Mind Your Freedom - yoga and qi

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26/12/2025

Living in India, I often hear complaints about garbage and air pollution. Fingers are quickly pointed at the government.
Less often comes the question: what can I do differently?
Clean streets don’t come from political decisions alone — they come from everyday choices made by people.
Clean air won’t appear without a willingness to accept some discomfort: fewer cars, more sharing, more responsibility.
This is the paradox: we want change, but without touching our comfort.
And yet, every traditional spiritual path begins with rules.
Discipline reshapes perception. Only then does freedom emerge.
The absence of rules is not freedom.
It is chaos.

26/12/2025

I’ve been living in India for 11 years, and one thing that still deeply surprises me is the approach to law and responsibility.
Situation 1:
A man is stopped by an angry crowd after an accident he did not cause. His phone is damaged, he is forced to withdraw money as “compensation,” and only later does the police confirm his innocence. The money is never returned.
Situation 2:
A pedestrian suddenly runs in front of a slowly moving car. The driver brakes immediately. Police and the pedestrian herself confirm it was not his fault — yet he is still required to pay for her medical treatment.
In contrast, in my home country in Europe:
I once caused an accident myself. Police assessed the situation and fined me. Clear responsibility, clear consequences.
Rules matter.
They create safety, stability, and trust.
Lack of rules is not freedom.
Every traditional spiritual path is built on discipline — not to limit us, but to change our perception. Only then can real freedom exist.

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17/12/2025

These days we often hear that children are “for the world, not for ourselves.”
I understand where this idea comes from — and yet something about it doesn’t sit right with me.

Throughout history, people have had children for very human reasons: the need for connection, continuity, helping hands, meaning, closeness. There is nothing demonic in that. A human being is not a solitary island — without others, without the world, we simply wouldn’t survive.

And at the same time — care cannot be forced.
No one can live our life for us, carry our dreams, or fulfill our longings (and even if they tried, it wouldn’t give them wings).
If someone offers us a glass of water in old age, it’s not because they “have to,” but because over the years there was a real relationship. And a good relationship does not exclude freedom or self-realization — the two are not opposites.

Freedom is not complete independence.
It is the ability to be in relationship without coercion, to give without debt, and to receive without shame.

This applies to parenting.
This applies to yoga.
This applies to life.

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16/12/2025

I’ve just earned my diploma in Face Yoga.
Yes, at the exact moment I’m getting older, discovering new white hairs daily, and realizing gravity is very persistent.
Research in progress. Practice is very real.

😜

14/12/2025

Instead of stars
we watch city lights.
They blink,
they shine,
and yet…
they are not alive.

14/12/2025

On the outside, everything is One.
Non-dual.
Beyond good and bad.

On the inside, however, duality appears:
you and I,
you and the world.

So the Universe can express itself,
unfold its patterns,
and allow the flow to move and take form.

And look again:
without the entire world around you —
from the mosquito to the trees —
you wouldn’t be here at all.

🌿✨

11/12/2025

There is no “me” —
only the quiet hollow
filling the outline
of this body.

A hollow
full of love,
divinity, compassion,
wisdom
beyond place and time.

07/12/2025

🧠✨ Whatever we feed our mind — that’s what our day becomes! ✨🧠

Every day is filled with people, moments, tasks and little experiences.
Some of them are pleasant and uplifting 💛 and others… well, we’d gladly skip them 🙈

But when we focus mainly on what we don’t like, our mind gets filled with negativity — and suddenly the whole day feels bad.
What if… every time something nice happens, we paused and told ourselves:
👉 “Hey! I like this! This is nice!” 😍
By the evening we might notice that the day wasn’t bad at all ✨

And what about the things we really don’t enjoy? 😅
We can reframe them!
I don’t like sweeping… but I love having a clean home! 🧹💪
I don’t like washing dishes… but I adore a tidy kitchen! 🍽️🌟
Tiny shifts like these can make a big difference! 💫

💚 Let’s be mindful of what we feed our thoughts with.
Because every day can become just a little bit better 🌈

💪✨

01/12/2025

May my heart
open and unfold
until the entire world
finds room inside.