Find stillness in the everyday
After a decade of practicing meditation and yoga across the Czech Republic, I started writing down what actually works. Not the idealized version you find in wellness magazines, but the messy, imperfect, genuinely helpful kind.
Why I started writing about practice
I came to meditation through burnout. In 2014, after two years of working 60-hour weeks at a tech company in Prague, I found myself unable to sleep, unable to focus, and genuinely unsure what I was doing with my life. A colleague suggested I try a local meditation class. I went expecting to feel silly. I left feeling something had shifted.
The next few years involved a lot of trial and error. I tried different styles of meditation, attended yoga retreats in the Bohemian countryside, and read more books on mindfulness than I care to admit. Some of it worked. Much of it did not. This site is my attempt to share what I have actually found useful, without the spiritual marketing that tends to surround these topics.
Everything here is based on personal experience. I am not a certified teacher. I am someone who has practiced consistently for over a decade and wants to share what that has looked like in practice.
Where to begin
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Building a Morning Meditation Practice That Sticks
Most people try meditation, feel like they are doing it wrong, and give up within two weeks. After years of failed attempts and eventual success, I have learned what actually makes a morning practice sustainable.
Read the guide
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Yoga for Beginners: What Nobody Tells You
The first year of yoga is mostly about learning to be uncomfortable without leaving. Here is what helped me stay.
Read the guide
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Mindful Breathing: The Simplest Practice
Before meditation, before yoga, there is breath. Learning to work with it changed everything else.
Read the guideThree things I have learned
Consistency over intensity
Ten minutes every day is worth more than two hours on a weekend. The research on this is clear, and my own experience confirms it. The practice that fits into your actual life is the one that will change it.
Discomfort is information
Sitting still is uncomfortable. Holding a yoga pose is uncomfortable. That discomfort is not a sign you are doing it wrong. It is often a sign you are doing it right. Learning to stay with it, rather than immediately reaching for your phone, is the actual practice.
No special equipment needed
You do not need a meditation cushion, a yoga mat, or a subscription to an app. A quiet corner and a willingness to sit down are enough to begin. I started on a folded blanket in my Prague apartment. That is still where I practice most mornings.
The present moment is the only moment available to us, and it is the door to all moments.Thich Nhat Hanh