A new chapter

A new chapter in my biography begins with my resignation from my job as a classroom teacher in Zurich, where I have lived for the past 10 years.

The wishes and dreams that drive me now find the space and time, with changed life circumstances, to develop further and find expression in my reality. I am gradually returning to my natural rhythm and am grateful that over the past few years I have built a wonderful retreat on the southwest coast of Turkey, from where I am writing these lines. On the Datça Peninsula, I have found a place of power with an incredibly regenerating effect, which I have begun to share in yoga retreats, linked to my work as a yoga teacher. The multifaceted nature of the sea has always fascinated me. I can remember how, as a child, I was hard to get out of the water on beach holidays and was affectionately called "little dolphin." I cultivate my connection to the element of water in general and the feeling of lightness I experience when swimming and gliding through the water in indoor pools in Zurich, Swiss lakes, and my beloved Lake Constance. With the newly created freedom, however, I now follow an inner voice that calls for more sea and sun, and a sense of being intertwined with the sea. When sailing, my freedom-loving soul experiences a state of flow, a magical moment, and is immediately captivated by the special atmosphere created by the elements on a sailboat. So I begun this chapter of my life by obtaining my ocean sailing license and learning to sail. I took the steps in this direction while still in Switzerland, and here in Datça I found contacts with local skippers to combine my yoga offerings with sailing.

After years of teaching and accompanying young people at secondary school, it is a blessing for my mind to move in a completely different terrain, to learn again myself, to face challenges and to acquire new skills. Yoga is and remains my core focus. Yoga is not primarily about the positions on the mat. Nevertheless, I enjoy approaching more challenging asanas in a playful way and experiencing and expanding physical limits. But mainly, yoga, for me, is connected to a special quality of being: being one with the moment, the mindfulness it requires and the peaceful interaction with oneself and one's surroundings. Yoga helps me to become more relaxed, to rest more deeply within myself, and to fully accept life and appreciate it in all its richness and diversity.

Now that I'm free of daily obligations and a system-driven life, I can practice more intensively again. I'm very much looking forward to a time of meditation and yoga in southern Thailand. I'm grateful for the opportunity to pursue my practice by the sea and hope that my efforts will support those around me and myself and contribute to serenity, joy, and a harmonious state of being. And I wish for continued power, endurance, and strength, as I'm familiar with life's hurdles and the mental aberrations that can occur from time to time, and I know that good things take time, trust, continuous commitment, and a firm belief in the cause. In this spirit, let us all not lose sight of the fact that, ultimately, it's about a fulfilled and happy existence in the here and now for all of us.

Much light and love for your being, wherever you are right now.

Esin