Beiträge mit Tag "Natur"

A little tip to clear your head for once. Last week I set the alarm clock to quarter past 5 and set off with thick, sleepy eyes, a thermos of coffee and a loaf of bread on the way to Meerfeld. With the backpack on my back and the camera around my neck, I now marched off to my favorite maar - the Meerfelder Maar. At the beginning it was still a bit gloomy and the combination with the rising mist even had something slightly mystical. Total silence - except for the refreshing splashing of the ducks was absolutely nothing to hear.

Obwohl ich bisher keinerlei Erfahrungen mit Meditation gemacht habe, stehe ich solchen Entspannungsüben doch sehr skeptisch gegenüber. Vergangene Woche jedoch, habe ich mich schließlich eines Besseren belehren lassen: Im kleinen Kurort Bad Bertrich bietet die psychologische Beraterin Anita Otten eine eigene kleine „Phantasiereise durch den Landschaftstherapeutischen Park“ an. Ohne jegliche Vorstellung, was mich erwarten könnte, habe ich mich aufgerappelt und an der Reise teilgenommen.

Now I'm not exactly a sports fan and prefer to relax according to the motto "get out of the daily grind - up on the couch". But sometimes... it's not the couch in the living room that tempts me, but the forest sofa. The forest sofa at the Hohenzollern tower in Bad Bertrich. Here I also lie comfortably, put my legs up, close my eyes and relax involuntarily - but here I breathe fresh clean air and am directly in nature. And there's background music here, too: namely, the gentle chirping of birds accompanied by the soft rustling of leaves.

Es ist in der Tat so: die Nähe zum Wasser hat eine beruhigende und Kraft spendende Wirkung auf meinen Körper. Einfach an nichts denken, tief durchatmen und die frische Luft genießen. Das ist auch der Grund, warum ich die Maare in der Eifel liebe. Ab und zu braucht jeder mal eine kleine "Zeit für sich". Daher habe ich mich heute in meiner Mittagspause auf den Weg zu einer kleinen Entdeckungstour des Pulvermaares gemacht: mit im Gepäck natürlich die Kamera. Schließlich will ich euch nichts vorenthalten :-)

Na ja, wenn wir uns den Wetterbericht für die kommenden Weihnachtstage so anschauen, so sieht  das nicht gerade nach weihnachtlich, winterlichen Feiertagen aus. Aber macht nichts, denn gerade der Wechsel des Wetters in unseren Breiten fordert doch unseren Organismus heraus. Gestern Abend nach Feierabend bin ich ca. 1 Stunde bei leichtem Nieselregen zum Joggen unterwegs gewesen - mit Stirnlampe und so..!  Und was soll ich sagen, es hat mir nach einem Arbeitstag am PC ausgesprochen gut getan.

Finally it is here again, the beautiful, fresh autumn, and the trees show themselves in their full color splendor. I use my autumn (vacation) time for an internship at the GesundLand Vulkaneifel team in Ulmen and one of my tasks was to go armed with the camera to the Ulmener Maar and on my "Once-around-Maar-and-back" tour to capture exactly this blaze of color. I love taking pictures and with a motif like the Ulmen Maar in autumn I almost couldn't stop.

Health hiking? Never heard of it? The German Hiking Association has launched this idea. According to the motto "Let's go - every step keeps you fit," people hike, of course. But the special thing happens on the way. In the middle of nature, exercises are done together with the group in beautiful places that improve coordination as well as strength and endurance.

It's buzzing around the Antonius Cross in Ulmen. But you still have to look closely to find the small brown-yellow bees. Tirelessly, busy honey bees search for nectar and pollen between the bright purple heath and the fragrant orchard meadow, which they bring to their newly installed homes. Local beekeepers and the Ulmen tourist office have come up with something very special for this idyllic spot:

...a feast for families and medieval fans! My special recommendation today: How about a visit to the Historical Castle Festival in Manderscheid next weekend (24. and 25.08.2013). Knights, robbers, jugglers and all sorts of other dubious fellows move around Niederburg and tournament meadow. Experience history to understand history, this can be done in the beautiful surroundings of the tournament meadow, which welcomes us as a natural arena. 

  My tip today - the family outdoor pool in Manderscheid. Rightly you can call the beautifully located on the edge of the Lieser valley outdoor pool also a family pool. The attractions of the family outdoor pool certainly include the wide water slide, the diving tower (1 and 3 meters), the baby and toddler pool, the floor bubblers and the splash shower. In the paddling pool for toddlers, the splash wall and the water plate provide plenty of variety.