By Silvana ‘Nana’ Ivandic-Määttä for totheoceans.com Goes Balkan- program Some years ago, I faced one of the biggest health issues of my life. I broke my hip badly. Suddenly, my active sporty lifestyle with swims, long daily walks and hiking stopped in a one blow. I felt mentally and physically down. I went to operation…
By Silvana ‘Nana’ Ivandic-Määttä for totheoceans.com Goes Balkan- program As a regular invited blog writer focusing on the Balkan cultures, I would like to this time write about a one small, beautiful, inspirational and somehow still mystical country- Montenegro. I have been visiting and spending lots of time in Montenegro and each time I have been…
By Dr. Linda S. Spedding for Eenie’s World cooperation with To the Oceans Project. Eenie’s Sun and Sea Day – Feeling Good P.S: See also Eenie’s song for World Ocean day at this Youtube link: “As today is so beautiful – sunny and warm – shall we go to see the sea?” Called Eenie to…
A story for children from To the Oceans Project cooperation with Eenie’s World Dr. Linda S. Spedding shares her thoughts on Eenie – children’s books, videos and stories helping the world, oceans and waters, nature and life across. Linda works on enabling children and their families a more happier and content life through ethical work…
By invited guest blogger Silvana Ivandic-Määttä for “To the Oceans Project Goes Balkan”- series As a little child growing up at Croatian coast, Dubrovnik region, I spent time together with the other children while listening to the stories of fishermen and sailors. They were our source of knowledge door openers to new places and distant…
The Balkan myths, legends and worshipping of water. A personal story – with a cultural approach. I grew up in a mixed Catholic and Orthodox family in the former Yugoslavia. My life was between Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo and Dubrovnik, Croatia areas, a mix of local cultures. In-between the Croats, the Serbs and the Muslims…
In her previous blog post “The Dolphin Taught Me to Swim”, Silvana wrote about a lifetime experience, how she learnt to swim with the help of a dolphin as a child. The experience had a huge impact as a child, creating a permanent relationship towards marine life. This blog is about this effect and thoughts…
It all started from art. An online art teacher by the Arctic Circle met in Zoom two girls in California to show painting every three weeks. Their father, Noel, wanted his daughters to have an openess towards global cultures. The Chiu family had immigrated from Taiwan with values of high education and successful life goals….
To the Oceans Project wishes all readers stay safe near oceans and marine life. Let us here learn more of sea snails, but in addition remember to stay safe while we study of nature by the seas. At the end of this blog, you can also find adorable imaginary stories of a one snail carrying…
Written by one of the founders of Mystics Council – the team of Merlins for your Inner King Author as an invited guest blogger for the Oceans & Spirituality program (totheoceans.com).Images by Leonardo AI. https://mysticscouncil.com/ I. The Invitation It all began with a sound. Not the kind of sound you hear in the usual sense—not…