A world system that has very much been driven by logic, productivity competence and placing value on things that make sense, has unmistakably taken its toll on humanity’s ability to flex our emotional muscles, to know what we really want and to listen to our...
What do you feel when you say the sound word “BOING”? What sensations spring to mind? What images, pictures or movements pop up? For me it’s a sense of fun but also elasticity, resilience, flying and playtime. BOING, BOING is about finding our bounce. When we are in love we...
I ask you if you want a hug or a kiss, I seak for your permission before picking you up. I ask if I can sit down and join you And I wait for your move. I ask for your opinion before I give you mine. I do my best...
I can’t say that I’ve been the moisturising kind of lass and I was never really the hairdryer owning kind either. I soon realised, however, that I simply cannot let things slip if I want to be happy in water. After three hours in warm water, moisturising...
“Boom Boom I learn to listen to my own heart beat. Boom Boom it’s my own song Boom Boom from the day I was born. Boom Boom it’s my rhythm and it’s my tune Boom Boom cause it’s the way I zoom. Boom Boom it's too fast or it's too slow, Boom...
A voice touched me so deeply today I cried. It pulled on a cord of soul cognition instantly and unexpectedly. It wasn’t the boy that was singing, but his voice that so uncannily resembled the voice of one already gone by. A voice that no one has managed...
When there is no moon in the night sky, When there is no sun to shine upon this earth, Who am I, as I sit to witness The emptiness of my own bowl? In the deep recesses of my vessel I dive, In the bowels of my receiving, I find laying...
I’ve always had this innate memory. Kind of like a repetitive dream only that I’m not asleep. An inner feeling of ravishing joy connected to being alive. It doesn’t appear often or at least I am not conscious of it often. But when I do feel it I recognize...
Thank you water for your support, Thank you for your LOVE, your compassion, your understanding. Thank you water for the JOY, the beauty and the pleasure you give me every day, Thank you for the PLAYING and the laughing. Thank you water for THE CHILDREN you bring into my...
Have you ever felt a soulful yearning deep in your heart that somehow fails to be met? Or, on the contrary, you do your utmost not to feel it? We carry an innate desire for connection that is often sought through relationships, physical pursuits or consumption...
Today I cried for all the times I tried to make things work, but couldn’t. For all the times I pushed and prayed and wanted with all my might. For all the times I waited for a miracle to happen and waited some more. I tried to make...
Hi there! I believe there is something fundamentally joyful about childhood memories in and around water and I know from personal experience, that Corfu Island’s north east coast is a natural haven for water lovers and life loving enthusiasts. Splashing tentatively at first, then comes jumping off...
2016 felt like a huge cogwheel connected to many other circles, that brought openings and closures across large periods of time and of lifetimes. I sat with people I hadn’t seen in 25 years, with which I had cried until I finally laughed. I found closure...
A SHOWDOWN WITH MY SHADOW Embracing the darkness of my fears, on this Sun in Scorpio New Moon cycle, I face the magnitude of my shame and the intensity of my anger and disgust of being in a woman’s body. "Strong words, strong times. Take it or leave it!" I recognize how this...
I’m not sure if it’s the moon in Scorpio, my own water cycle or simply being human but right now I am finding it difficult to love. To love is my intention spiritually, otherwise I wouldn’t be bringing it up in the first place, but mentally...
Eight wheelchair access ramps where placed on Corfu Island’s beaches this summer so that everyone can enjoy the pleasure of the sea. This was done not by a government body, or a European funded programme nor was it a private business enterprise either. During a time of...
Anastasia is a young athlete in Corfu's Special Olympics programme. She has a particular love for water and is part of the children's swimming team which was successfully put together by Hennie Godeke. Anastasia has shown a particular love and skill for dancing movements in...
Years of therapy turned into years of soul searching which turned into years of seminars and workshops. These turned into hours of dedicated service, weeks in silent meditation and endless hours of reading and research. I was still chased by a feeling of needing to become more...
I walked into the local mini-market yesterday for the first time to buy some eggs. I obviously caught the two ladies at the checkout in the middle of a deep exchange because they just looked and me and spontaneously asked: “Would you rather feel pain or never...
I have been raised in a culture that has for generations praised and rewarded doing. A doing that is measured most often by success over another thereby encouraging competition, comparison, separation. In not taking part in a game that is set by rules I don't agree with...
1. Think pink 2. Go be in nature, hug a tree, smell the flowers, stare at the sky 3. Skip instead of walk 4. Wear happy bright colours 5. Dance with each opportunity 6. Listen to or play music 7. Swim in the ocean 8. Eat nourishing food 9. Be surrounded by beauty 10....
Down to earth, real and even mundane moments of joy: Jumping into fresh clean sheets in the afternoon Fresh mango for breakfast Driving a clean car Morning cuddles Lighting a candle, some incense and sitting in silence Being greeted by my dog When I enter the pool and the water is warm Discovering...