Keyif: The State at the Heart of Thanksgiving Beyond Gratitude

A short reflection on why Thanksgiving has always felt familiar to me, carrying the same deep ease we call keyif in Turkish. It follows the quiet currents that flow through food, connection, slowness, shared presence; a deeply relaxed, warm, stretched-joy state that opens a doorway into total well-being – the same currents at the heart of Yildiz Oceanic Well-Being.

And of course, there is the fun part: Thanksgiving and Turkish keyif connect through one shared word in English… turkey.
Though the country Turkey is now called Türkiye.