“Be the change you wish to see in the world”

REFLECTING BACK ON 2018… GIVING UP ON STABILITY HAS MADE ME MORE STABLE. It was such an experience, such a ride. It was all about exploring. It started with giving up my “stability”. Finally (after 5 years!), I quit the pharmacy, I gave up the struggle of holding on...

I survived THE VISION QUEST in Portugal! What is a Vision Quest exactly?  Solitude, Nature, and Fasting — The Three Elements of a Vision Quest: Solitude: A person on a VQ is alone. He/she has no contact with the outside world, is removed from social conversation,...

HOW DOES THE BRAIN RESPOND TO STRESS? When we receive information, for example about a virus with unknown and unpredictable outcome like COVID-19, it can cause stress. The way we respond to stress starts at the amygdala, an important part of the limbic brain in...

The combination of mysticism and science is magic. Psychedelics, psychoactive “drugs” or entheogens like ayahuasca and magic mushrooms are re-emerging and taking the spotlight…A lot of people are talking about the experience! And yes, the experience can be profound,...