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Against the breathtaking backdrop of Hawaii, a personal story unfolds. personal story of a woman who follows life’s calling unfolds, even when the path is full of challenges, doubts, and new beginnings. In the Hawaiian language, ‘imua’ means ‘to boldly go for it’, ‘to move forward with confidence’. This very word became the author’s motto when she began writing down her adventures, memories, and transformative experiences. The result is a memoir that recounts an eventful journey and the search for basic trust, inner peace, and the courage to find one’s place in the world.

Spanning the narrative arc from vulnerability to inner strength, disorientation to clarity, and loss to connection, the story weaves together tales of life in Hawaii with its vibrant colours, scents, and rhythms, and moments of profound personal insight. The power of the islands acts as a mirror to the inner self: Sometimes it roars like the ocean, sometimes it is as fiery as a volcanic eruption and sometimes it is as quiet as a turtle on the beach.  This book is a memoir in the truest sense — a collection of lived experiences in which the personal becomes universal. It is a transformative memoir that not only documents, but also inspires. Readers recognize their own longings, doubts and hopes. The memoir invites you to pause, reflect, and view your life from a fresh perspective. ‘IMUA: Reise ins Urvertrauen’ is a travelogue, a path to greater awareness, and a testament to inner liberation all in one. It is aimed at people who have already reached a turning point in their lives, who are looking for inspiration, or who want to experience the transformative power of Hawaii. It is an invitation to stop trying to control life and to trust in its ebb and flow — step by step, forward, IMUA.