1. Omassim Souls is my new project.

   I´m a very nervous person and i realised i needed to learn how to breath again and moreover how to enjoy little pleasures such as sleeping eight hours and eat well. I decided for the first time to go to a yoga retreat, never had i done yoga. The experience was so soothing. I decided i needed to go back to my roots and used my old film camara Haselblad with expired 120mm film and the process of using film again, made me think of each photo taken. I met people from all walks of life, and each of them was there for a different reason. they all had a beauty in them that my project had a meaning. 

   

   I have been told by many people that the life I live is amazing and they are right! I get to travel and do what I love and experience different cultures! 60% of the time, it is a dream. The other 40% it is lonely and exhausting. Sometimes I cry, and by cry I mean sob: I miss my family, I miss my friends, I miss my bed, I miss stability, I miss having a real home, and building lasting relationships etc. I miss how easy it is to live a "normal" life where everything is predictable. Often, I think about giving up and going home. I tell myself I am not strong enough and I can't make it alone. Today I cried for three hours straight under a bridge in Budapest. I wanted to give up. I wanted to go to sleep and never wake up. This has been an all time low. After exhausting all my tears or rather running out of tissues and napkins, I decided to get back on my side. Today I realized the internal problems I am facing and have been facing are not a product of travel. These conflicts have been present in my life since long before I have wandered. I realized giving up and retreating to a less vulnerable situation can only mask my pain. No matter how far I travel or how far I run, I will always carry with me my insecurities and anxieties. The work starts here. Wherever I am right now. Open. Vulnerable. Honest. Letting things be just as they are. I don't have any solutions. I don't know where I am going from here. But I know I am and will be exactly where I am supposed to be.

   Jordan

   Califirnia

   Yoga teacher

   

   

   Jet

   This picture is my happy place. Free of worries, free of doubts. When in need, I close my eyes and get there to recharge my batteries. It never fails.

   Dutch

   • 1

     I have been told by many people that the life I live is amazing and they are right! I get to travel and do what I love and experience different cultures! 60% of the time, it is a dream. The other 40% it is lonely and exhausting. Sometimes I cry, and by cry I mean sob: I miss my family, I miss my friends, I miss my bed, I miss stability, I miss having a real home, and building lasting relationships etc. I miss how easy it is to live a "normal" life where everything is predictable. Often, I think about giving up and going home. I tell myself I am not strong enough and I can't make it alone. Today I cried for three hours straight under a bridge in Budapest. I wanted to give up. I wanted to go to sleep and never wake up. This has been an all time low. After exhausting all my tears or rather running out of tissues and napkins, I decided to get back on my side. Today I realized the internal problems I am facing and have been facing are not a product of travel. These conflicts have been present in my life since long before I have wandered. I realized giving up and retreating to a less vulnerable situation can only mask my pain. No matter how far I travel or how far I run, I will always carry with me my insecurities and anxieties. The work starts here. Wherever I am right now. Open. Vulnerable. Honest. Letting things be just as they are. I don't have any solutions. I don't know where I am going from here. But I know I am and will be exactly where I am supposed to be.

     Jordan

     Califirnia

     Yoga teacher

   • 2
   • 3

     Jet

     This picture is my happy place. Free of worries, free of doubts. When in need, I close my eyes and get there to recharge my batteries. It never fails.

     Dutch

   • 4
   • 5
   • 6

     I had a really really busy summer because I work on a huge project that is a festival. I was managing the bar, the security and other stuff. I think I realized that I didn't want to work that much and that stress isn't for me. I also had a really big breakup so yeah, I had to get out of the life I had. I did yoga for a couple of years now and I wanted to start my 2 months travelling by something really peaceful and quiet. I went to Omassim and love it so much that I stayed for 2 weeks. I was just perfect because the food was amazing, the sleep and the yoga and surf just made me reboot completely. Also, I had time to think and draw and meditate. 

     I think my experience in Omassim is the most beautiful part of my 2 months trips. I learned so much about what I wanted in life. I realized I didn't want to live in a big city and the being close to the ocean was really important for me. Also, I love how everything can be slow and i learned to take the time to enjoy things without being rushed. It definitely helped me to accept to do less things but to enjoy them more and do them entirely. 

     Audréane

     Canada

     waitress

   • 7

     Teresa 

     Portugal

     Owner/Founder at MAMITAY - Florida Water & Smudge Sticks and Injoyer - Injoy Team at INJOY

   • 8
   • 9
     It's our second time at Omassim. So I knew we would finde a lovely place where you feel at home abroad, run by wonderful people, with great food, inspiring yoga lessons and some surf. I was looking for a little break, nothing spectacular, just relaxing and focussing on what was happening just at that time.

     When we came here for the first time in spring, we had just had a sad experience as well as some troubles with moving etc., and at Omassim we found the little escape we were probably looking for - focussing on essentials like eating well, sleeping, feeling your body while doing yoga and surf and meanwhile focussing on the moment.

     I really enjoyed it again - just being there, focusing on essentials, meeting inspiring and very different people, being able to let go in a way, doing the yoga and trying the surf. Probably the experience helps to become more grounded. And I guess it was (again) a lesson in understanding that it's just stupid to jump to conclusions about people etc. Plus: I like what you eat and how you have your meals at Omassim and took a bit of that home.

     Anke & Mattias

     Germany

     public relations officer / pediatrician
   • 10
     I was looking for a surf and yoga camp near lisbon. I liked the sympathic presentation, vegetarian food, the pics of the hosts and surf crew.

     Rio enjoyed surfing, drawing, playing with the dogs, the coast and the ocean and have been very relaxed

     He was very proud about his surf experience and he liked the friendly atmosphäre in the guesthouse and between the guests, the peace and the space and the adventure during our walks along the coast.

      

     Ulrika & Rio

     mother and son

     Germany

     medical assistant
   • 11
   • 12

     Jess & Phillip

     South Africa & Australia

     Primary teacher

   • 13

     Paola 

     Italy

     Artist

   • 14
   • 15
   • 16

     Sonny 

     Asutralia

   • 17
   • 18

     Isabel

     Portugal

     Chef / photographer

   • 19
   • 20

     Kea

     German / french

     Travel researcher

   • 21
   • 22

     Tania & Karla

     Mother and daughter

     German

   • 23
   • 24

     Ivana 

     Italian

   • 25

     laura

     england

     mother

   • 26

     Kasia 

     Poland

     Volunteer

   • 27

     manolo

     Portugal

   • 28

     myself

     spanish / belguim

     photographer

   • 29

     Lia & Eduardo

     German & portuguese

     Yoga teacher / chef

   • 30
   

   I have been told by many people that the life I live is amazing and they are right! I get to travel and do what I love and experience different cultures! 60% of the time, it is a dream. The other 40% it is lonely and exhausting. Sometimes I cry, and by cry I mean sob: I miss my family, I miss my friends, I miss my bed, I miss stability, I miss having a real home, and building lasting relationships etc. I miss how easy it is to live a "normal" life where everything is predictable. Often, I think about giving up and going home. I tell myself I am not strong enough and I can't make it alone. Today I cried for three hours straight under a bridge in Budapest. I wanted to give up. I wanted to go to sleep and never wake up. This has been an all time low. After exhausting all my tears or rather running out of tissues and napkins, I decided to get back on my side. Today I realized the internal problems I am facing and have been facing are not a product of travel. These conflicts have been present in my life since long before I have wandered. I realized giving up and retreating to a less vulnerable situation can only mask my pain. No matter how far I travel or how far I run, I will always carry with me my insecurities and anxieties. The work starts here. Wherever I am right now. Open. Vulnerable. Honest. Letting things be just as they are. I don't have any solutions. I don't know where I am going from here. But I know I am and will be exactly where I am supposed to be.

   Jordan

   Califirnia

   Yoga teacher

   

   

   Jet

   This picture is my happy place. Free of worries, free of doubts. When in need, I close my eyes and get there to recharge my batteries. It never fails.

   Dutch

   

   

   

   I had a really really busy summer because I work on a huge project that is a festival. I was managing the bar, the security and other stuff. I think I realized that I didn't want to work that much and that stress isn't for me. I also had a really big breakup so yeah, I had to get out of the life I had. I did yoga for a couple of years now and I wanted to start my 2 months travelling by something really peaceful and quiet. I went to Omassim and love it so much that I stayed for 2 weeks. I was just perfect because the food was amazing, the sleep and the yoga and surf just made me reboot completely. Also, I had time to think and draw and meditate. 

   I think my experience in Omassim is the most beautiful part of my 2 months trips. I learned so much about what I wanted in life. I realized I didn't want to live in a big city and the being close to the ocean was really important for me. Also, I love how everything can be slow and i learned to take the time to enjoy things without being rushed. It definitely helped me to accept to do less things but to enjoy them more and do them entirely. 

   Audréane

   Canada

   waitress

   

   Teresa 

   Portugal

   Owner/Founder at MAMITAY - Florida Water & Smudge Sticks and Injoyer - Injoy Team at INJOY

   

   

   It's our second time at Omassim. So I knew we would finde a lovely place where you feel at home abroad, run by wonderful people, with great food, inspiring yoga lessons and some surf. I was looking for a little break, nothing spectacular, just relaxing and focussing on what was happening just at that time.

   When we came here for the first time in spring, we had just had a sad experience as well as some troubles with moving etc., and at Omassim we found the little escape we were probably looking for - focussing on essentials like eating well, sleeping, feeling your body while doing yoga and surf and meanwhile focussing on the moment.

   I really enjoyed it again - just being there, focusing on essentials, meeting inspiring and very different people, being able to let go in a way, doing the yoga and trying the surf. Probably the experience helps to become more grounded. And I guess it was (again) a lesson in understanding that it's just stupid to jump to conclusions about people etc. Plus: I like what you eat and how you have your meals at Omassim and took a bit of that home.

   Anke & Mattias

   Germany

   public relations officer / pediatrician

   

   I was looking for a surf and yoga camp near lisbon. I liked the sympathic presentation, vegetarian food, the pics of the hosts and surf crew.

   Rio enjoyed surfing, drawing, playing with the dogs, the coast and the ocean and have been very relaxed

   He was very proud about his surf experience and he liked the friendly atmosphäre in the guesthouse and between the guests, the peace and the space and the adventure during our walks along the coast.

    

   Ulrika & Rio

   mother and son

   Germany

   medical assistant

   

   

   Jess & Phillip

   South Africa & Australia

   Primary teacher

   

   Paola 

   Italy

   Artist

   

   

   

   Sonny 

   Asutralia

   

   

   Isabel

   Portugal

   Chef / photographer

   

   

   Kea

   German / french

   Travel researcher

   

   

   Tania & Karla

   Mother and daughter

   German

   

   

   Ivana 

   Italian

   

   laura

   england

   mother

   

   Kasia 

   Poland

   Volunteer

   

   manolo

   Portugal

   

   myself

   spanish / belguim

   photographer

   

   Lia & Eduardo

   German & portuguese

   Yoga teacher / chef

   

   • 1

     I have been told by many people that the life I live is amazing and they are right! I get to travel and do what I love and experience different cultures! 60% of the time, it is a dream. The other 40% it is lonely and exhausting. Sometimes I cry, and by cry I mean sob: I miss my family, I miss my friends, I miss my bed, I miss stability, I miss having a real home, and building lasting relationships etc. I miss how easy it is to live a "normal" life where everything is predictable. Often, I think about giving up and going home. I tell myself I am not strong enough and I can't make it alone. Today I cried for three hours straight under a bridge in Budapest. I wanted to give up. I wanted to go to sleep and never wake up. This has been an all time low. After exhausting all my tears or rather running out of tissues and napkins, I decided to get back on my side. Today I realized the internal problems I am facing and have been facing are not a product of travel. These conflicts have been present in my life since long before I have wandered. I realized giving up and retreating to a less vulnerable situation can only mask my pain. No matter how far I travel or how far I run, I will always carry with me my insecurities and anxieties. The work starts here. Wherever I am right now. Open. Vulnerable. Honest. Letting things be just as they are. I don't have any solutions. I don't know where I am going from here. But I know I am and will be exactly where I am supposed to be.

     Jordan

     Califirnia

     Yoga teacher

   • 2
   • 3

     Jet

     This picture is my happy place. Free of worries, free of doubts. When in need, I close my eyes and get there to recharge my batteries. It never fails.

     Dutch

   • 4
   • 5
   • 6

     I had a really really busy summer because I work on a huge project that is a festival. I was managing the bar, the security and other stuff. I think I realized that I didn't want to work that much and that stress isn't for me. I also had a really big breakup so yeah, I had to get out of the life I had. I did yoga for a couple of years now and I wanted to start my 2 months travelling by something really peaceful and quiet. I went to Omassim and love it so much that I stayed for 2 weeks. I was just perfect because the food was amazing, the sleep and the yoga and surf just made me reboot completely. Also, I had time to think and draw and meditate. 

     I think my experience in Omassim is the most beautiful part of my 2 months trips. I learned so much about what I wanted in life. I realized I didn't want to live in a big city and the being close to the ocean was really important for me. Also, I love how everything can be slow and i learned to take the time to enjoy things without being rushed. It definitely helped me to accept to do less things but to enjoy them more and do them entirely. 

     Audréane

     Canada

     waitress

   • 7

     Teresa 

     Portugal

     Owner/Founder at MAMITAY - Florida Water & Smudge Sticks and Injoyer - Injoy Team at INJOY

   • 8
   • 9
     It's our second time at Omassim. So I knew we would finde a lovely place where you feel at home abroad, run by wonderful people, with great food, inspiring yoga lessons and some surf. I was looking for a little break, nothing spectacular, just relaxing and focussing on what was happening just at that time.

     When we came here for the first time in spring, we had just had a sad experience as well as some troubles with moving etc., and at Omassim we found the little escape we were probably looking for - focussing on essentials like eating well, sleeping, feeling your body while doing yoga and surf and meanwhile focussing on the moment.

     I really enjoyed it again - just being there, focusing on essentials, meeting inspiring and very different people, being able to let go in a way, doing the yoga and trying the surf. Probably the experience helps to become more grounded. And I guess it was (again) a lesson in understanding that it's just stupid to jump to conclusions about people etc. Plus: I like what you eat and how you have your meals at Omassim and took a bit of that home.

     Anke & Mattias

     Germany

     public relations officer / pediatrician
   • 10
     I was looking for a surf and yoga camp near lisbon. I liked the sympathic presentation, vegetarian food, the pics of the hosts and surf crew.

     Rio enjoyed surfing, drawing, playing with the dogs, the coast and the ocean and have been very relaxed

     He was very proud about his surf experience and he liked the friendly atmosphäre in the guesthouse and between the guests, the peace and the space and the adventure during our walks along the coast.

      

     Ulrika & Rio

     mother and son

     Germany

     medical assistant
   • 11
   • 12

     Jess & Phillip

     South Africa & Australia

     Primary teacher

   • 13

     Paola 

     Italy

     Artist

   • 14
   • 15
   • 16

     Sonny 

     Asutralia

   • 17
   • 18

     Isabel

     Portugal

     Chef / photographer

   • 19
   • 20

     Kea

     German / french

     Travel researcher

   • 21
   • 22

     Tania & Karla

     Mother and daughter

     German

   • 23
   • 24

     Ivana 

     Italian

   • 25

     laura

     england

     mother

   • 26

     Kasia 

     Poland

     Volunteer

   • 27

     manolo

     Portugal

   • 28

     myself

     spanish / belguim

     photographer

   • 29

     Lia & Eduardo

     German & portuguese

     Yoga teacher / chef

   • 30

bianca de vilar ©