Perspectives
Ayahuasca for Childhood Trauma
As part of my master’s thesis, I investigated how Ayahuasca, a psychoactive brew from the Amazon region, can support adults with childhood trauma. Childhood trauma affects between 33% and 47% of people worldwide and is associated with significant long-term consequences. These include not only emotional distress but also an increased vulnerability to physical and psychological disorders such as depression, anxiety, addiction, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Additionally, childhood trauma often alters neurobiological structures, impairing stress regulation and emotional processing abilities.
January 17, 2025 · 8 min read
A friend is someone who knows the melody of your heart and plays it to you when you have forgotten it.
Albert Einstein
Ayahuasca: A Guide for Safe and Transformative Ceremonies
Ayahuasca, a traditional plant brew from the Amazon, has been used for centuries in shamanic, spiritual, and therapeutic ceremonies. Its effects range from profound insights to intense emotional and spiritual experiences. However, before deciding to participate, it is essential to thoroughly inform yourself and choose a safe and reputable environment. This guide is designed to help you make a conscious and well-informed decision. What is Ayahuasca? Ayahuasca originates from the Amazon region and is a plant-based brew made from two main ingredients: the Ayahuasca vine (Banisteriopsis caapi) and a plant such as Psychotria viridis, which contains the psychoactive molecule DMT. This combination produces a powerful, multi-hour effect on the mind, body, and soul, often described as visionary and transcendental.
September 17, 2024 · 5 min read
Morning Inspirations
A morning ritual helps you start the day full of life and consciously align yourself for the day ahead. With your awakening, you set your intention for the day. Take some time for yourself to do this. How much time you need depends on you. Be kind to yourself—don’t take on too much, but don’t take too little either. By dedicating this time, you show appreciation for your being, allowing it to gradually center itself and unfold its strength throughout the day.
February 12, 2024 · 2 min read
The Art of Inner Silence
In moments of deep silence, we can touch the core of our existence and transcend time and space. Inner silence is an essential force of life, a mystical source. Within it, our essence is held, allowing us to listen to our soul and touch our innermost truth. In silence, we can breathe and—when we lose our way in the chaos of daily life—find our path back to ourselves.
February 12, 2024 · 4 min read
The good life is inspired by love and guided by knowledge.
Bertrand Russel
Take Intentional Time for Yourself
The quality of the relationships we build with others greatly depends on the relationship we nurture with ourselves. A good relationship with oneself is a lifelong process—an essential key to an authentic and fulfilling life. Take intentional time with yourself regularly to truly get to know yourself and to build and live a healthy relationship with yourself. To see the profound effect this can have on you and your self-awareness, I invite you to dedicate 10 minutes every day to this practice for a while. It doesn’t matter whether you choose the morning, daytime, or evening—this is time for you, with you.
February 12, 2024 · 3 min read
How to Maintain Your Focus
How to stay connected to what matters to you through self-awareness, without losing yourself in expectations or resistance to life. Perhaps you’ve already identified some things you’d like to change in your life, or maybe you have a clear goal and want to maintain your focus over time. This text aims to share some strategies to help you keep your intention alive and prevent it from getting lost in the bustle of everyday life.
February 12, 2024 · 5 min read
Adventure Self
Everything is already within you; you just need to discover it. The Adventure of the Self invites you on a journey into the mysteries of your own life, where the perfection of being begins to unfold within you like a blooming flower with every step you take. Have you ever asked yourself who you truly are? What would you be like if you were completely honest and free to be yourself? Would you—or your life—be different?
February 12, 2024 · 5 min read
What is Gestalt Therapy?
Gestalt therapy is a humanistic-existential psychotherapy approach developed in the late 1940s by Fritz Perls, Laura Perls, and Paul Goodman. Its goal is to support individuals in their personal growth—whether or not psychological disorders are present. By integrating physical, emotional, and mental levels, it provides a foundation for lasting transformations. With a focus on self-responsibility, the ability for self-support, and the conscious experience of the here and now, Gestalt therapy helps clients expand their agency and live more authentically. The dialogical exchange between therapist and client is a central tool for healing wounds from past, often challenging relationships.
July 26, 2020 · 5 min read
The Great Call
"What are you waiting for?" it whispered mysteriously from the silence within me. My inner voice had grown loud, echoing clearly and long since finding its way into my dreams. It was too late to ignore it—its contradiction resonated too strongly within me. And yet, I was content with my life. Driven and successful, I had achieved many goals and built an impressive framework of accomplishments—always ready to climb the next rung. Then, out of nowhere, this question emerged, reminding me of an innocent dream my rational mind had wisely forgotten.
April 28, 2020 · 3 min read
Student of Life
Since I began listening to the teachings of my soul, I have learned much and perhaps unlearned even more. Isn’t life an eternal cycle of birth and death, construction and deconstruction, estrangement and coming home? Living consciously within these cycles means understanding that everything has its time. Life reveals itself naturally when I give space to vitality and life force. Patience is a necessary practice—to trust in the breath of life so that things can mature. Nature teaches us this through its cycles and rhythms of growth and decay.
April 24, 2020 · 3 min read
There is a space within us, where we can find deeper answers to our questions of life.
