year. I hadn’t watched the show since 2012 when I was still living in Paris, but somehow I got into it this year, and man, I didn’t expect to feel so touched by it!
» So here’s my worthy listen of the month: this and this 🎶
Maybe opera voices are not your thing, but I guarantee you these will give you goosebumps! What’s even more special in the story is that these 3 men came to the show as separate candidates, and ended up forming a band (after that 1st video I linked). If you want a bonus one, here’s one from the finale that they won.
If your eyes get a little misty, you’re not alone… ;)
// A QUOTE THAT CLICKED💡
To understand others, watch what they reward.
To understand yourself, watch what you envy.
[James Clear]
// MINDFULNESS DROP💧
Stand up. Look outside. Connect to something brought by Nature, not human (trees, the sky, birds, flowers…). Take a slow deep breath in. Soften as you slowly exhale.
[Also, check the free meditation challenge I’m starting next week! Details below👇🏽]
// WHAT’S COOKING? 🧑🍳
I only just realised now that I messed up a link in a past letter… so this time I triple-checked it! This is my vegan chocolate brownie recipe - I tried it last year & it was a win at first bake so here you go. Enjoy!
» Get the recipe HERE
// A MOMENT OF DELIGHT
With love,
Anne xx
// FREE Online Meditation Challenge
I’ve been running this challenge since 2017 so you get to experience what it feels like when you bring as little as 10-15min of a pause into your days. But I know it’s not easy, so I’ve put together all the tools & tricks to support you along the way.
👉🏽 We start on 02nd June, don’t overthink it: just head over to THIS PAGE & sign up!
All the details & guided meditations will be on the landing page. Can’t wait to meditate with you in June! 🧘🏼♀️🧘🏻♂️🧘🏾