Living in India, I see, hear, and most often touch a cow every single day - no wonder, given the fact that the country is home to approximately 200 million cattle (and considering the many free-roaming cows, there might be even more). So have you ever asked yourself how much you really know about those lovely creatures?

Born in 1981 in Russia, Tolstoy is considered to be one of the greatest authors of all times. The creator of timeless classics such as ‘Anna Karenina’, ‘The Death of Ivan Ilyich’, and of course the most lied about book in the history of dinner parties (“Oh yes, of course I read it!” 🙈), ‘War and Peace’. And what a guy …

Did you know that the majestic animals we associate with chasing antelopes (and a terrible US TV show) spend even more time napping than their domesticated brothers and sisters? According to sleep.org, wild tigers snooze between 16-20 hours a day. A house cat, in comparison, sleeps “only” 12 hours ! In other words: Tigers in the wild sleep more like newborn human babies - and thus, our cat Fifi …

Inspired by Pinterest mood boards and Mari Kondo folding tutorials, so many of us started to dream of houses that look more like film sets than real homes. Perfectly arranged pillows sit royally next to a blossoming army of exotic plants, uncluttered kitchen surfaces shine brighter than the morning sun … ok, time to wake up!

Good morning to all you body suits brimming with eternal light! 🌟 Did you already eat breakfast? If not - great! Today’s article will not only shake up your morning routine, but also make your body really happy. You guessed it! We are talking smoothies, baby! 🍉🍋🍏

Monday mornings have the potential to either be extremely exciting, or completely terrifying, as their existence reminds us of the many tasks on our To-Do-List we did not tick-off last week, and all the shitty ones that lie ahead of us. So we are faced with the choice: Do we get up and get going, or do we try to forget the mountain of work, and hit the snooze button “just one more time”?

What is it that makes us happy: Money? Fame? A quiet life in a self-sustaining farm with happy animals around? One of the longest running psychological studies of all time - known as the 'Grant Study - followed 268 men from their entrance into college in the late 1930s all the way to the present day, …

When the overload of information creates more confusion than clarity, we need them more than ever: writers phrasing and re-phrasing their thoughts into clear sentences, factchecking backgrounds and questioning statistics, until they deliver comprehensive pieces of information that are not just part of any propaganda machine. A master of this art was George Orwell …

In Sanskrit, Ayurveda means “The Science of Life.” It is considered by many scholars to be the oldest healing science in the world. Its knowledge originated in India in the Vedic times (take that, you baby pharmacy tyrants!💪), and thus, is also called the “Mother of All Healing”. Ayurveda also acts as Yoga’s sister science, …

How amazing would it be if all of us would speak a second world language instead of just good old English? A language based on logic, that is easy to learn, and even easier to understand! And actually, a language like this already exists: ESPERANTO! Created by Polish ophthalmologist L. L. Zamenhof in 1887, …

We humans are great in mapping every inch of the world that lies outside of us. I remember the fascination that overcame me when our history teacher in school told us about the times when maps still had white spots on them, indicating ‘undiscovered territories’. Lands full of myths and legends …

I have been working in the creative industry for more than a decade now, running agencies and brand strategy set-ups since I am 24 years old. Having never been formally trained in neither design nor art direction, I had to learn the hard way that being creative is F*CKING TOUGH WORK. 🐒 Don’t get me wrong - I love what I am doing! But coming up with a great idea …

I am sending lots of light and hope and happiness your way on this wonderful Saturday morning! While I am typing this, I can hear the birds chirping in our Jackfruit tree, a pot of coffee steams hot and strong right next to me, and the agenda for this weekend is crystal-clear: I will binge-read a book!

Let’s be honest: All of us have been binging shows and movies since lockdown started. “Oh well”, we thought in the beginning, “finally time to indulge in all those bookmarked goodies in our watch-lists!” So we inhaled “The Godfather” 1,2 and 3, “Dark”, “Hollywood”, a few BBC Earth documentaries, …

If you believe in Darwin, then monkeys are not only our closest relatives (we share approximately 98% of our DNA with those little guys), but by looking into their wonderful eyes, we directly face our evolutionary past. I sometimes wish, we would have stopped there… Without humans, the world would be in better shape today. 🙈 In Germany, of course, there aren’t any, …

Oops… I wet my plants! A few weeks ago, I started a small nursery on my balcony. A dear friend gifted me tiny peppermint and spearmint seedlings, while another donated basil babies and spider plants (who, by the way, are one of the best plants to cancel electromagnetic radiation around you). Since my humble beginnings, I have …

Most of us worry about our bodily forms and functions from the moment we wake up, but in reality, they remain a life-long mystery to us. Why is it not possible to tickle ourselves? How can it be that the brain as an organ doesn’t feel any pain, even though it is the one that processes all other pain signals in the body? And where the hell does all that earwax come from? 😱

How do you feel this morning? Before you answer, hold your thought, and consider that 1. While you are reading this, you are travelling 220 kilometres per seconds across the galaxy (woah!). 🤸‍♂️2. Every single of your body’s 7 octillion atoms (a number with 27 zeros behind it) is billions of years old* (so don’t fret if you think …

What is a ninja in a fur suit with knives hidden inside its gloves? Correct: A cat. 🐯 I have never been a cat person until 1.5 years ago, when we adopted Fifi, our wildly lazy tiger lady. And boom, I’ve become Carole Baskin (but without murdering the husband!). 😅 While many of you follow Fifi’s adventures on Instagram …

Fellow moon children, how are you feeling? Did you had a chance to bath in the lovely Flower Full Moon last night? Do you feel charged up by its super power? 🌝 Just like the clouds in the sky last night, the week has flown by (again!), and it is Friday (yippiehh!). As some of you know, …