East of Bali, beyond the familiar routes of the Indonesian archipelago, the Sandalwood Island unfolds in long sweeps of grassland, uplifted coral limestone hills, tropical savannas and an ocean that arrives with astonishing force.

Marapu culture is fascinating, layered and complex. Marapu is not a historical belief system. It is a living faith in which ancestors are considered present and watchful in the spirit world known as Prai Marapu, and every major life event on Sumba moves through ritual.

Located in the Santa Teresa neighborhood, nestled in a garden with lush vegetation, Casa Rocha overlooks the city of Rio, offering a breathtaking view of Pão de Açúcar and Baía de Guanabara..

Lakshmi is the goddess of abundance, the ever-giving generous mother. She invites us to look for it in a more subtle place. She sits on a lotus growing out of mud, and into space. Space is not absence, it is the fertile ground of all manifestation; the womb, Garbha. When we start to notice the spaciousness, the emptiness in everything, we tap into the abundant nature of reality.

We have curated a wellness box for aligned slow rituals, deeper practices, and expressions of freedom. Nothing to rush, nothing to force. Instead, this is about quiet clarity. A selection of our favourite brands that carry you as you soften into daily surrender. Let yourself move through moments that ask for self-care.

May you use these final days of 2025 to let the tears fall and the answers be ugly. May you listen as lady wisdom whispers her revelations, and allow the rebirth of your deepest fears and insecurities.

When a seed germinates, the first thing it does is not send up shoots but send down roots. This movement toward the center of the Earth reminds us that, in nature, stability precedes expansion. The young sprout seeks the Earth’s core, anchoring itself before it ever reaches for light...

Jivamukti Yoga Studio Guide across Europe for you to know where to practice in the city.

Retreats Collective is a community that creates unique immersive retreats with purpose. In every corner of this world, large or small, you will find your kith and kin, a community that follows rituals for self-reflection, connection and healing day in, day out. A return to the heart.earth.hearth / The truest sense of retreat — a return to something essential, the Hearth.

There is a verse I came across in the Tantralokā yesterday, and it struck me with its metaphorical depth and potency. It speaks of the three primary forms of light the ancients knew and that illuminated their lives: soma, sūrya, agni — moon, sun, and fire.

Florian Maas is a photographer based between Berlin and Paris. With roots in both art and fashion photography, his work bridges aesthetics and awareness. As an artist and yogi, he loves photographing teachers, fellow practitioners, places, retreats.. capturing movement, stillness and the space in between...

One day The Goddess sang to her lover Bhairava, Beloved and radiant Lord of the space before birth, Revealer of essence, Slayer of the ignorance that binds..