ESCHWEILER WALD – Last weekend, enjoying the fresh air and spring greens on one of our favourite walking routes in the woods of Eschweiler 🌱☘️🌿🌳🌲🐉🌼🤗🌸🌷💕✨ ENJOY!! #spring #beauty #outside #walking #walkies #nature #appreciation #zen #chan #dao #breathe #keepwalking #seasons #earth #goodcompany #mre
乱花渐欲迷人眼，浅草才能没马蹄 (luàn huā jiàn yù mí rén yǎn, qiǎn cǎo cái néng méi mǎ tí) – Flowers blooming profusely dazzle the eyes, only the shallow grass can obscure the horse’s hooves. This couplet from Bai Juyi’s poem “Qiantang Lake Spring Walk” (《钱塘湖春行》) depicts the beauty of early spring, where flowers can overwhelm the senses and the grass is… Read More Spring Inspirations
Your yearly magnolia tree appreciation post ☺️ This year is a double feature! We visited TWO ‘martial magnolias’ The ‘known’ one lives outside Grandmaster Chae’s MuDojang in Eschweiler, and the ‘new’ one grows in Bielefeld, in the beautiful little park where we had outdoor Shaolin Training this month with Grandmaster Shi Yan Hai and his… Read More Magnolia Bloom
BERG EN DAL – Gorgeous spring roundabout walk with Mr. E in Berg en Dal, Gelderland, NL yesterday. Hollow roads, the devil’s mountain, witches’ waters, crossing borders, garden gnomes, ancient trees and fields of fresh spring flowers.. I highly recommend it 🌷💐💧⛲️🧙🏻♀️☺️🌳🌲🥾💫✨ ENJOY! PS: For those of you who want to try it, tap here… Read More Beautiful Spring Walk in Berg & Dal
花信年华 (huā xìn nián huá) – The blooming of flower and the passage of time This idiom reflects the Taoist philosophy of appreciating fleeting beauty – embracing the transient nature of life and finding meaning in the present moment. Happy March 1st! Let’s make the best of today however we can, and experience all that is to the fullest <3 … Read More Orchid Hands & Slowness
人居两地，情发一心 (rén jū liǎng dì, qíng fā yī xīn) – People live in two places, love arises from one heart From “Dream of the Red Chamber” (《红楼梦》), Chapter 29 This quote highlights that true love transcends distance, uniting hearts regardless of geographical barriers. Happy Valentine’s Day! Sending you a giant hug, for today and for every day… Read More For the love of.. Love
Hello there, you. Happy (Lunar) New Year, and welcome to the February K-Update! February Tips – Tap the linkies to find: Muscle Tendons Change – A Qi-Gong routine Mr. E and I love (great to do in the evening) Wonderfully calming handpan music (from first BOOST Dance session this January) A full hour of Taiji music (from… Read More Something old, Something new
Sunny and cold, a beautifully crispy winter walk at Blausteinsee this weekend with Mr. E ENJOY!!
2025.. THE CLEANUP – As you are reading this, I’ve just finished a massive ‘clear up’, the one I was speaking about during the latest live chat (*) (*) Ok, we are still in the thick of it, actually.. But right now it’s the digital part 😅 Donating clothes, deep cleaning ‘forgotten’ corners, clearing out… Read More The Great Cleanup
Happy almost-new-year! Here are some impressions from our latest walk at Propsteier Wald in Eschweiler. ENJOY!!
