<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[almamana]]></title><description><![CDATA[We offer transformative Yoga Retreats throughout the year in a safe, open air space.]]></description><link>https://www.almamana.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 18:28:26 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.almamana.com/de/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Sacral Chakra: The Right to Feel]]></title><description><![CDATA[The sacral chakra holds two rights: to feel, and to want. Why needs get shamed, what desire is actually for, and a ten-minute movement practice.]]></description><link>https://www.almamana.com/post/sacral-chakra-right-to-feel</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6adf73ef13b3fedf6f3f7940</guid><category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category><category><![CDATA[Yoga]]></category><category><![CDATA[Wellness]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mindfulness]]></category><category><![CDATA[Self-discovery]]></category><category><![CDATA[Personal Growth]]></category><category><![CDATA[Emotions]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:38:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4721a5_97c01ef7e1f04d5b8bd282149c72cf1e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vlora Ramadani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Root Chakra: The Right to Be Here]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first centre, which is called the root chakra, holds two rights: to be here, and to have. How to tell whether you were given them, plus a grounding practice to do this week. has two rights attached to it. The right to be here, and the right to have. That sounds almost too basic to need saying. But a lot of people have never actually been given either one. They were born into a household where their arrival was inconvenient, or where there wasn't enough of something, or where the adults...]]></description><link>https://www.almamana.com/post/root-chakra-right-to-be-here</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ad8e0e15f1248be62456490</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:15:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4721a5_97c01ef7e1f04d5b8bd282149c72cf1e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vlora Ramadani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[You Are Not Supposed to Know Yet: Life Can Only Be Understood Backwards]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the scene that makes no sense until the end I hurt my right hand a while back. Nothing dramatic. Just enough that writing was off the table, which for me is not a small thing. Writing is how I find out what I think. Take it away and I am walking around full of half-formed things with nowhere to put them. I was annoyed about it the way you are annoyed by weather. It had no meaning. It was an interruption in an otherwise perfectly good month, and if you had asked me what it was for, I would...]]></description><link>https://www.almamana.com/post/life-can-only-be-understood-backwards</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8607fe9dcbf56432d49f01</guid><category><![CDATA[Personal Growth]]></category><category><![CDATA[Steam of Thought]]></category><category><![CDATA[Travel & Experience]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mindfulness]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:00:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4721a5_feb94907ed2641aea4e4aa7532125eff~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vlora Ramadani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nothing Means Anything Until You Say So: Creating Your Own Meaning]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the search that keeps you circling, and what happens when you stop I injured my right hand a little while ago, which meant I could not write with it. Around the same time I interviewed a woman who suggested I try writing with my left. Not as a workaround. As a practice. She talked about it the way you might talk about a door, and given that my dominant hand was out of action anyway, the timing felt almost arranged. So I sat down and wrote with my left hand, slowly, badly. The letters came...]]></description><link>https://www.almamana.com/post/creating-your-own-meaning</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a84cb953a11bbf762aaf0b2</guid><category><![CDATA[Personal Growth]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mindfulness]]></category><category><![CDATA[Self-discovery]]></category><category><![CDATA[Steam of Thought]]></category><category><![CDATA[Travel & Experience]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mindfulness]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 21:48:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4721a5_fdb9cbafc8f14db0ba7c400ab7d84a73~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vlora Ramadani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[You Can Love Someone AND Not Be Close to Them]]></title><description><![CDATA[You can love someone AND decide not to be close to them. On the small word that took me years to learn, and the colours between black and white.]]></description><link>https://www.almamana.com/post/black-and-white-thinking-the-word-and</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7be1132ca7f56c717e464a</guid><category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category><category><![CDATA[Meditation]]></category><category><![CDATA[Well-being]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mindfulness]]></category><category><![CDATA[Steam of Thought]]></category><category><![CDATA[Personal Growth]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mindfulness]]></category><category><![CDATA[Emotions]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 07:01:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4721a5_02906fac9f494f39a517373f6b676e3c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vlora Ramadani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Small Acts of Kindness: What a Room Full of Givers Taught Me]]></title><description><![CDATA[On a full moon labyrinth walk at the Sacred Garden on Maui, I noticed something about the narrow path: every time two people met, someone made room. This article explores the small acts of kindness we make a hundred times a day, the research showing givers dramatically underestimate their impact, Adam Grant's work on why giving cascades, and Eve Hogan's beautiful word for what the labyrinth offers: a SOULution. On the choice between making it easier or harder for the person coming toward you.]]></description><link>https://www.almamana.com/post/small-acts-of-kindness-room-full-of-givers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6a62ffcd8d822ee17a78ac</guid><category><![CDATA[Mindfulness]]></category><category><![CDATA[Personal Growth]]></category><category><![CDATA[Travel & Experience]]></category><category><![CDATA[Meditation]]></category><category><![CDATA[Health]]></category><category><![CDATA[Well-being]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 07:13:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4721a5_5c2518863c0e4b4ea5352379fa8756ef~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vlora Ramadani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Limiting Beliefs Don't Feel Like Beliefs]]></title><description><![CDATA[On belief, perception, and the doors we close without noticing I was talking with a friend the other day about something I want. Something that felt big. And somewhere in the middle of describing it, I heard myself say five words I have said a hundred times without ever really hearing them. "I can't imagine that happening." He did not even pause. He just said: "Well, then it won't." I laughed. And then I sat with it for the rest of the day, because he was right, and because it stung in the...]]></description><link>https://www.almamana.com/post/limiting-beliefs-dont-feel-like-beliefs</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a640c5a424f5a9980a9c66c</guid><category><![CDATA[Yoga]]></category><category><![CDATA[Steam of Thought]]></category><category><![CDATA[Personal Growth]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mindfulness]]></category><category><![CDATA[Travel & Experience]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:00:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4721a5_5156254728b94caf9b37ef8e812edf33~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vlora Ramadani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stepping Into the Unknown: What I Found in the Nothing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lately, I start my meditation with nothing. Not a mantra. Not a visualisation. Not a breath count. Just the darkness behind my closed eyes, and whatever lives in the space between. At first, it was uncomfortable. The darkness felt heavy. My mind wanted something to hold onto, a word, an image, a plan for after. Thoughts kept arriving like guests I had not invited, and every one of them wanted my full attention. But I kept practising something simple: I let them come, and then I came back to...]]></description><link>https://www.almamana.com/post/stepping-into-the-unknown-lose-yourself-in-nothing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4b037ef7b480551f13e597</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 07:40:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4721a5_65b46ace9d44498a9878d0669c0ddaa2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vlora Ramadani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[You Can't Get Permanently Lost: What the Labyrinth Walk Keeps Teaching Me]]></title><description><![CDATA[The open heart at the center of the Chartres-style labyrinth, Sacred Garden Maui]]></description><link>https://www.almamana.com/post/what-is-a-labyrinth-walk</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a407342ad71d3b6876c3b26</guid><category><![CDATA[Mindfulness]]></category><category><![CDATA[Self-discovery]]></category><category><![CDATA[Steam of Thought]]></category><category><![CDATA[Travel & Experience]]></category><category><![CDATA[Meditation]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 06:02:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4721a5_d2886b74303347f4b800731cca3ea502~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vlora Ramadani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chasing the First Time: Why Novelty Fades and What Remains]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why does the magic fade the third time around? A reflection on chasing novelty, the science of why we adapt, and finding wonder in what is already here.]]></description><link>https://www.almamana.com/post/chasing-the-first-time-novelty</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a35fd20a8977cb11dd41b01</guid><category><![CDATA[Personal Growth]]></category><category><![CDATA[Travel & Experience]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mindfulness]]></category><category><![CDATA[Self-discovery]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 18:00:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4721a5_4427acdd98624091b8cffe2d6dd44873~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vlora Ramadani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arschengel: Why Your Most Irritating People Are Often Your Best Teachers]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was having a conversation with a German friend recently when a word surfaced in my memory that I had not thought about in a long time: Arschengel. I had once seen it printed on a postcard, and it made me laugh. But sitting there, mid-conversation, it came back to me. And with it, something Robert Betz once said about what the word actually means. It unlocked something. It reminded me of a pattern I have noticed looking back at my life, one I could not see while I was living it. The moments...]]></description><link>https://www.almamana.com/post/arschengel-people-who-drive-you-crazy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0c777acb0791383ebfde3b</guid><category><![CDATA[Steam of Thought]]></category><category><![CDATA[Personal Growth]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category><category><![CDATA[Self-discovery]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 11:15:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4721a5_24c04f9f664647d3aa171be05595e401~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vlora Ramadani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finding Your Calling: What Is Left When You Strip the Stories?]]></title><description><![CDATA[On meaning, burnout, and what a conversation with a dear friend, Rumi, Viktor Frankl, and a mosquito at 3am taught me about purpose.]]></description><link>https://www.almamana.com/post/finding-your-calling-strip-away-the-stories</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a01eb840e085586d4790bb3</guid><category><![CDATA[Steam of Thought]]></category><category><![CDATA[Personal Growth]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mindfulness]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 17:57:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4721a5_8730a3628fc3430eafa1ac8053de12d8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vlora Ramadani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forgiveness vs Retaliation. How letting go breaks the cycle of hurt]]></title><description><![CDATA[This weekend, I witnessed something that stayed with me. I spoke with a woman who carried a lot of pain. You could feel it immediately. Not because she was loud, but because in the way she spoke about a topic, you could feel a deeper layer of hurt underneath. At some point, she began speaking about men. But it quickly became clear that it wasn’t really about men. It was about something that had happened to her. Something that had left a deep wound. Over time, that wound had turned into anger,...]]></description><link>https://www.almamana.com/post/forgiveness</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d7853c0b7119100d009e86</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 20:44:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4721a5_bd1a41e873034f7085f4efa73ed1b5b1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vlora Ramadani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your Attention Is the Most Valuable Thing You Own]]></title><description><![CDATA[Your attention is the most valuable thing you own. A reflection on doom scrolling, focus, and how small shifts in attention quietly shape your daily experience.]]></description><link>https://www.almamana.com/post/your-attention-is-the-most-valuable-thing-you-own</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69cfb4d85b09ec14f23a6ec0</guid><category><![CDATA[Mindfulness]]></category><category><![CDATA[Personal Growth]]></category><category><![CDATA[Well-being]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:23:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4721a5_c1be723132c245ad9e31eee32ae6ed22~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vlora Ramadani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Your Jealousy Is Trying to Tell You]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jealousy and envy are often misunderstood. Discover how emotions can become signals that reveal hidden desires and guide you back toward clarity and alignment.]]></description><link>https://www.almamana.com/post/jealousy-emotions-navigation-system</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b1b7c4edb584b04e286c87</guid><category><![CDATA[Personal Growth]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mindfulness]]></category><category><![CDATA[Well-being]]></category><category><![CDATA[Emotions]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 16:00:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4721a5_432f430d1a1746ad9fed8c7a5574ca4b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vlora Ramadani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where Is Your Attention Living Right Now?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Where your attention goes, your experience quietly follows.
In this reflection, we explore how attention, emotion, and belief shape the way reality appears to us and how a small shift in awareness can change the entire experience of life.]]></description><link>https://www.almamana.com/post/where-is-your-attention-living</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ab34e2191ecc36dbbda9e1</guid><category><![CDATA[Mindfulness]]></category><category><![CDATA[Steam of Thought]]></category><category><![CDATA[Personal Growth]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category><category><![CDATA[Well-being]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 17:00:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4721a5_145c8e089c7d4d16856293b614b8ee5b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vlora Ramadani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Your Nervous System Is Not Ready for the Life You Want]]></title><description><![CDATA[Growth is not just about stronger intention. Sometimes your nervous system is not ready to hold what your mind desires. Here’s why real expansion requires regulation, not force.]]></description><link>https://www.almamana.com/post/nervous-system-growth</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a1daf49d34acb7c434bfa3</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 17:51:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4721a5_56e845fa254a4625a868eb436f4bf998~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vlora Ramadani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Are Beliefs Formed? The Neuroscience of Childhood Programming and Emotional Memory]]></title><description><![CDATA[Your self-doubt may not be a flaw. It may be early emotional conditioning. Discover the neuroscience of belief formation and how subconscious patterns can be rewritten.]]></description><link>https://www.almamana.com/post/how-are-beliefs-formed-the-neuroscience-of-childhood-programming-and-emotional-memory</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6998bb446624c1d60f16d0c5</guid><category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category><category><![CDATA[Personal Growth]]></category><category><![CDATA[Hypnosis]]></category><category><![CDATA[Health]]></category><category><![CDATA[Well-being]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 20:29:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4721a5_1cbfa598b3a54e689fdc65ad84543b6c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vlora Ramadani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Mind That Builds Heaven or Hell]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our subconscious mind quietly shapes how we think, feel, and move through life.
In this reflection, I explore how the mind can become our greatest ally or our biggest obstacle, and how learning to work with it can support a more aligned and meaningful life.]]></description><link>https://www.almamana.com/post/the-mind-that-builds-heaven-or-hell</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6987937703c01be20d329460</guid><category><![CDATA[Yoga]]></category><category><![CDATA[Meditation]]></category><category><![CDATA[Health]]></category><category><![CDATA[Well-being]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mindfulness]]></category><category><![CDATA[Personal Growth]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 19:51:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4721a5_235641084bc94658bfdd99c50d11ac27~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_618,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vlora Ramadani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Blame To Co Creation: Rethinking Responsibility In Your Inner Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[We often swing between feeling powerless and secretly blaming ourselves for everything. This piece explores a softer middle path of empowered responsibility where you honour what is truly yours, hand back what is not, and begin to co create your life with more clarity, love and inner trust.]]></description><link>https://www.almamana.com/post/from-blame-to-co-creation-rethinking-responsibility-in-your-inner-life</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69173084de9a886a61e4869a</guid><category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category><category><![CDATA[Yoga]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mindfulness]]></category><category><![CDATA[Personal Growth]]></category><category><![CDATA[Steam of Thought]]></category><category><![CDATA[Self-discovery]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:59:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4721a5_93e0ae2bfebd4eda9c54f1065998cdb9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vlora Ramadani</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>