Ireland is calling. And so is your voice. — SoulSpeak
Ireland is calling. And so is your voice. — SoulSpeak I know where language lives. Not in a textbook. Not in a grammar rule. It lives in a moment — a conversation that surprises you, a landscape that opens something up, a room full of people where you finally feel safe enough to speak. That’s […]
Why Language Retreats Are the Future of Learning English — and What We Did at The Listening Heart
Why Language Retreats Are the Future of Learning English — and What We Did at The Listening Heart Let me ask you something. Have you ever truly felt alive in a language? Not filling in a grammar exercise. Not preparing for an exam. Not asking an app to translate your email. I mean truly alive […]
The Listening Heart: An Immersive English Retreat in Andalucía
I created The Listening Heart because I believe that learning English can be so much more than studying vocabulary or trying to “get it right”. For many people, speaking a foreign language comes with pressure, self-doubt, or the feeling of not being good enough. We try to speak, but something inside us holds back. Over […]
How Many Words Do I Own?
How Many Words Do I Own? Language, Time, and the Art of Being Present According to the Common European Framework, an average learner of English as a second language knows roughly between 4,000 and 7,000 individual words. An advanced learner may reach 10,000 to 15,000. Native speakers, meanwhile, are said to possess a vocabulary of […]
Speak, Feel, Bloom: A Year of Heartful English Retreats 2026
Each year, I create a few special spaces where language, movement, and presence meet — places where learning becomes living, and communication turns into connection. In 2026, I’ll be offering four immersive English experiences — each one unique in rhythm and energy, yet all born from the same intention: to help you find your voice […]
Embodiment: The First Language We Ever Spoke
Our Bodies This blog post is a love letter to my body — and also to yours. I must admit that I don’t always love my body. I wish our relationship were a more stable, loving, and respectful one — between myself and this incredible, magnificent coat of flesh, bone, tissue, and muscle that carries […]
Holistic Experience
Learning is always rooted in experience. With Happy Heart Communication, I bring together my passions for self-reflection, personal growth, languages, travel, yoga, meditation, and wellness. At its heart, Holistic Experience is an English learning programme that is hands-on, immersive, and natural. I create situations where English becomes the medium of communication—not just for speaking another […]
Happy Hearts in London – A Family Language Adventure
Travelling is never just about places—it’s about people, stories, and the small magical moments that bring them together. This summer, four families joined Happy Heart Communication for an immersive language and cultural journey in London. What unfolded was more than a trip: it was a living classroom, a shared adventure, and a chance to connect […]
Still Growing: A Story in Progress
Reflections on learning, changing, and never quite being “grown up.” This is a story I’ve been writing—on paper and in life—for many years. It’s about growing, and how that process never really ends. Welcome to my blog, dear reader, and to my very first post: Still Growing or: a story of growing up. I began […]
Hello!
My name is Miriam and I am the founder of Happy Heart Communication. This project combines my two big passions in life: teaching and therapy. I am a foreign language teacher (English, French and Spanish), an Integrative body Psychotherapist and Yoga Instructor. My native language is German but after obtaining my Master’s in English and […]