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Why I decided to do a four-week Mamé dieta with the Indigenous Yawanawa in Aldeia Nova Esperança under guidance of Chief Isku Kua

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During my second ayahuasca ceremony I learned that I have a deep, existential fear of being alone. Read about how I came to understand it.

One year ago I came back from a one month Mamé dieta with the Indigenous Yawanawa in the Brazilian rainforest, under guidance of Isku...

How I came to live my summerdream of vanlife in Portugal with two friends and a (former) stranger by surrendering to trust.

Indigenous languages have the power to inspire a closer connection to nature, they can make us see the world differently and hence...

Everywhere we are we can learn something and everyone can be a teacher. All we have to do is pay attention. I was reminded of this when...

I am currently in Brazil. A few weeks ago, I was invited to visit some classes at an English school so that students had a change to...

Recently I heard the song 'daydream' from Lily Meola. A song with beautifully written lyrics and a message to think about.

Not everyone introduces themselves the same. Some first mention their profession, others first mention their family. What questions to ask?

For quite a long time I did not like people. Of course there were the people that I loved and that I had good relationships with. But my...

In 2019, I was in Laos for an internship at Lee 7 Farm – an organic rice farm run by a family that consists of seven siblings. Besides...

So many people lately have been saying how I am 'living my best life'. There is something about that phrase that did not resonate but I...

A couple of months ago I was talking with someone whom I had just met. I was talking about how I liked dancing and she told me about an...

Recently, a friend and I had a good conversation about societal expectations that I would like to share. So often certain expectations,...

I have come to a point where the answer to this question is: exactly the same as every other day. That is not to say that I do the same...

Hi! My name is Ilse. Thank you for reading, or at least beginning to read, this page. I have an eternal fascination with people and how...