Do we dare to ask now?
Exactly one year ago we sat on a beach on the southern coast of Sri Lanka, drinking our first glas of wine in more than 6 months and...
Suche
Imagine you had to paint a picture…
Imagine you had to paint a picture that expresses the way you see the world. Would it be a happy picture? Would you rather use bright or...
Being more, doing less
We have been offline over the summer, as some of you might have noticed. So, where are we? How are we? What are our plans? Do we continue...
The merits of travelling
One year ago we left everything behind Without a plan but with an ever clear mind. We wanted to travel east. We didn´t know for how long....
Erect spines & noble silence – Day 6
Ignorance is bliss…is it??? The last full day of the retreat has arrived. Tomorrow midday, we will be released into the world again. What...
Erect spines & noble silence - Day 5
Observation or judgement? Routine is setting in. 4:30 am: The alarm goes off. 5 am: First meditation practice. After that tea, yoga,...
Erect spines & noble silence - Day 4
A brief story about mindfulness: Who injures himself on a meditation retreat, where you are supposed to be mindful about every step,...
Erect spines & noble silence - Day 3
My body arrived three days ago. Now my mind is slowly catching up. It´s still not fully here, but catching up. Talk about being present!...
Erect spines & noble silence - Day 2
Second day of the meditation retreat. We just had a delicious lunch and now I have an hour for myself. I decided to chop down some...
Erect spines & noble silence | Day 1
In light of the current disruptions and changes we are all living through together right now, an abundance of information and news about...
The bumpy road takes a steep turn…
It is crazy how things changed here in India within a few days. We arrived in Mysore in the state of Karnataka, the most beautiful Indian...
The promise
Preface: I wrote this article around two weeks ago in an Indian meditation ashram. Corona was just starting to spread to the west and...
A different kind of beach run…
Just after the sun set behind the endless horizon of the Arabian Sea, I arrived at a simple little beach hostel in Alapuzzha, also known...
Pakistan – land of the kind and peaceful
What are the first thoughts that come to your mind when you think of the country Pakistan? Hold that thought for a second. Where does it...
Do we dare to ask?
Another year, another decade, is about to end. Actually meaningless if you think about it. The concept of linear time is a human...
Indian visa hustle, family reunion & a first dip in the Arabian Sea
It feels like we just entered India and we are already about to leave again. But not for long. We´re coming back end of January and will...
CHINA - A cultural genocide in front of our eyes
The systematic extermination of the Moslem Uighur culture by the Chinese The title might already give it away, this is not a regular...
Traveling
“Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us, or we find it not.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson There have...
The bumpy roads of Mongolia – Historical context
Finally the second part of our report about Mongolia, which we announced in the first part, is finished. Since it entails some China...
This is the story about Qayum… and his little Ibiza
The most rewarding thing about not being pressured by time when you travel is, that you can decide to stop and take a rest from...