Hello everybody. My name is Noah. I am here to connect with this community of likeminded people and grow in my authenticity, leadership and capacity to serve humanity during these prophetic times of transition and awakening. Since 16 years of age (currently 29 - turning 30 this year) I have been on a spiritual path for awakening, understanding myself and why the world we live in is the way it is -- in its challenges and goodness. Two happenings set me off on the path. The first was the ending of my first relationship. I was shocked to find out that love didn't work the way I was taught. Growing up, I had no one to model healthy relationships, so I did my best, but it didn't work out. The second things was that, even though me, my family, and people I knew in Stockholm, Sweden, had "the good life" in terms of material possessions, people were going through burnout, divorces, and generally seeming stressed and unhappy despite villas, cars, summerhouses, computers and more... Something didn't seem right and that's when I started asking questions. Eventually, a book on buddhism landed in my lap and after reading it I made the conclusion that I was unhappy because I had desires and wasn't enlightened. The next logical step was to meditate a whole lot. After a decade into the journey and a lot of solo meditation practice, I had many profound experiences in meditation, learning a lot about spirituality from teachers, books and videos, and I even had a kundalini awakening at age 20 that catapulted me into a profound experience of non-dual, awake, and loving awareness being the source and truth of reality under the illusion of separation. However, none of the peaks lasted and I was struggling with depression, anxiety, fear and low self esteem during most waking hours of my day apart from when I was meditating. I was about to give up on my path, but that's when I learned about human developmental needs, the nervous system, the attachment system, and generational trauma. Before knowing about this I believed the only reason why I was suffering to be that I wasn't enlightened and had desires. I wanted to transcend and leave this human life behind, because I believed there wasn't anything but suffering here. Needless to say, that belief faded away quickly and the roots of my many personal challenges outside of the meditation cushion became clear.

Dear community, My name is Angelique. I am 52 years old, Dutch, and living in Germany. I have been living here with my partner for 24 years, while working in the Netherlands. We are people who stand fully in the middle of life. Rooted in society. Engaged. Present. My partner is politically active and also deeply involved in sports within the German community. He literally and figuratively stands among the people. We appreciate German traditions, the sense of community, and the connection that arises when people come together. I move more in the field of health, awareness, and spirituality. Where he explores societal structures, I explore the inner structures of the human being. Two currents under one roof — and that is exactly what makes us strong. I have been working for 15 years as an administrative supporter in education, combined with healthcare. At a service desk inside a school building, I see young people every day who are struggling with life. Backpacks filled with trauma, pressure, expectations. The system is overloaded. People are overwhelmed. So much care is needed — and in the end, each person must learn to walk their own path. What can I do? Be present. Bring calm. Hold a safe energy. Two years ago, I was brought to a halt by a burnout. Not an ending — an awakening. I was assigned a coach who did not resonate with me. And that was exactly where my self-leadership began. I chose my own path. Through Shi Heng Yi from Shaolin Temple Europe and his book Shaolin Spirit, I learned that true strength comes from within. Discipline of the mind is freedom. Since then, I take responsibility for my inner world. I call myself an “expert by experience.” Childhood trauma. Losing my mother at a young age. Grief. Survival. Carrying what was too heavy. Life has shaped me — and I carry that wisdom consciously. My positivity and my desire to help others feel like an inheritance from my grandmother. She lived to be 97. If I am blessed with the same years, I still have plenty of time to spread my light.