One last thing...
"swinging is liberating and meditative." Says Jennifer Tschoepe. Jay Walljasper | October 2004 issue Isn’t swinging just for kids? “Sure, it seems so. Why shouldn’t we as adults be able to enjoy this simple escape? Have we grown up so much that we are embarrassed to be seen having Read More...
Go with the wind
Not fast, but certainly a lot of fun: a hot air balloon is the perfect way to travel from A to Wherever The Wind Takes You. Sam Jordison | September 2004 issue Modern life has taken all the mystery out of the skies. Flying on a airplane is the most boring thing you can do while still being Read More...
There and then
Tijn Touber | July 2004 issue He arrived at a place where most people rarely go: the here and now. And Eckhart Tolle definitely plans to stay there. Because in the here and now there are no problems; they belong to the future or the past. Tijn Touber spoke with the man who is living proof of his Read More...
Chief Confidence Officer
In war-ravaged Macedonia, conflict mediator Elena Gulmadova makes a career of building trust between Muslims and Christians. | September 2006 Read More...
You don't have to be Muslim...
With Ramadan approaching on 15th October, this can be an invitation to anybody who feels the need for "profound soul searching". A woman describes her initiation into the annual fasts. Cyntha Gonzalez-Kabil | October 2004 issue With Ramadan approaching on 15th October, this can be an invitation to Read More...
Miracle on Elm Street
A happy reminder that hope still reigns in the worldJay Walljasper | November 2004 issue I am sitting right now in what I jokingly refer to as Ode’s Western Hemisphere Editorial Headquarters, a/k/a the back bedroom of my house in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. At least that’s what I called it Read More...
The world according to ubuntu
'I am because you are.' This widespread African teaching reminds us that you cannot be human alone. Tijn Touber | September 2004 issue The African equivalent to Rene Descartes’s famous dictum, “I think, therefore I am,” which is the foundation of much modern Western culture, is called ubuntu Read More...
The masters fall silent
The current generation of healers is only an "instrument"Tijn Touber | November 2004 issue It’s not all that much fun anymore to interview gurus, coaches, therapists or masters. When you ask them what they actually do, they say: “Nothing, I’m only an instrument.” And if you then ask how Read More...
Don't be overwhelmed by thoughts
Let your experiences make you happyTijn Touber | Jan/Feb 2006 issue The other day I was walking along the beach with a friend. The sun was setting and the water took on an orange hue as a fishing boat slowly glided by with a whole flock of seagulls in its wake. I breathed the cool sea air Read More...
Our families, our selves
Psychology and personal-growth movements are making a huge mistaek, says German therapist Bert Hellinger, in focusing on the individual over the family. Tijn Touber | December 2006 issue Spiritual growth and consciousness-raising have become nearly synonymous with individualism. Our isolated Read More...