Für die heutige Folge traf ich die wunderbare Christine Schmid (fast zufällig) am Meer in Portugal. Christine Schmidt is einer der bekanntesten Namen in der Breathwork Szene Deutschlands, deren Breathwork Kurse eine wirklich transformierende Erfahrung bieten. Sie ist ausgebildete Transfromational Breath Trainerin, Holistc Life Coach und Künstlerin und bietet inzwischen mit ihrer Partnerin Connie Biesalski Ausbildungen zum/zur Breathworker/in an.   In dieser Episode sprachen wir...

In this Podcast-Episode I am talking to Juan Sierra, an Advanced Jivamukti Yogateacher from New York (now living in Berlin) who teaches classes, workshops and trainings in Berlin, Paris, New York and Hamburg (among other places). Known and loved for his natural style of teaching, for using the basics of the Jivamukti Method as an element in the more challenging Open Classes he offers a practice that strives to inspire and empower, giving students tools to consciousness development...

To be honest, this is the conversation I was dreaming of for so long, since I started this podcast. So it´s still unreal for me to have had the honor to talk with the legend himself, Mr. Gerry Lopez, Mr. Pipeline - the shaper and face behind "Lighting bolt" and also a lifeong practitioner of Yoga. This man is a role model who inspired generations of Surfers and will continue to inspire generations to come not only for his approach to surfing but also his connection with nature and...

Mark Huebner ist ein deutscher Künstler und Surfer, den es zu Beginn seiner Schaffenszeit von Frankfurt nach München zog, wo er sich inmitten eines illustren Umfeldes auf der sagenumwobenen Praterinsel voll und ganz seiner visionären Kunst mittels Malerei und opulenten Installationen aus Stahl widmete. Seine Liebe zum Surfen brachte ihn parallel immer wieder in die abgelegensten Winkel auf dem Globus, bis er sich 2020 entschloss komplett nach Costa Rica auszuwandern. Hier, auf der...

Prasad Rangnekar is an E-RYT500 Yoga Educator based in India who teaches in over 15 countries for the past 28 years who gained a lot of attention from yoga practitioners worldwide for his thought provoking posts on social media. He practices Yoga for the last 38 years, studying both, in traditional lineages, as well as academically, with a Master’s degree in Philosophy. He is the Founder-Director of Yogaprasad Institute & conducts Yoga and Meditation Teacher Trainings, mentorship...

In todays episode I talk to Max Strom, one of the pioneers in the Breathwork-World, who is teaching the method since a time before it was even a big trend. Before that he used to practice Qui Gong and also started Yoga (after his Girlfriend pushed him into a class) and after a while he found out, for himself and a lot of other people, that the key to inner peace was in the breath itself.  So he dove deeper into the wisdom of how to transform lifes by using the breath. He is sharing his...

Valeska Schneider gehört zu Deutschlands erfolgreichsten Surferinnen. Obwohl sie erst nach dem Abitur ihre Liebe zum Surfen entdeckt hat, ist sie "All In" gegangen und hat sich mit Ausdauer, Diszpiplin und verschiedensten Coaches an die Spitze des deutschen Nationalteams gesurft. Mittlerweile liegt ihr Fokus auf dem River-Surfen, was aber viele weitere Surftrips ans Meer samt Wettbewerben überhaupt nicht ausschließt. Nach einem 6jährigem Sponsorship bei Rip Curl ist sie nun bei Deeply...

Jules Ahoi ist mittlerweile eine bekannte Größe in der deutschen Musiklandschaft. Und das zu recht - 2016 wanderte er zunächst nach Frankreich aus, um sich auf das Surfen und seine Musik zu konzentrieren. Nach einiger Zeit kam er zurück nach Deutschland, um hier noch intensiver an seiner Musik zu arbeiten. Mit Melancholic Dreamwave erschien in diesem Jahr sein mittlerweile fünftes Album und es ist ihm wahrlich anzusehen, wie groß die Freude ist, endlich wieder auf Tournee und damit nah...

Michael Matthiass ist Storycoach, Texter, Musiker, Jung von Matt-Veteran, ADC-Mitglied und vor allem aber leidenschaftlicher Lehrer & Lerner, der seine Erfahrungen zum Thema Kreativität und Intuition in unzähligen Workshops, Coachings und Vorträgen teilt. Wie schön für alle Kreativen, dass er seine geballte Expertise in dem wunderbaren Buch "Echtzeit - die Kunst, intuitiv zu denken" niedergeschrieben hat. Ich hatte das Vergnügen, ihn in Hamburg zu treffen und während des...

Yogeswari is a world renowned Senior Jivamukti Yoga teacher and one of the most senior teachers in this method. She travels and teaches yoga all around the world and is featured as one of the 100 most influential yoga teachers in the US. Her trademark is her vigorous, seamless Vinyasa Sequencing and her thought provoking philosophical teachings. Her whole live is dedicated to inspire other human beings - no matter if its during her classes, workshops or the Jivamukti teachertrainings which...

Cat Alip-Douglas her Journey began in the fashion world of New York, where she worked at Condé Nast - a time when also Yoga came into her life and showed her a path she wanted to follow with her whole heart. She became a Jivamukti-Teacher and went to London where she founded the Sangyé Yoga School (formerly known as Jivamukti London) in 2005. Cat Alip found her most inspiration in the buddhist teachings - and inspires yoga students worldwide to live a more conscious and fullfilled life. In...

A conversation with Eddie Stern

João Macedo grew up surfing the rough waves of Praia Grande in Portugal and therefore got used to conditions one needs for surfing bigger waves at an early age. So maybe it was some kind of inevitable that he would make his way to surf the biggest waves of the world as a Pro Surfer at the WSL Big Wave World Tour.  As varied as the conditions in the waters are also his interests on land, which is why he is engaged in lots of different projects: As an engaged Environmentalist he was one of the...

Robert Ehrenbrand is a Yogi, a Business Psychologist, a Coach & Trainer, a fighter and bass guitarist of the world renowned band BOY SETS FIRE. He first got in contact with the Yoga Philosophy at the age of fifteen and since then is following that path and integrates it in all areas of his life. He teaches his “BecomingMe Yoga & Movement”-Classes in Munich at the Studio of Patrick Broome. The essence of his learnings from the martial arts, his life as a yogi and yogateacher as well...

John Porcell also known as Paramananda Das is an American Musician and Yogateacher who gained a reputation for his appearence as the guitarist in legendary hardcore bands like Youth of Today, Judge and Shelter, the band that brought Spirituality into the life of thousands of young people and inspired them to live a better life.  When he is not touring the world, he teaches yoga online or in real life and also leads retreats where he passes on the uplifting message of Bhakti Yoga. In this...

Jaimal Yogis is the author of the renowned book "Saltwater Buddha", as well as "All our waves are water" and "The Fear project". The father of three kids is living a life full of surfing, writing and meditation / yoga practice. We had an Instagram Live Chat going on about subjects like:  During the Corona-Quarantine we talked about subjects like: – how he sees the pandemic scenario in terms of transformation and fear – what it felt like growing up in a spiritual family – what people...

The SURFCOMPANION is a new book in the Surfing World, let´s say some sort of a Surfcoach that you always have at hand, that helps you to look up everything about  surf etiquette, paddle technique, bottom turn, cutback and more  I had a chat with Founder Daniel Spes, himself a Surfcoach with years of experience as a head coach as well - striving to share his knowledge with the book SURFCOMPANION that he created with his Co-Founder Florian Hättich, who is responsible for the Artwork, all...

Anita Fuchs is one of the founders of the GOLDEN RIDE Magazin, a Surf- and Snowboard-Magazin made by Women for Women. The Munich based photographer loves surfing and snowboarding and spends as much time as possible outdoors or traveling the world to explore more and maybe finding new stories that she can share in the magazine.  I talked with Anita about... – how the idea for the Golden Ride Magazine was born – what inspires her – Woman in the Surfing-Scene – Print vs Online – the...

Conni Biesalksi is one of the first names that comes to mind when speaking of digital nomads in Germany. She started her journey of a more self-determined life after quitting her job in a PR-agency and started her blog Planet Backpack which became the most successful travel blog in Germany. She also published a book called  "Digital, independent, free" and had everything a 9 to 5 employee would dream of - a lifestyle a lot of people are longing for but she fell into a deep mental "abyss" from...

Heath Joske is a former participant of the WSL Tour and an environmental activist. As the head of the campaign "Fight for the bight" he gathered surfers from all around the world to protest against Equinor, the Norwegian giant. that wanted to start drilling in front of his beautiful frontyard: Australias big bight, a unique place where nature still seems to be untouched.    We talked with the Patagonia-Ambassador about... – how he feels after six years of fighting and hoping – his hopes and...

Afridun Amu was 5 years old when his family flew from Afghanistan to Germany where he grew up and studied law and cultural studies. When he discovered surfing as his passion he thought about founding the Waveriders Association of Afghanistan - a country that is far away from the ocean. But he wanted to show that it´s possible to surf here and proved it with his documentary "Unsurfed" a trip on the search of river waves in his homeland.  Amongst other interesting topics we talked about... –...

A few Years ago Alexandra Gossink and Geert-Jan Middelkoop started a crowdfunding campaign for the very first version of their surftravel guide "I love the seaside". Since then a lot happened: "I love the seaside" is the must have for surfers that are looking for new inspirations for surf travels. Since last December the couple from holland published the latest edition - for Morocco, the country where we also met this January, sat down for a Nous Nous and talked about how it all started as...

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545} Tino bereist seit mehr als 10 Jahren tropische Gefilde mit dem Surfbrett und ist nun aufgrund eines schweren Unfalles, den er glücklicherweise überlebt hat, für einige OPs längere Zeit in Deutschland.  Der Unfall hat ihn ein weiteres Mal aufgeweckt und ihn zu einer neuen Aufgabe inspiriert: als Coach und Berater möchte er nun sein Wissen der letzten Jahre teilen und so viele Menschen inspirieren und...

Moritz Ulrich ist seit seinem 14. Lebensjahr vom Yoga-Virus infiziert. Nach Erkundungen mehrerer Stile entdeckte er während einer Begegnung mit Sharon Gannon die Jivamukti-Methode für sich, die er bis heute mit voller Leidenschaft in seinem Studio Peace Yoga in Berlin sowie auf den Jivamukti Teacher-Trainings und Workshops weltweit unterrichtet. Wir haben uns in Berlin zusammengesetzt und über seine ganz persönliche Yoga-Reise zu sprechen.  Dabei schnitten wir Themen an wie: • Wie Moritz...