The Beginning
Imagine you find yourself in a beautiful place.
Wide landscape. Sun. Light. Open meadows as far as the eye can see.
It is so beautiful that you decide to stay there.
You buy a piece of land and begin to build a house.
It takes years.
You plan carefully, build solidly, and furnish it according to your wishes.
And one day it is finished.
It is wonderful, impressive on the outside and so cozy on the inside.
When you are inside, you feel safe and protected.
So you stay indoors more and more often.
Little by little, you close the windows.
You feel comfortable and familiar in your usual surroundings.
And then it happens.
You forget how beautiful it is outside.
You forget that there is even a world beyond your house.
Question: What Is Your House Really Made Of?
This house is your life.
And its walls are not made of concrete.
They are made of:
your thoughts
your feelings
your memories
your wounds
your successes
your opinions
your beliefs
As building material, you used all your past experiences.
Everything you have ever believed about yourself.
Everything you were told.
Everything that “people simply do.”
With every thought, you kept building.
With every repetition, you strengthened a wall.
“That’s just who I am.”
“I can’t do that.”
“I need security.”
“What will others think?”
Brick by brick.
The Problem: Your Dream House Becomes a Prison
The problem is not that you built a house.
The tragic part is that you believe you are the house.
And that you forgot there is more than just your house. Out there.
So you sit inside your perfectly furnished thought-house and have forgotten how to step outside again.
You long for freedom, yet you no longer know where the door is.
You are trapped in the middle of your thoughts and feelings.
The Solution:
Naked yoga opens the door.
Because the first thing we remove in naked yoga is our clothing.
It stands for:
role
status
protection
mask
self-image
When you practice completely naked, you are not only removing your clothes.
You are laying down your past.
You symbolically leave your mental house.
Suddenly there is no uniform.
No “I should.”
No “I have to look good.”
No “I am not allowed to be this way.”
Just body.
Just breath.
Just presence.
Naked yoga brings you directly into contact with what exists beyond the walls.
You feel yourself directly.
Unfiltered.
Uncovered.
And in that moment you begin to realize:
You are not your story.
Not your thoughts.
Not your past.
You are the open field.
The landscape.
The vastness.
Infinite and beautiful.
Weekly Inspiration
This week I invite you to try a small experiment:
Sit down on your mat, consciously naked.
No music.
No distraction.
No goal.
Just you. And your breath.
Then ask yourself:
Which wall in my house feels the tightest right now?
Is it a fear?
A self-image?
An old story?
Observe it.
Do not fight it. Do not analyze it.
Just see it.
And perhaps a window will open.
Your Elke 😀
