Thoughts, exercises and open questions

Writing about perception, Body Intelligence, Qi Gong, Wu wei, meditation, encounter and what cannot be explained straight away.

Who am I really fighting?
Moving

Who am I really fighting?

Rivalry also lives in the images we hold of one another. Noticing it can be a step towards peace and connection.

8 min read
The still moment before action
Moving

The still moment before action

The intention remains. Only the urgency grows quieter.

4 min read
Being ill or not feeling well?
Perceiving

Being ill or not feeling well?

Ill or just not feeling quite right? I often cannot tell for sure myself. How I handle it: when I practise, when I rest and when I would rather get it checked.

6 min read
Observing the space between things
Perceiving

Observing the space between things

What happens when you look not at things – but at the space between them?

4 min read
Breathing is enough
Trusting

Breathing is enough

Sometimes the first step is not a step. But a breath.

2 min read
Why I sometimes do not play music in workshops
Trusting

Why I sometimes do not play music in workshops

Stillness is not empty. It is full of what we otherwise fail to hear.

2 min read
Meditation for the moments in between
Trusting

Meditation for the moments in between

A brief moment in everyday life can be enough to notice more of your body, your surroundings and what is here right now.

4 min read
What Daoism is not
Understanding

What Daoism is not

Not a shelf of esoterica, not a lifestyle trend. An attempt to clarify.

2 min read
The ear as a gateway to awareness
Understanding

The ear as a gateway to awareness

Michael Pahl's HoloSync 3D blew me away – three-dimensional sound worlds in which I suddenly found myself somewhere else. A personal account.

5 min read
Strengthening your vitality
Perceiving

Strengthening your vitality

There are times when we are tired – despite sleep, despite rest. How I rediscover my vitality: four simple principles from my practice.

10 min read
Satya and Mithya – what is real
Understanding

Satya and Mithya – what is real

Advaita Vedanta distinguishes between what constantly changes and what remains. Two terms from the tradition – and a question you can ask yourself at any moment.

4 min read
Adam Molnár and his Dao Nei Gong training
Understanding

Adam Molnár and his Dao Nei Gong training

One of my teachers: Adam Molnár teaches Nei Gong in the Lotus tradition. Why I recommend his training – and what Nei Gong actually is.

4 min read
Inner abilities, virtues and values
Moving

Inner abilities, virtues and values

What inner abilities, values and virtues do I want to live by? A list to explore – and an evening review.

5 min read
Free Qi Gong videos for beginners
Understanding

Free Qi Gong videos for beginners

Twelve freely available Qi Gong videos I started with myself – from the Eight Brocades to standing still. Not a ranking, but my personal starting point.

4 min read
What is inner peace?
Understanding

What is inner peace?

Calm, still, without an agenda – this is how I experience inner peace. What I can describe myself, what the traditions say about it, and why these are two different things.

5 min read
The place of experience
Perceiving

The place of experience

The tree stands there. You see it here. An invitation to explore the difference between a thing and your experience of it.

3 min read
Where does joy come from?
Understanding

Where does joy come from?

We look for joy in things, in people, in experiences. But what if it never came from there? An observation – and a perspective from Vedanta.

3 min read
Our inner observer
Understanding

Our inner observer

What is consciousness – and how does it differ from the mind? A perspective from Advaita Vedanta on what stays the same in every experience.

6 min read
Nei Gong – the inner path
Understanding

Nei Gong – the inner path

Nei Gong means inner work. While Qi Gong opens the body, Nei Gong leads further inwards – to essence, energy and consciousness, on the map of the tradition.

5 min read
You are not your thoughts
Understanding

You are not your thoughts

Thoughts come and go. Feelings come and go. What is it that notices them?

3 min read
Tired eyes from screens and phones
Perceiving

Tired eyes from screens and phones

Tired eyes when working at a screen: breaks, shifting your gaze and my personal experiences with displays, brightness and visual strain.

9 min read
The energy body – meridians, Dantians and chakras
Understanding

The energy body – meridians, Dantians and chakras

In Qi Gong, we work with a body you cannot see – but can feel. Meridians, Dantians and chakras form an inner map of life energy.

7 min read
On lucid dreams and how we can induce them
Understanding

On lucid dreams and how we can induce them

A dream becomes lucid when we recognise within the dream that we are dreaming. How this can be practised – and why it is not a goal of the path.

7 min read
What is non-duality?
Understanding

What is non-duality?

Dual means two. Non-duality therefore means not-two – a perspective from Advaita on where separation actually arises.

5 min read
Understanding neck pain – a holistic view
Perceiving

Understanding neck pain – a holistic view

Neck pain can have many causes – physical, emotional and, in the language of the tradition, energetic. What helps me find ease again.

8 min read
Brainwaves and meditation
Understanding

Brainwaves and meditation

What happens in the brain when we meditate? On alpha, theta and gamma – what studies show, what they do not show, and what I had to correct myself.

7 min read
What is Qi Gong?
Understanding

What is Qi Gong?

An ancient practice from China that combines stillness with movement. On Dao, Yin and Yang – and the relationship between attention and energy.

5 min read
What is meditation?
Trusting

What is meditation?

Meditation is not an action, but a state that arises. Why the word now refers to two different things – and where I disagree.

6 min read