In both Hawaii and Austria my life is near perfect and my morning program and rhythm are uncannily similar. In both homelands, I enjoy waking up, drinking Kona coffee and starting my day with the early morning’s stillness during the dark hour around 5:00 am… quietly preparing for the eventual sunrise. 

In Hawaii by 6:00 am I’m either sea kayaking, swimming with spinner dolphins, listening to humpback whales, or praying for a surprise swim-by with a  Hawaiian ancestor to suddenly appear before me. During this time however, I’m actually rejuvenating in the ocean and breathing in and out salty warm air though my mask & snorkel while waiting for the sun-rays to find me in the tepid blue water. And most of time, I’m simply having fun just chilling out while practicing my free-diving skills down to 3 or sometimes maybe to 4 meters.

In Austria by 6:00 am after Kona coffee and quiet time, I’m moving through the crisp cool air, listening to emerging sounds of the city while riding my bicycle to HBO therapy. Once inside, I begin breathing pure oxygen though a mask & tube, revitalizing my body, and also rejuvenating my essence in a hyperbaric chamber while enjoying the healing process that unfolds. And again most of the time, as in Hawaii, just having fun chilling out while effortlessly and energetically diving down to exactly 12 meters.

A morning program so similar, in Austria and Hawaii, from a body-wisdom and metabolical perspective… yet so completely and utterly different in every other way. Yes, it is somewhat unusual and sometimes a little crazy but also somehow a perfectly charming rhythm. What a Life! 

Jeffory, Österreich/Hawaii
Oktober 2025

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