Back in 2016, we just wanted to get out for a year. I had just finished my postgraduate degree and wasn’t sure whether I wanted to continue working at the school straight away. So we set off for Portugal. We wanted to find out where we would end, without any fixed plan. Through a variety of circumstances and without any resistance, everything fell into place in Portugal: We found a wonderful property in Monchique but close to Aljezur, I had a job at the international school in Aljezur and taught yoga at Dawn Collective Shala and Moagem. The house in Vale da Telha came to me later. The vision on our land was to live as close to nature as possible, rebuild the house and ultimately just enjoy and live life…
We ran out of balnace. For my part, I realised after a while that I was missing the connection to the city and a different input. Culture, art, music… That’s also part of my life! The longing grew and the external circumstances led me to return to Hamburg in 2023. After a year here, the opportunity to open my own yoga studio arose. Sometimes you have to let things go without having a real plan.
My wish is to maintain the connection to Portugal. Portugal has become my home. Maybe I feel so connected through the “Saudade” as it reflects a part of my soul. It must have been a wise person saying “When desire is greater than fear, courage is born. Without desire, we do not set out on our journey”. Turn the page…
