Return of the Commune

If the Corona virus has shown us anything, it’s that we're still very much social creatures at heart, despite our increasingly cyberesque lifestyles. Physical distancing measures have knocked us for six, subjecting us to a level of isolation we could neither have imagined nor anticipated. And the potential psychological impact could prove rather alarming, if …

Walking – The Wonderdrug

Kant scheduled it in twice a day. For Austrian writer Thomas Bernhard, it inspired a whole novel. Somehow walking seems to have made an astonishing comeback since the Corona crisis kicked in. And it’s not only because the sun has been out on its finest form of late, because we’re itching to move beyond our …

Gehen – Das Wundermittel

Der Kant hat es zweimal täglich ausnahmslos eingeplant. Für den Bernhard hat es einen ganzen Roman angeregt. Mit – oder vielleicht dank – der Coronakrise wird auch der Wunder des Gehens wiedererweckt. Doch wir Menschen gehen gerade viel spazieren, nicht nur weil die Sonne schillernd scheint, weil wir uns gerne außerhalb der Wohnung bewegen, weil …

Free-from February

When it comes to making sustainable changes, forget January with its euphoric good intentions and overly high expectations that all too often go up in smoke. Quietly confident February is the time to rock ’n’ roll! The refreshing gust of the New Year lends itself better to inspired reflection, gaining new insights and reprioritising personal …

The Conscious Tongue – Part V: Enjoy the silence!

Deutsche Version unten Do you speak silence? This might seem like an odd question but it’s not. How you convey silence and what you don’t say is often as important as what you express in words. Sometimes more so. And particularly, when it is done consciously. Among certain cultures, it is almost an art form …

The Conscious Tongue – Part IV: Your body thinks. So let it speak.

Deutsche Version unten How often do we hear the expression “mind and body”? But have you ever stopped to consider whether the term actually makes sense? I mean, purely on a biological level, since when was the mind not part of the body, and vice versa? In fact, we are so conditioned into dividing up …

The Conscious Tongue – Part I: Leaving the comfort zone

Deutsche Version unten How many people have said you’re a completely different person in English, Spanish, German, Mandarin? Maybe you’ve noticed yourself. The way you behave. Your tone of voice. The way others react to you. But have you asked yourself why? And do you consciously choose a language for a particular situation based on …