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Hello, it’s me again.

Last year was about many things for me. One of them was moving closer to nature. The water I sit in on the picture, is a stream I fell in love with during the last summer. The spirits of the place whispered gently to my ear, as they always do when I listen, and I knew that this would be my new home soon.

But today I want to talk about something else. Last year was also about a subject close to my heart, but confusing and scary to my mind.

BEING AN ARTIST

What does it mean to be an Artist and who is allowed to call themself so?
And what is art and creation in the era of AI?
I will share what came to me as an answer and am very curious about your points of view.

To me, an Artist is someone who creates. A CREATOR or CREATRIX.

Creation can appear from a place of nothingness or emptiness. It’s not an emptiness where something is missing, but a place from which anything can be created.
A place of Potentiality where everything is possible.
It’s a sacred place.
A crevice between the worlds.

For me, creating was always a spiritual experience. It is one of many ways to encounter the divine in this physical body.

Why?
Because to create I must be able to enter that state of emptiness and allow the process of creation to happen through me.
It is NOT something i DO.
It is allowing a higher craft to create through me.
It’s a sacred act of opening myself to become a vessel.
It’s an act of surrender.

And when I open myself enough to make that space within me - creativity can flow through me.
Creation is nothing less than a process of birth.
The alchemical act of bringing something from the void to the material world, where it can be detected through human senses, but most of all felt by our hearts, and touched by our soul.
And this human experience can than make a meaning out of this.

Last year I connected to the artist within me and promised to make more space for her.
Because it is part of being human.
An EMBODIED, FEELING and SPIRITUAL creature that is making a physical experience on this planet.

Sommer days are slowly fading and I am closing the last chapter with gratitude. Our „Salt & Sun“ Retreat was wonderful not only because of this stunning, historical house, mist mostly because of the people who joined.

Nikoleta () and I were very lucky to host gentle, kind and openminded humans at our retreat. Thank you for your wonderful company! Also thank you for being such nice yoga students- it always needs both sides to create an inspiring space for learning and growing.

Nikoleta- thank you for being such a good friend and co-facilitator, I am really lucky to be able to work with people I love💗

Big thank you to .mia.maria for being an amazing assistant and karma yogini. Thanks for these amazing pictures☀️☀️

And the last thing- this fluffy being on the last picture- she is a street cat, who would have it really hard during the winter time- will become a part of the family now❤️🫠

Was not expecting this coming🥹😭

I hope you are diving gently into the autumn my dears.

👁️
What should I do, when I get lost in the forest?

Stand still. The trees ahead and bushes beside you
Are not lost. Wherever you are is called Here,
And you must treat it as a powerful stranger,
Must ask permission to know it and be known.

The forest breathes. Listen. It answers,
I have made this place around you.
If you leave it, you may come back again, saying Here.
No two trees are the same to Raven.
No two branches are the same to Wren.

If what a tree or a bush does is lost on you,
You are surely lost. Stand still. The forest knows
Where you are. You must let it find you.

Poem by David Wagoner

Ok my loves, last spots are available for our Retreat at the MOST STUNNING PLACE. Myself: .network and my dear friend are experienced yoga teachers, who studied in India and are based in Vienna and teaching from the heart.

The retreat will take place in one of the most beautiful retreat locations we have ever seen in our lives.
We introduce our

SALT & SUN YOGA RETREAT
Ashtanga Yoga meets Yin Yoga with Ayurveda and Meditation
23-29. September 2024. Aegina Island, Greece

- morning ashtanga yoga (Led & Mysore style)
- afternoon yin yoga classes
- Meditation & Ayurveda workshops
- day off to rest and explore
- accommodation in a home with soul, surrounded by an ancient garden
- bedrooms for 2 or 3 people
- organic and local meals
- 5min walking distance from the beach

It's easy to get there! there are direct flights from Vienna to Athens and from there you can take a ferry to the island.
Ready for some breathtaking views, walks with wide horizons and salty greek air?
Join us!
Price: 750€
More Info and booking: Link in Bio or here:
www.bodymind.network/offer/yin-yang-retreat-greece