What is The Essence?
The Essence is a lived philosophy, a special path of personal maturation. In contrast to other philosophies and development models, the focus here is not on the personality – the ego – but on recognising and uncovering our real being.
Such an approach follows the natural structure of our consciousness and allows developmental progress that cannot be achieved by other means. It accelerates our development on all levels of being and gives our lives new dimensions of depth, meaning and value orientation.


Integral school of consciousness
The Essence is not a school in the traditional sense. It is an integral school of what really matters in life.
Ordinary ways and procedures exclude the achievement of unusual results from the outset.
The Essence widens the view “through the straw” of our ordinary, limited perceptions. It adds new dimensions of being to our lives; it brings us into contact with ourselves and our natural, immeasurable potential.
What really matters in life
The Essence is a project whose central concern is to promote and support human development on all levels of being.
To follow your path, you do not have to withdraw from the world. Whatever your aspirations, your concerns and visions may be – take them seriously and pursue them with all your passion! But remember: Behind every single one of your goals are other goals. In the end, however, they all flow together into one…
What really matters in life
The Essence is a project whose central concern is to promote and support human development on all levels of being.
You do not have to withdraw from the world for your search for knowledge. Whatever your aspirations, your concerns and visions may be – take them seriously and pursue them with all your passion! But remember: Behind every single one of your goals are other goals. In the end, however, they all flow together into one…
Yoga and meditation: Seminars and workshops
The following events and teachings on topics such as integralyoga, meditation, spirituality and personal development are currently planned.
The Essence Podcast: Conversations with Ganesh
The deepest secrets of life in audio format: In the individual podcast episodes you will learn how The Essence works. You will be led deeper and deeper into the most fundamental themes of your existence. What is the difference between religion and spirituality? How are psychology, philosophy and spirituality related? Is meditation and spiritual practice really necessary? Whether topics like Satsang, Awakening, Kundalini Yoga, Tantra or Enlightenment; from Advaita-Vedanta to Zazen. Just sit back, listen and experience what happens.
You can also listen to all episodes of “Conversations with Ganesh” for free at the following services:

Ganeshyogi J. Bormann
Spiritual master and mystic, from his youth vividly interested in philosophy, psychology, consciousness research and existential questions.
Joachim Bormann completed over 30 years of intensive spiritual practice in different traditions and under the personal supervision of various masters. During this time he practised and studied the most advanced spiritual practices from classical Kundalini Yoga, Kriya Yoga, Advaita Vedanta, Saiva Siddhanta as well as Rinzai Zen. He researched and verified their sources and backgrounds through excursions and visits to renowned masters in India, among other things.
The work of Ganeshyogi J. Bormann as a spiritual teacher within The Essence consists of a combination of Eastern mysticism with elements of modern consciousness research.