Visiting Morocco is a destination which requires a bit more of everything;
time, money, will, condition and on the top, knowing a little French will make easier communication, especially if you are planning to go deeper into center of morocco and in to the south part, as few people there speaks English.

You probably ask yourself right now, why anyone would even want to go there.

The last place in Spain, before you enter Morocco is Algeciras.

You could also taka a different route, via France – there’s a ferry going from Sete in France, to Tangier (but it’s pretty expensive route).

I must not forget, that there is another way to get to Tangier, it is from Tarifa, the most southern place in Spain, and it’s also called paradise for surfers.

It’s amazing place, with lot of nice little surfing places.

It’s not so crowded, and that’s way it makes it so nice.

But who know how long is going to stay this way.

Nevertheless, today I will write a bit about my traveling around Morocco.

I will leave traveling around Spain and Portugal for some other time.

And let’s my trip begins.  So, there is still question why? Perhaps, the answer is hidden in this post.

Morocco is Africa, and on the other hand, it isn’t. It’s Arab country, and again, it isn’t.

As inhabitants are so different; you can find different people, such as Arabs, Berber, Bedouins, Tuareg people and more.

Morocco really feels a bit eccentric, and at the same time feels unimaginable beautiful.

In my today’s post, I will write about all about surfing, inhabitants, the highest mountain in North Africa, places like Essaouira, Marrakesh and Casablanca and of course much more.

It has been a unforgettable trip through Africa.  Firstly, let me tell you a bit about general information of Morocco.

The official country name is Kingdom of Morocco, and with a help of Prime Minister Country is under the reign of King.

Due to such national organization, Morocco should be extremely safe country, as King Mohamed VI. should provide a protection any safety to Kingdom.

Morocco is one of the Maghreb countries in northern Africa, and Gibraltar is the southern country which is the closest to Africa, Morocco and at the same times it separates it from Europe.

The capital city of Morocco is Rabat, the official language is Arabic, the official religion is Islam and currency is the Moroccan dirham.

A picturesque and diverse Kingdom of Morocco offers a diverse mosaic of each visitor and with its coastline, high snow mountains and green oasis in the desert remind us of the mysterious land of the Thousand and One Nights.

In fact, it is so varied in many great ways, so its features, conflicts, habits of people it’s hard to get to know in a short time.

All the varieties and conflicts are due of mixing different cultures, as well as the interplay of modern and traditional, which is also visible at every step.
It’s also very interesting the meaning of the word of »Morocco«; in Moroccan language means the place where the sun sets in.

The sun sets in and around us is only desert, which glows in glowing red. This is something I’ve seen only in the film.

And sunset for a change is not shoddy. Sunset is therefore not shoddy, but people living in Morocco are all of different kind, sorts, with different qualities.

This is also a due to turbulent history of this country, which has been for some time a European colony.

Berber people living here, are original inhabitant of this area, then are also Arabs, Jews, black Africans, and also some are Europeans, particularly French, as a result of colonial times.

It was not until 1956 when Morocco attainment its independence from under the colonial power France.

We can also find few Spanish people, living in Marocco.

Crispy bread, honey and miracle argan oil; it’s the best breakfast to stay young for a long time.

For century the indigenous Berber tribes of Morocco are more and more convinced about this.

Berber people called themselves “free people” and there, in the picturesque villages of Ksar, between untamed proud Atlas proud valleys and soft winds desert dunes, nature imagination has no boundaries.

Against the rural simplicity, there are standing anthills of human imagination, bright royal Moroccan towns with great and a lot of times amazing palaces and mosques.

The old Moroccan tradition says that perhaps one of the best places to look for a wife is in Fes.

Also you’ll certainly fall in love in the bustling Moroccan city! In the old Medina (Medina in the name of old city center) and its colorful heart, for it seems that is there and beats there from always – together with all the professional storytellers, snake tamer, street artists, markets sellers, and all stalls with delicious tajin and numerous spices.

Morocco is the oldest kingdom in the Muslim world. Despite the proximity of Europe, the coast of Morocco is only 14 km away from the Gibraltar.

The kingdom of Morocco seems to us as wrapped in mystery which makes us curious and at the same time inspired us.

It’s a strange, how Morocco was always very attractive to European people. Maybe because is so close, and at the same time so very different.

In a split second it seems as we travel couple of hundred years back in history.

Many famous people he has created a second home in Morocco.

Such as: Yves Saint Laurent, Elizabeth Taylor, Barbara Hutton, the Rolling Stones, Jean Paul Gautier, and Richard Branson.

Winston Churchill explained the phenomenon of Morocco with the words: Ah, Morocco, the country where the days are perfect and nights are cold.

Its true; the moment we step on Moroccan soil, feel that we have come in strange land.

Not quite African, not quite Arab, not entirely European, but just the right combination of everything.

Morocco is strained between two seas, two and three continental cultures, always unpredictable and always dramatic.

In which other country you could find Atlas mountains covered with snow, Atlantic and Mediterranean coastline, Sahara Desert, the king-sized town …

Why almost no one is writing about this?

This is my obviously life companion. Principle. The system of natural health. Way of life that makes me different from most.

From the crowd. How working myself and in a “system of natural health” (SNH) has changed me?

Has it really changed me – or only I found what I already have? In my assessment this is an investment which I returned in many ways.

But at the same time turned my life upside down – or better – on my feet – as I was standing on my head before.

A couple of years ago, I went, full of doubts, but with curiosity and open-minded to my first lecture about philosophy 1

and later continue with philosophy 2, and some more lectures about food, natural law, practice two feasting for 7 days.

Then, I wasn’t even thought about the price that cost me, or even information that I got for this price.

The only think that was important to me at that time, was how to appease curiosity what these things are.

Beside this, my life hurt me so much, that I couldn’t take any more.

Then, this new knowledge, new revelations, was something totally different from what I knew before.

I had a head full of information; this food is good, this food is not good for you, one says this, the other this – in general, it was all mixed up.

Big time. Almost the same as our government, I would say.

Everyone and each defend its own opinion, but most of these people just like to talk about this matter a lot, but there are only few, who fallow and live their life in accordance with what they say or write.

I have try a lot of these things, and on the end I came to the conclusion, that the approach of Michelangelo Chichi is the best from all I knew then.

It’s not about food. This is like a nursery. First step. But only later I became to be interested in the similar seminars and scene and soon I realized that Michelangelo’s lectures are at a world highest level.

It’s like a going to a university. All the other stuff are just fragments, which seems to depend from each individual. Everyone should do their own puzzle.

I went through text which I juts wrote, as I thought it may be a bit too complicated.

But on the end, I have decided that it should stay as it is.

It’s not complicated at all. Ok, in my further post, I will get more specific about these things.

I have changed my food habits for New Year 2005 ( I know, you will say,ohh another new year’s promise, which wouldn’t stay few weeks).

But I must disappoint you. I must say, that I start noticing changes in my health status after a year from when I decided to become vegetarian.

Although I start noticing this, as a result, that I wasn’t catching a cold each winter, it stops pain in my stomach, which I had before, and also pain in my keens went away.

Before, you could see me walking around with my handkerchief also during the summer. I was 28 years old, when I started with changing my food habits.

The fallowing years, around two years later, in the summer I didn’t get burns any more, and best of all, I start going to the nature more.

To be more specific, each day I go, and if even for half a hour, to spend some time in the nature. I found out, that it calms me don’t unbelievably.

Now, I actually feed need to be in the nature. After a while, I notice, that I didn’t have any more need for alcohol.

Not that I would take it daily before, but I also cut of alcohol in the weekend.

You won’t believe, but I also changed my jog, my lifestyle, changed my point of view at the world, and perhaps something more, which I can’t remember now.

In addition to food, I regularly start practicing enema, and each year I go to 10 days feasting seminar to Italy, to Italian mountains.

During this time I have learned reflexology massage.

There was also a seminar about classical massage, but I decided not to go, because I don’t want to practice massage professionally, but only for my own pleasure.

I also start to practice yoga a lot, I am planning to start with skydiving, hopefully next summer. Not hopefully, it’s already arranged that I am going. I start my own business, I am freelancer.

This way of work allows me to have free time when I want, and I am working for myself. Nothing better than that. I began to read books again, I have enhanced my intuition.

I stopped going to the restaurants, pubs, bars, I have drastically reduced my consumption habits, stopped going to the shops, I do not have a shopping fever, I have no TV, new mad cow epidemic and bird flu don’t get to me.

But, very important, I began to know what unconditional love is, I no longer depend on relationships and I see that the universe is exactly as it should be and I’m just all right with all my mistakes and the right qualities.

And still, I know only little, there is still a lot to learn, and I know I will, as I have desire to learn.

But, I shouldn’t forget to tell you, that after all goods stuff that this have brought me, there are also some kind of “bad” stuff, that I am facing right now and which I don’t like so much.

When I solved some dependencies, things immediately led to new once.

Sometimes, I do have some little crises, but the best thing is, that after they are gone, the world is more beautiful, than ever.

Feeling is similar, as if you would pour out water from the lake, and then you see all the dirt and rocks, which were previously well hidden at the bottom in the mud.

And there is no other way than clean it. There is no water to hide it away. This feeling is specially known at feasting. But, on the end is always happiness and a lot of positive thoughts.

Maybe, this is something you should think about some day. And you never know, maybe one day, you decided to try it out.

And when you do, don’t forget to enjoy every moment of it (no matter bad or good once, on the end there are only good once).

First step – Learn how to meditate

First exercise – breathing visualization

Read these simple guidelines – to put these fallowing steps into practice and they will become quite comfortable and as a habit to you.

In your meditative space (area), do light up a candle and your favored and pleasant incense.

Then, before all other things, put in center of your mind a meditation for the next 10 to 15 minutes.

 No phone calls, no disruption, nothing from the outer world. Imagine that every moment, in which you practice mediation, is your golden chance, that you make a progress in your spiritual journey.

Every attempt, every time you do it, is always a little bit closer to your goal.

To the aim which you have set for yourself.

This will help you feel sincerity and to value your meditation exercise.

Sit comfortably with spine straight, to preserve alertness and keep your eyes half-opened, not wide opened, but half open, half closed.

This is called the lion meditation and allow us to focus the mind better.

If this is too hard for you, you could also close your eyes, but try firstly this method, since it has many advantages.

When creating a relaxed atmosphere, also music is desired.

Music has this advantage that could easily take our mind from thinking, and could easily take us into meditation mood.

Later, I assume, you would prefer silence. Just as a suggestion, flute is an excellent instrument for meditation.

In this exercise we will learn how to calm our mind with meditation, and by concentration on the breath.

If possible, it’s better to breathe through your nose.

To not lose courage, when your mind will be as washed away or when there will be an infinite number of thoughts running around in your mind.

This is totally normal at the beginning, at your start of meditation. Later on, you will teach yourself how to sweep away your thoughts.

Breath and mind are closely connected, and when you direct all your attention on breathing, your mind will slowly gather and focus.

Let all the other thing go, – the only thing that exist is a breath, the river of life energy, which in constantly flowing.

Within the breath feel a sense of calmness quality. If you imagine, than on tip of your nose is a strip, your breath is so calm down, that strip in hardly moving.

For a few minutes try to deepen the sense of calmness, breath is a very quiet move, and the mind slowly becomes more quite and your body motionless. 

Observed a current pause, at the end of your inhale breath, just before you exhale, at the end of your exhale breath, just before you inhale again, and try to extend this moment of calmness between each inhale and exhale breath.

In this way, the breath becomes a little deeper, slower and peaceful and prepares us for deeper breathing.

Now you can focus on different qualities of the inhalation, one after another.

The first is peace – when you breathe in, feel and imagine as you are inhaling peace in all parts of your being.

When you exhale, imagine that you are exhaling all the opposite from the peace – restlessness, stress, negative thoughts or feelings.

If it will help you, you can imagine that you are inhaling a clean, white light purity and peace. Exhale breath is gray from impurities or thoughts.

I would suggest, making it easier for you, that you focused on breath and quality of peace.

Feel how each breath pulls you into little more inside, in the beautiful interior space.

The best is the simplicity – the less thoughts and ideas we have in our mind, the better it is.

After a few minutes you will feel as you are breathing in a cosmic energy from the space, which purifies and feel with energy all your beings.

With each inhale, through your body is flowing a river, the river of life force and cosmic energy, which is replacing the fatigue, stress, negative thoughts.

Imagine that you are exhaling all negative qualities. Then you breathe in a quality of joy and happiness.

Feel how it expands inside you, flowing through you – imagine that even your face is smiling.

In next post I will fallow up some more advices for practicing meditation.

Each of us goes through many stories in our life, looking for happiness and personal fulfillment.

In many ways we are looking for ways and limitless possibilities of life to find satisfaction- in the people that we meet, in the cities which we visit, in careers that can provide some meaning and direction to us, – a inner happiness and inner freedom, by which we strive so they could shine in our eyes and our hearts, but although seems somehow out of reach.

Life then encourages us to look inwards to find joy in life, which exists independently from all external things that come and go – and that’s how or personal and spiritual journey could begin.

Finding happiness takes a new, unknown direction, inward journey leads us to seek deeper meaning in our lives and aspirations of the mighty happiness of being free inside you (figurative).

Meditation and how to start?

What are the first steps to start with meditation?

One of the most beautiful things about meditation is that we don’t need to know very much about it, to do it.

We do not fill and “educate” our mind with additional knowledge and different ways of techniques but quite contrary – we completely clear out / empty our   mind.

Furthermore, there isn’t any need for dogma or special believing (or any believing except the one of your own).

But there is one thing that you need to feel.

This is the feeling, that you could develop (blossom) into something more, higher, and that your own positive qualities in your nature or peaceful moments in your life, both could exceptionally strengthen (become strong) or multiply and increase.

Meditation is the transition to reinforcing the silence, inner peace and happiness of the soul.

However, in order to reach this inner level, you have the external life to create the conditions that will support this revelation.

The first secret is sincerity – no matter how difficult and busy your daily life is, you have to add the date and time for your own training and organize some special place at home, where you will practice.

The same as plant grows, when there is enough sun, also your special place will reserved time will be as sun which will worm up your soul.

Feed it, and relaxed it.

Do find a nice place, where you feel comfortable, or place which you find closer to you.

Then, put a low table in that place, decorate table with a white cloth, and put on the table a candle in candle holder or on the salver and add a flower or two in the vase.

If you which, you could also add a thing or two from your personal belongings or some object which have some special value for your or feels close to you.

It could also be a picture of your spiritual or mental guide, meditation statue, anything that connects you with the feeling of the spirit.

You can chose to sit on the blanket, footstool, chair or anything else that suits you.

Ideally is, that you sit one meter away, and point your view straight on.

Scents could also be very useful, therefore, if you prefer any scent of joss-stick, do use them; anything that will help you relax.

The thing is that no one knows you better than yourself. Therefore, think which things, feelings, scent make you feel relaxed and comfortable.

The scent will create special feeling and will add a little ceremony and devotion your practice.

Simplicity, Meditation Music – bamboo flute, singing with one voice, slow, quiet songs – could also embrace us in an atmosphere of serenity, which silence the mind and open heart. Any such small thing will help you to begin.

Lymphatic drainage massage

Did you jump up – when you read this title?

Most likely you said to yourself: “This is the key to success to beat my cellulite.”
And, you were right. But only partially. You asking why?

Often comes to erroneous or rather lack of knowledge erroneous or rather lack of knowledge.

The purpose of its use beyond are not only for beauty reasons, but also medical, but for which only few people know.

Therefore, hand lymph drainage is a type of body treatment, which women have often treat themselves with, often those who are aware of its effects.

But we do need to be aware, that even though superficial knowledge among women is present, the wider knowledge about lymphatic drainage is less known.

Hand lymphatic drainage and its benefits

Hand lymphatic drainage is a gentle technique, which effects on lymphatic system.

Lymphatic drainage was developed by doctor Voder and his wife in year 1930.

Lymphatic drainage works by activating blood circulation in tissues and stimulates the immune and parasympathetic nervous system.

The results of this operation are shown in particular reduction of oedema, body detox, restoring tissues (burns, cuts, scars, wrinkles),
it removes a number of chronically and half- acute inflammation (sinusitis, bronchitis and ear infections), eliminates chronically pain, reduce symptoms of chronic fatigue, eliminates excessive muscle tension, and more.

We could gain a good benefits in overcoming insomnia, stress, lack of vitality and a bad memory, but it also slows down aging and helps to remove cellulite tissue.

A well functioning lymphatic system is essential for human health and its effectiveness.

This system is discharging liquid, detoxifies and renews tissue, strain out toxins and foreign substances and helps to achieve a healthy immune system.

If the lymphatic system does not work the best, toxins in the body begins to accumulate, cell function is compromised, which can lead to physical problems (diseases).

Treatment technique and implementation of lymphatic drainage.

Lymphatic drainage is practiced with hands and fingers, with which create delicate, wave-like movements.

There is no pressing and exhausting movement, but light gentle touch. And who can practice /perform it?

Only a trained therapist. It is important to have good theoretical knowledge.

Voder’s School based in Austria is the one, in which you could obtain a good education.

Lymphatic therapist should have medical training, but participate in it should also be seminars and symposia.

It is important to know their limits and that knows how to dissuade customer from the therapy; those customers, which are not suitable (from medical view, contradictions) to have drainage.

What about the number of therapy that are recommended?

In lymphatic drainage is advisable to have ten therapies, which should be carried out daily or at least every other day.

Some sometimes need more treatments to react, others less.

Some patients feel drowsy immediately after treatment (because it affects the nervous system),

but soon after that they wake up, when the others were awakened and refreshed immediately after treatment.

Immediately after (especially if its done well) it is possible, that you will feel need to discharge water.

This is a logical consequence of removing of surplus fluids and toxins from the body.

What about the lymphatic drainage to win over cellulite?

Lymphatic drainage is successful in fighting against cellulite, especially when it is in the initial state of water stagnation.

Influence on the people on the proper functioning of the lymphatic system.

People can effect on the functioning of lymphatic system with enough drink and to have enough daily exercise.

Special jumping is one that affects the well-lymphatic system. The best recommended tool is trampoline and skipping rope.

See, it’s not necessary that you are falying of every day to the gym, and practice in crowd.

You can go out in the nature, or even practice sometimes at home, which skipping rope.

We all have it at home and why not use it.

But remember, sometimes, the simplest exercises are the best.

And, let me also tell you that, for most of them, when practices, you only need some practice mat to do practice on.

Any don’t forget – lymphatic drainage is also very very good for eliminating stress and organism recovery.

And it’s recommended almost for everyone.