For this week's episode I got the chance to speak with Michael Bijker - a teacher and practitioner of breath work, meditation and Qi Gong. His life mission is to inspire people to discover their divine essence, to be a better father and play his role in making the world a better place. Michael resides in Portugal where he hosts week-long retreats in nature guiding people to improve their body and mind and live life with purpose and empowerment. Michael does all this whilst being a father of two and husband to his wonderful wife.
For Michael his curiosity of spirituality began from the early age of thirteen. Despite his Christian upbringing - his mother and father both preachers - Michael began to be curious about spirituality and explore other religions. Michael quickly understood that there are many views on life from a religious perspective, whilst they all claim to be the right path, his heart was searching for something more essential; to truly experience what God is. From his search he understood that without practise or experience the essence of the belief, idea or theory was lost.
At age eighteen, Michael had a devastating car crash thankfully through his spiritual practices he was able to fully recover, which deepened his belief in his practices of yoga, Qi Gong and even more his faith in God. When his father passed away, Michael realised there are more important things to life, which helped to find direction, “life is a flow, a dance with creation, otherwise we fight with it".
Despite this loss, Michael was inspired by his father's understanding that at the core of Christianity is Love; when we step away from the dogmatism at the essence of it all is Love.
Now he continues to guide people on following their truths, their inner compass, their purpose. Sharing the thought-provoking question, "how are you living your life?" By following the truth inside each of us we discover that the Truth is not a mere theory, it needs to be felt otherwise it's only a story. Michael shares the importance of pealing off the layers that we identify with and breaking free from the stories we create in our life. He speaks about beginning to experience life with full awareness and realising that we are part of the same interconnected system.
Michael's story is unique, fascinating and inspiring. His insights had me continuously intrigued and I could relate to a lot of what he shared. Thank you to Michael for being so open and sharing your purpose. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did!
Offer:
If you would like to dive in to what Michael teaches, fortunately for you he is offering completely for FREE his “Life Awareness 7-day Essentials course”… BUT only for the first 50 people! The course is designed to create new habit patterns and connect to the Truth within. Click the link and follow the steps: https://yogalap.com/order/addToCart/1?voucher_code=FREECODE132
Connect with Michael:
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YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/c/MichaelBijkerYogaLap
Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/michael.bijker
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