How are you now?
Slower everyday life, less responsibility. I longed for the daily tension to decrease, for time not to limit me, for my imagination to soar again - for me to have more time for creative processes again. All of this is unfolding, even I am getting used to it and paying attention to what is really happening to me. Closing NONPLUS Home Boutique was a stepping stone towards the everyday life I desire. This is more like a change of lane - I haven't reached the goal yet - but maybe that's not the point - but rather the commitment, the decision and the start towards what one truly desires. Because the journey itself is the point - and its quality and deeper experience.
However, these qualities can only truly manifest in peace - creating this seems like a huge courage these days - but there is always a choice - if deep down we desire something different, we just have to recognize it and decide. Progress step by step. It is always a scary and uncertain thing to change, to step out of our usual comfort - because our desire for security is our innermost need. Everyday stability brings different things to everyone - for me, the path of yoga means the system and conscious existence that slowly reveals the inner strength - that is there deep down.
All of this helps me to be in the present. It gives me something to hold on to and helps me find myself again and again in the fast-paced world - in the quiet practice, an inner compass suddenly appears - an axis that keeps me going - and experiencing it is an experience that is incomparable to anything else.
Change.
This past period has brought about many changes. Internal processes and experiences have strengthened me to embark on a more conscious, slower, cleaner life. And slowly, everything I have done so far has suddenly come together: the philosophy of the NONPLUS brand and the path of Yoga. From the beginning, NONPLUS has represented that “less is more” – clean shapes, simple lines, real values. We appeal to women who are not loud, but stylishly simple – for whom dressing is a quiet reflection of inner values, not an attention-grabbing endeavor.
My stumbling on the path of yoga, or self-knowledge - which is obviously natural, sometimes easier, sometimes harder - has now been subtly, naturally connected to this approach, from which the brand was born. While NONPLUS clothes represent a clean, comfortable quality and philosophy from the inside - out, the path of yoga led from the outside - in - helped me understand layer by layer, and then slowly let go of everything that no longer serves me. But this is far from over. And if you think that I am always fine - well, you are mistaken. My path is often very difficult too, I often fall and fall again, then I get up, look around and keep going. Sometimes smiling, sometimes with my head down. Because this is life. :) The point is perseverance, diligence and goal. I try to rekindle the inner fire in myself again and again, which does not let me get lost - and which keeps me going. With sincere curiosity and deep gratitude - giving thanks every day for what I have and where I am.
According to the teachings of the Himalayan Yoga Tradition, practice is not just physical exercise, but a deep, silent, meditative journey of self-knowledge. Breathing, attention, presence become conscious – and in this silence, everything is there. "Because silence is wholeness itself."
Clothing in this process is nothing more than a layer – an external expression of what we experience inside. As we strip away the excess in yoga – roles, expectations, inner noises – what we show outwardly becomes simpler and more honest. NONPLUS clothes and Himalayan meditative yoga together support us to find ourselves again – to the state where we are simply good in the world, without conformity and tension. This is the art of joyful living.
World YOGA Day.
On June 21, International Yoga Day, we practiced all day in the spirit of the Himalayan Yoga Tradition – celebrating the community’s 20th anniversary. The event was worthy of the occasion: silent practice, shared experiences, inner stillness, and the most important message: “Love. Serve. Remember.”
This path and this community have given us a foothold to discover the layers of silence not only through the NONPLUS brand - but also during joint exercises with those who similarly seek harmony in their everyday lives. The YOGA exercises and the MOON PHASE relaxations and meditation sessions are about peace. There is nothing else, just 1.5 hours of inner silence. What is about you. No disturbing noise, no deadline, no rush. There is only movement, the flow, yourself. Whom you just pay attention to. With yourself or with every inhalation and every exhalation. Here and now. There is no more beautiful process than this. And if you pay attention to all this, you simply become quiet. Nothing else can happen. After a while, the mind switches off step by step. It quiets down, slows down, calms down, rests. More details here.
Let's meet, let's connect - NONPLUS open days.
At the NONPLUS open days, we encounter this approach - in a simple and natural environment - in the reality of the sewing room, where clothes are created, where every process is tangible. An intimate space where you can be present, ask questions, see, try on, and connect. We welcome all interested parties. More details here.
