Daniela “Dani” Palik

December 11 1961 – August 26, 2012

A lifelong traveler, Daniela was described by her friend and teacher Roselyne as always “seeking the deeper sense of life”. She began her TriYoga experience in the early 2000s, and became a regular at the Bad Meinberg and Goa retreats, as well as a repeat visitor to Santa Cruz and the Malibu ashram. She made deep connections with those she met, and was always sharing a warm smile and a deep thought with those around her. From her sister Gabi:

To my dearest sister!

Daniela – or Dani, that`s how we called you.

You were a globetrotter and so curious to explore the world!
From the very beginning, when you were a little girl of 4 or 5 years, where you disappeared to some places in the neighbourhood to find out about what ́s outside our home – that was driving our parents almost crazy.

And at the age of 18 you decided to go to Berlin to find out more about the world, the people, freedom and life as such, where you tried out „nearly everything“.
And you were always travelling around the world where you made friends with a lot of people.

You were a real good friend to your best friends, and sometimes you forgot about yourself.

You did cut your own path, although the journey of life was „cobbled“ – not only with good experience.
You seemed always so strong, but deep inside of you, there was also something fragile, tender and even a bit of „blue“.

Yoga had been an essential chapter of your life – and they said, you were such a good teacher.
Spirituality was also of utmost importance – and you found your own way.

You were chaos, you were discipline, you were Dani – we will never forget you!