Walk. Through. You.

在 Your presence is a present. 贈

Your spirits applaud your courage for having come this far already; to acknowledge that not all in your life is just right. It might be for others, but it isn’t for you (anymore).

You’ve been conditioned to believe that something might be off with you. But what if that’s not true? What if everyone around you is… wrong?

What differentiates you from the masses is your belief that there must be more. More to life than just satisfaction. More to your purpose than just meaning. More to the world than just your country.

You have a deep inner voice that whispers and keeps you striving for a or the solution. It pushes you to show up again, every time your path took an unexpected turn. It keeps you thriving in the unknown, what ever it takes.

You've been (soul) searching for a while. Maybe for years or decades; maybe your whole life. The time might have finally arrived!

You came here out of necessity. You came here because it is time to change. Something, you, maybe everything.

Your scars tell the story of your life. All the battles, all the pain, all the illusions you were told to believe. It wasn't all sunshine but it shaped the strength you carry. Not a single experience wasn't worth the challenge.

If those words resonate, you’re not alone. You've just read the description of my personal journey.

道 On my way to Sendatsu. 導

I feel you. Every word above; because I’ve lived it. I’ve fought the battles of growth and taken the punches that shaped the unique being I am, just like you.

My name is Johannes. I was born in the former East of Germany, a soviet country where hope was scarce. At the age of five, my parents chose to escape the Iron Curtain in its final year. Since then, I’ve been a refugee of freedom, walking a winding path in search of truth that continues to this day.

What a ride it has been. Not once did I dare stop believing in the great. I never gave up on myself, even in the darkest periods of this incarnation. I’ve travelled through over one hundred countries and lived nomadically for the past twenty years. Only now am I beginning to see what a gift this journey truly was.

I’ve slowly settled down in Asia, the region of this Earth that has always resonated most with me. It also brought me to Japan; several times over the past seven years. It was there that my beacon of hope began to rise like the morning sun; though not without being shaded by the moon many times again, before its unique beauty fully unfolded in my life.

四 Land of four provinces. 国

Shikoku is a quiet, almost hidden island in the south of Japan — unassuming on the map, but alive with a presence that whispers rather than shouts. It doesn’t call for attention; instead, it waits patiently for those who feel drawn to something older, slower, and deeper. The island’s most sacred mystery is the 88 Temple Pilgrimage — a thousand-kilometer path believed to trace the footsteps of the monk Kūkai, though in truth, it becomes a journey into your self more than into history.

This is not a pilgrimage of spectacle, but of simplicity. You walk through forests, rice fields, and seaside villages, met by moments of quiet grace: a shared tea, a stranger’s smile, an unexpected gift from a local; offered without asking. As you move from temple to temple, day by day, something softens. The need for goals, for explanations, begins to fade. You stop trying to conquer the road and instead let the island walk through you. In that surrender, the mystery of Shikoku begins to unfold.

同 You'll never walk alone. 行

I am about to circumnavigate the infinite path of Shikoku for the fourth time soon.

I offer myself and my service to you; entirely and as raw as the island itself. Embark with me on a journey of complete transformation, held within the safest container this world possibly offers.

Not only will I take care of everything; lodging, transport, nourishment and preparation. You will also be accompanied by the presence of Kōbō Daishi, the great monk who still rests in eternity. Together, you will be guided through mountains and temples, rivers and joy.

You will be able to surrender into a blissful state of devotional growth; dedicated to your personal journey, interwoven with your own path of belonging. Freeing the mind and resetting your entire system.

What awaits, is an entirely new mental, physical and spiritual environment in which all of your cells can regenerate and your transmitters (re)connect; with self, soil and spirit.

You will become wired to your own incarnated truth and charged by the mesmerizing memories this island will inevitably provide. New inspirations and possibilities will beautifully fuel your state of being.

Let it become your new you. Let it walk through you.

∞

同 Be-come you-r He-n-ro 行

It’s not about asking the questions; it’s about becoming the answer.
Be You. Become you. Become your Hero. Become your Henro.