How Ichtu's came about

Do you know the feeling of being completely spent, wanting to leave everything behind? Does your soul yearn for a break from everyday life?

A stressful job, private challenges, having to deal with setbacks and the fear of losing your job. More than a few of us know how it is to have to deal with these things and far to many break under the constant pressure. To suffer a burnout is not only a common phenomenon these days, but a constant reminder of the limitation of our mental and physical energy. Karsten Gosse, the founder of the ICHTU‘S initiative, has experienced this first hand but through this learned that crises are opportunities!

His own personal crisis gave him the chance to lay aside his prejudices against golf and golfer. This stressful phase in his life led to the decision to give golf a try and see if it could be soothing for the soul.

Thanks to an excellent teaching-pro he immediately connected with golf. He is an active member, along with, as he puts it, a group of very likeable people, in his home club „Golfpark Dinkelsbühl“. According to him, golfer are, for the most part, sociable and patient people and do not mind playing with a pastor.

As such he partners with Athlets in Action Germany, an organization that is part of a world wide team with 500 associates in over 80 countries. They have made it their goal to reach athletes in every sport and tell them about a coach who cares more about their soul, than their handicap.