A GROWING HOME
FOR PRESENCE.
Just a place people would want to be.
I just looooove to host people and make them feel good. So all I wanted was not a spiritual space, not a yoga studio, but just a place people would actually want to come to, meet each other, listen to music and feel good. So I thought about opening a bar. But the more I thought about what we are looking for when we go out, the more I felt there was something missing.
Somewhere to simply arrive.
We are surrounded by endless things to consume, watch, buy, learn and experience. And yet, I think many of us are longing for places where we can simply arrive. Come out of our heads for a moment. Put the phone away. Be with ourselves, and with other people, without needing to perform, achieve or constantly take something in. That is what AURA is becoming.
My home, open to other people.
Right now, AURA is my home in Cologne, and my home is also a space for other people. A place to slow down, breathe, move, talk, laugh, dance, be quiet, connect and feel what is actually there. Sometimes that might be a 1:1 journey. Sometimes a gathering, a social evening, a private session, or simply sharing a space with other people.
AURA is not about having to choose between going out and going inward. I love dancing. I love having a drink. I love having fun. It is about creating more places that give us something beyond consumption.
A kind of temple in the city.
And this is only the beginning. I imagine AURA as a place that is always there, open and available to people. Somewhere you can come when you need a moment of stillness, connection, expression or simply a place to be. For now, I am building it from my home and discovering what it wants to become along the way.
