{"id":6188,"date":"2025-08-06T19:23:46","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T19:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/happylotus.de\/in-the-middle-of-summer-and-right-at-the-heart-of-me\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T16:11:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T16:11:15","slug":"in-the-middle-of-summer-and-right-at-the-heart-of-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happylotus.de\/en\/in-the-middle-of-summer-and-right-at-the-heart-of-me\/","title":{"rendered":"In the middle of summer\u2014and right at the heart of me."},"content":{"rendered":"

How we can direct our energy more consciously during the abundance of summer<\/h4><\/div>

Summer (if it ever arrives!) has a sound all its own: balmy nights, lush gardens, expansive light. The world seems wide open\u2014life pulses outdoors, and the air is filled with the scent of freedom, ripeness, and that holiday feeling. <\/p>\n

And yet, many people also know another side of this time: the feeling that it can all be too much. Too hot, too loud, too crowded. Too many stimuli, too many appointments, too many expectations\u2014including expectations of lightheartedness. <\/p>\n

Yoga philosophy invites us to view this abundance consciously: not as something we are at the mercy of, but as something we are free to shape. In doing so, it speaks of prana<\/strong>\u2014our life energy\u2014the force that flows through us and that we can nourish and protect.<\/p>\n<\/div>

\"Mitten<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>

For prana is not inexhaustible. It flows where our attention goes. And that is precisely why a mindful look is worthwhile now: <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Exercise 1: Journaling \u2013 Where does my energy flow?<\/h4><\/div>

Take a few quiet minutes\u2014perhaps early in the morning or in the evening, when the air softens.<\/p>\n

Answer in writing \u2013 intuitively and without pressure:<\/p>\n