
Hi there! I'm Derrick.
This is my story
The most beautiful gift
We are somewhere at the end of 2016. I have a great career, a beautiful house, a fantastic family, people look up to me. I am proud of my status and ego. To an outsider I have been succesfully adapting to what society requires from me.
Everything seems perfect but I don’t feel at ease. This life collapses. This body that I hated so much until then shakes me awake and makes it clear that it can’t continue like this. My medicine sticks the trendy label “burn-out” on me. I am going through the biggest crisis of this life. Nothing makes sense anymore. I have no clue this is the packaging of the most beautiful gift ever.
I discover new worlds ...
It takes me more than a year before I really start to listen to this body for the first time. I start with daily meditations and a few years later I begin to practice kundalini yoga. I’m giving up the activity called “work” that was taught to me as the only meaningful use of time to get through your life. I put more and more energy into my spiritual growth trajectory. I discover worlds I never knew existed. My awakening is unstoppable and is going faster and faster. I am beginning to realize that I am uncaging myself from the fear to live.
Why do you stay in prison when the door is so wide open ?
Rumi
... and get inspired
I am in the next step. I dedicate myself to my journey of self-reflection and inner growth that leads me to a deeper connection with my true self, nature and ultimately the others. Little by little I realize it is important to share my knowledge and experience. I commit myself to support other men hesitating to follow a spiritual path.
I have long felt this momentum approaching and seize this opportunity. I’m somewhere along the way, mostly in nature and seeking, and begin to love myself. I want to share and enjoy this with you. I invite you to follow me. Get inspired.


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