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What does it mean to live as a qu_ing or CREATRIX? What can we do to fully become who we are meant to be?
How can we live our lives joyfully, confidently, generously? ❤️
Be the Qu_ing Book Introduction – be the first to read it!
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Find out why I think every person can benefit from becoming a qu_ing, discovering their divinity and becoming their best self, and why I think it will help you more than any other person.
How to Overcome Negative Thinking – a Step by Step Guide
One of the most common obstacles we encounter on our way to living our best life or the life of our dreams is negative thinking.
In this article, I will show you how to overcome this obstacle. To start, take a second to think about…
Why Starting is the Most Important Thing
As an eight-year-old, when I woke up in the morning, I knew exactly what the most important thing was for me to do.
My friends and I would meet outside our school building to talk about everything that had happened in the 18 hours since we last saw each other. I could not wait to …
Why You Are Perfect Just the Way You Are
You Are Perfect ❤️
What is the first thing that comes to your mind, when you hear that you are perfect?
That you’re not perfect?
That you couldn’t be perfect because you made this mistake or didn’t do something like you were supposed to?
That you couldn’t be perfect because there was a time when you disappointed or hurt someone?
What if I told you that none of that mattered and that you are perfect, no matter what you do?
What if I shared with you that we are each perfect, exactly the way we are, simply because we exist?
Not Different, Just Love
It’s pride month, and, inspired by an interview I listened to, I thought, that I, and maybe you too, could do with a bit more clarity, and love, when it comes to dealing with our emotions, expectations and responsibilities, around coming out, but also when it comes to our families and love in general.
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I’ve Tested 9 Fair & Sustainable Espresso Beans
One of my daily joys is drinking a cup of espresso. I love the smell of the espresso beans, grinding them, and then seeing the coffee pour into my cup.
So, I was curious to find out what our choices are when it comes to fair and sustainably produced and roasted espresso beans.
My new favourite Sustainable & Sonic Electric Toothbrush
I really enjoy brushing my teeth with an electric toothbrush and that if given the choice, I’d not want to go back to just a regular toothbrush.
But wouldn’t it be great if there was a more sustainable option here as well? There is!
We’ve Tested 3 Sustainable Dog Food Brands – This Is What We Found Out!
Why sustainable dog food? – As I’m on my journey to reducing rubbish and living more consciously, dog food caught my attention as the big cans I was buying for the dogs constituted a big part of what I had to recycle. Listening to Saving Us by Katharine Hayhoe, I became curious about the idea of feeding dogs food based on insects…
The 5 Best Green Web Hosting Services 2023
What are the 5 best green web hosting services in 2023? Let’s find out!
Most of us have at least one website, for our sustainable businesses or the blog we write to help make this world a better place. And while we try to take all measures to implement what matters most to us, technology often slips out of sight when it comes to sustainability. But to make it easy for you…
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Creatrix School
The CREATRIX School can guide you through the year to bring clarity, confidence and connection into every area of your life.
Every week, three new lessons are added, with exercises, ideas and inspirations to help you start creating the life you truly desire.
Self-Actualization – Week 1 – Pt. 1
Welcome to a new Chapter of the CREATRIX School
This is going to be such an exciting chapter! Self_Actualization means to become the best version of ourselves, the version we were always meant to be. In this introduction, we will have a quick look at where we are and start developing a first idea of where we might like to go.
Self-Actualization – Week 1 – Pt. 2
Where do you want to go in life?
In this lesson, we think about death and dying and that our days on this planet are limited – we look at the top five regrets people have on their deathbed and begin to think about how we want to consciously create the rest of our lives.
Self-Actualization – Week 1 – Pt. 3
How can you live a life without regrets?
Living without regrets doesn’t mean living without making mistakes. In this lesson, we look at how we can see mistakes as something to benefit from and learn the practical steps it takes to live a life without regrets.
Self-Actualization – Week 2 – Pt. 1
Let’s make a plan
In this lesson, we look at how becoming our best-self, doesn’t mean that we are not perfect already, but that we, ourselves, have to see that we are indeed perfect already and can trust ourselves a lot more than we might currently think.
Self-Actualization – Week 2 – Pt. 2
Why What We Think Matters so Much
In this lesson, we explore why it is so important to dream big, and not to let the fear of disappointment limit us.
Self-Actualization – Week 2 – Pt. 3
How to Reach any Goal
In this lesson, I share the sacred blueprint with you that you can use to reach any goal, personal or global.
Practices
Every chapter of the CREATRIX School comes with a recipe, a practice and a ritual.
This way, we transform what we learn into something visible and something we can feel with all our senses.
This helps to make the changes stick and see the results of our changed realities.
Practice: Conflict Resolution
Photo by Monstera Production on Pexels.← CHAPTER OVERVIEW Let's practice how to resolve conflicts peacefully Don't you sometimes wish you could get a do-over? How often have you been in situations which have made you uncomfortable, in heated discussions, or in just a...
Ritual: Intention Setting
Photo by Sohel Patel on Pexels.← CHAPTER OVERVIEW How to set your intentions for the highest good of all This chapter is about the essence of life - how we as people can live and work well with other people. How we can communicate our needs and wishes and listen to...
Recipe: Energy Balls
Photo by Milan on my Pexels.← CHAPTER OVERVIEW How about something sweet and healthy? I love these little energy balls - they are sweet and tasty and healthy and can keep you going for a long time. We will get into healthy snacking and many other fun and mindful ways...
Recipe: Sourdough Starter & Bread
Have you ever wanted to bake your own bread? I think it’s magical and incredibly pleasing.
I’m in no way a master yet, but progressing and here’s how I got started.
Ritual: Morning and Evening Checklist
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Practice: Bullet Journaling
Photo by Natasha Fernandez on Pexels.← CHAPTER OVERVIEW How to keep our long-term goals in sight I remember that I was still living in Berlin, when I first heard about bullet journals, and I immediately loved the idea. I love to draw, and the rational thinker that I...
Recipe: Relaxing Body Scrub
Photo by Tara Winstead on Pexels.← CHAPTER OVERVIEW Let's make some relaxing and natural body scrub Facemasks, beauty days, or even spending more time than what's absolutely necessary cleaning myself, and taking care of my different body parts, wasn't anything I...
Ritual: What Do I Need?
Photo by Samson Katt on Pexels.← CHAPTER OVERVIEW Let's solve Problems before they occur It’s easy to prioritize our wants and not our needs. Our wants are often visible, tangible, while our needs are not. That we don’t have what we need, often only comes to our...
Recipe: Hildegard’s Cookies for the Heart
Hildegard’s Cookies for the Heart – try this easy to make and sugar-free recipe to treat yourself and your loved ones.
👑 What if you realized that everything was exactly right the way it is? What would you do next?
Archetypes Oracle Cards
I’ve created an Archetypes Oracle Cards Deck, and here you can learn more about how Archetypes and Oracles Cards work and how they can support you on your self-actualization journey.
How to Work with Archetypes for Empowerment and Clarity
What is the cause for your biggest frustration right now? I'd like to bet, that whatever might be upsetting you, could be resolved, if you felt like you had the power to change the situation, and the clarity to know what to do about it. Feeling disempowered and...
Source Archetypes: the Energy & Destroyer Archetype & how they work!
This is where it all begins Today, I'd like to introduce the Source/ Energy and Unsource/ Destroyer Archetype to you, so you can see how they show up and influence YOUR life. This is the first part of a series in which I'll be introducing all the Archetypes from my...
Inner Child Archetypes and how they can Support your Healing Journey
Where do we come from? Today we will look at the Inner Child Archetypes. There are eight different ones: The Magical Child Archetype, the Divine Child Archetype, the Nature Child Archetype, the Curious Child Archetype, the Dependent Child Archetype, the Orphan Child...
Interview with Archetypes Oracle Cards & Posters Creatrix
I’m Verena and I am the artist and creatrix who made the Archetypes Oracle Cards & Posters, and a few more things.
In this interview, I speak about why and how I created the Archetypes Oracle Cards Deck.
Dear Future Self
Dear Future Self is an ongoing series which takes a look at the presence in its impermanence. The idea is to capture a certain moment in time, a feeling, a wish, an encounter or experience and to recognize that the perspective on that moment will change.
My future self will know more than I do now, will have had more and different experiences than my current self, and will therefore have a different view on what I’m noticing now. Going back and forth, between these notes, also documents the steps in personal development and shifts and changes on an individual level.
Self-Actualizing, personal development, the search for more options, or simply experiencing growth and change for any reason, might feel weird, scary or uncertain. Yet impermanence or becoming is something we all share.
What does it mean to be a conscious creatrix of your life?
I wanted to write a little bit more about what it means to be a conscious creatrix of our lives, especially when it comes to saying goodbye to a pet, but this is also true for many other things. Like I said in my previous post, a couple of days before my dog Izabella...
When am I Healed? 10 Steps to Kickstart Your Healing
When am I healed? Last week, a client opened our session by saying: “I think I’m healed!”
I was happy that they felt so much better than when we started working together three months ago …
My Surprise Meeting with Archangel Michael
The last year has been full of surprises, one of them was for me to have a very brief but very powerful encounter with Archangel Michael. Now, I had never met an angel before. I’m not actually sure…
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When am I Healed? 10 Steps to Kickstart Your Healing
When am I healed? Last week, a client opened our session by saying: “I think I’m healed!”
I was happy that they felt so much better than when we started working together three months ago …
How Can We Best Be of Service To This World?
What does it look like to be of service to the world?
I wake up happy, I go to bed happy. I get so much more done in a day than I ever would have imagined.
I’ve solved a washing machine problem this morning, tended to my plants, had breakfast, planned for some future articles, checked my emails and danced a little in the kitchen.
In no way would this have been possible a year ago.
🔮 What would your life look like, feel like, taste like, if you lived as your authentic self?
BODY // MIND // SOUL
To be able to live a long, healthy, successful and joyful life, we need to bring balance into our lives and align body, mind and soul.
If you’d like to find out which area of your life might need the most attention right now, you can download the FREE Wheel of Life worksheet.
Depending on your analysis, you might then want to learn more about healthy eating, exercise or other forms of physical self-care. For this, you’ll be able to find a lot of useful information in the BODY section of this blog.
If you’d like to focus on your mindfulness, your meditation practice, how you can change your thinking to support you better in life and other ways to train your mind for resilience and love, you’ll find information on that in the MIND section of this blog.
And lastly, we all need community, relations and collective growth – our soul wants you to experience that you are connected to all that is, so we can rejoice in this connection. You can find out more about this and other ways of creating loving and peaceful relationships in the SOUL section.
How to Overcome Loneliness and Find Oneness
How can we overcome Loneliness? Loneliness and a fear of loneliness have been constant companions of mine, for the first 40 years of my life. Yet, I was never alone. I felt like I was playing a role, and I was. This only changed when…
How to Turn Your Home Into a Sanctuary, Today
Let’s turn our homes into places where we can restore and resource ourselves. For that, I’d love to show you how you too can start to turn your home into a sanctuary, today!
I think we can all agree that things have to change, if we want to sustain our planet and ourselves.
Practice: 3 Tips to Help You START Meditating
If you struggle to find the time to meditate, I have three tips for you, that will enable you to start meditating, no matter how much time you have.
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Lola Magazine: Local Hero
Local Hero: Verena Spilker On Elevating Opportunities for Artists in Berlin and Beyond Verena Spilker On Elevating Opportunities for Artists in Berlin and BeyondThe TQU founder’s simple advice for those looking to support Berlin’s queer artists: ‘Be brave and be...
Interview: Siegessäule
“Ich habe mich erniedrigt und hilflos geführt”, erzählt die Aktivistin Verena Spilker, als sie, eine lesbische Frau, auf der Straße mal wieder von einem cis Heteromann sexuell belästigt wurde.Magazin: Juni 2018 U-Bahn, Parks, nächtliche Straßen – öffentliche Räume...
Interview: Gay.ch
Verena Spilker und ihr Projekt TQU: Vor neun Jahren hat Verena ein Internet-Projekt ins Leben gerufen, dass nicht nur einzigartig ist, sondern auch stätig wächst: Transnational Queer Underground.Magazin: April / Mai 2018Die etwas anderen LGBT-Reisetipps, der Hashtag...
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