Learning with nature.
2022 was a turning point in my life. And in 2023, exactly on my birthday, I was born anew. Perhaps no coincidence for someone whose name means «the reborn one».
Since then I have been learning from nature. From the plant beings, from their depth, their wisdom, their stillness. I am learning to see and understand again. Immersed in the sacredness of being, wrapped in eternity, bedded in beautiful songs.
In this stillness I explore the depths of my soul. I learn to accept pain and shadow. The ego breaks open like the hard shell of a seed, so that something new can sprout inside. And I become soft.
The plants have taught me to treat myself more lovingly. They have connected me with myself. Opened me. Reminded me. Touched me. And helped me to heal.
Not by making everything heavy simply disappear, but by making it lighter. Gentler. More bearable. Like a stone lying in the river, worn smooth by the water over the years.
It is as if a new world had opened up. A world full of gratitude: for life, for what surrounds me and for what flows through me.
The dieta
A dieta goes deeper than individual experiences. You connect very consciously with the spirit of a particular plant or tree. You listen. You let yourself be guided. You learn. The plant becomes the teacher, and its language is dreams, feelings, images and quiet inspirations. It is a school of life – beyond words.
A dieta usually lasts:
about one month with herbs and flowers about two and a half months with trees
Trees need time to grow, and just as much time to share their knowledge.
You abstain. And are richly rewarded.
Jununsui is a word from the language of the Shipibo-Conibo and means «a large, truly beautiful bird».
Autumn/winter 2023
Femininity
The Huari Caspi grows slender and tall towards the light and spreads a wide, sheltering crown at the top. In the dieta it shows itself bright and soft, as if bedded in white. It stands for the feminine power – receiving, nourishing, holding – and calls when the soft side in us has been neglected. It teaches us to accept, express and live our own femininity.
Autumn/winter 2025
Masculinity
The oak grows slowly, roots deeply and lives to a great age – the European counterpart to the rainforest tree «Aya Huma». It stands for the masculine power: giving support, protecting, standing firm – mighty without being loud. It calls when support and clear direction are lacking, and teaches us to accept, express and live our own masculinity – with calm instead of hardness.
Winter 2026
Mystical beauty
The blue lotus roots in the mud and opens its blossom above the water to the light. For thousands of years it has been regarded as a plant of awakening – a symbol of the beauty that grows out of darkness. It calls when the gaze wants to turn inward, opens inner sight and inner wisdom and shows that beauty can arise even from what is heavy.
Autumn/winter 2026
Shelter
The linden grows tall and old, and its leaves are shaped like hearts. It has always stood at the centre of villages – as a place of encounter, of peace and of reconciliation. It calls when the heart is restless or has closed itself, and teaches us to become soft and to find shelter within ourselves.