I'm young, curious and totally unable to fit into a cupboard box of social conventions. I want to live this life to the fullest and capture everything I love, just to share it with you. So, if you found your way to this open book of memories, why don't you wander around a bit?

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329/365 I’m sorry for this sloppy smartphone photo, but this was a awesome moment and since this whole project is about collecting great moments this is the photo of the day! Going home from my yoga class I was totally amazed by how light and happy I felt. Yoga really helped me overcome the constant issues I had with myself. It helped me to get in touch with my body and start to like myself. Yoga teaches you to always try to be the best version of yourself and with this find peace with yourself. I had to think a lot about was is the “best” version of me. Is the best version the version everyone likes? Is the best version the one my family or my partner likes? During this class it suddenly hit me like a train. The best version doesn’t has anything to do with the approval of others. It just means you should give it your best. You should live the life you imagined for yourself, find a balance between duties and activities that works for you and you should forgive yourself if something doesn’t work out, because in the end you gave it, him or her your best. Namaste.
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296/365 Missing yoga and getting back to it at the most amazing places.
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249/365 The meditation She sits down in her lotus pose. All the day tasks and demands have crushed her. She tried her best to please others and now in this few minutes she wants to calm down. She closes her eyes, feeling uneasy and anxious . The beat of her heart and the sound of her breath become evident to her. She hears it in her ear, causing almost similar sounds like water constantly crushing against a sandy beach. A smileappears on her face. She pays attention to all this, feels her fingertips upon each other. The noises outside mix with her sensation from the inside. The sound of cars, wind shaking up the trees, the neighbour’s loud music. She thinks about all this, all that’s out there, waiting for her. The tasks, the todos, the household, it all crawls back into her mind. One deep breath, “Don’t think.”, she tells herself. “Breath”. She tries to keep all her thoughts away, but they come. They knock against the door of her consciousness over and over again. “Don’t think, relax. Don’t think, relax”, again. Than that thought, is telling herself not to think already thinking? She tries to focus on her breath, her heartbeat, on something naturally ongoing. Everybody tells you to medidate and shut down to reenergize, but no one says how to do this. She sighs, opens her eyes. Two minutes have gone by.
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214/365 My presentation is done!!!! First of all, thank you for the lovely messages wishing me luck! It really helped. We did well and when I came home I felt exhausted and happy at the same time. I did some meditation and yoga. All the stress and worries of the last days were stretched out.  I don’t remember regetting doing yoga once! Everytime I do it I feel so peaceful, calm and positive. It’s not like a delirium state where I know everything is going to work out perfectly. But it gives me confidence. I know that whenever the world is going to crumble and fall again I will be able to breath in slowly and take the next steps, little by little. Like in yoga it’s okay to have restrictions or not be able to do everything. But you can always take the next little step and grow.
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169/365 This is for my friend Cica. She’s just amazing and so inspiring! Lots of the changes I made lately happened because she gave me ideas on how to be nicer with myself. She suggested yoga.  If you have friends like that, who enrich your life with their own unique kindness, who you feel near, even if they are far away and who shine whenever your nights get dark - don’t let them go. This asana on the Frankfurt airport is a little homenage to what she has done for me and taught me: Be yourself, no matter where and when. Be true to you reasons and values. Keep your in and outside healthy. Live and love.
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168/365 Breath in. Breath out. Meditate. Be kind to yourself. Think positive. 
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132/365 One day at the climbing park in Wiesbaden! Those parks are just awesome! You have to master different tasks to climb from tree to tree, always getting higher into the green of the forest. The different parcours cross each other and you see people climbing all arround you. All the time you’re safe and secure thanks to different ropes, but you heart beats up to your throat.  At the highest point there was this platform and you could see all the forest and the different parcours through it. It was just peaceful and amazing to do the tree asana up there, in between the forest and up on this amazingly high tree. I have to quote a lovely advice list I found here on tumblr that fits perfectly to the picture and what I felt in that moment: Advice from a tree - Stand tall and proud - Go out on a limb - Remember your roots - Drink plenty of water - Be content with your natural beauty - Enjoy the view
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117/365 What a awesome day!!! One of my best friends visited me and we went out for a creative walk trough our city! I love to shoot with friends. Not only is it really funny, I also have time to try out different stuff and sometimes even get some great pictures of myself. Today I got to try out a new variation of my headstand. It’s great to get more secure and be able to try things out without the fear to fall flat on your back. So, as long as the weather still alows it, I have to take chances like these more often. The German winter is long and one of the saddest seasons for photographers. So I’ll make this last days of summer count!
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113/365 Finally I managed my headstand without a “segurance wall”. After two weeks of break this was a huge accomplishment for. It’s a point I wanted to get at since I started yoga about 3 months ago. When I started my main motivation was my dear friend Cica. She told me what yoga is about and how it’s helping her. But it’s hard to stay motivated if the person you really connect to in that field is so far away like Cica is. But after a few weeks I felt connect to two more people, my yoga teacher Franca and Dugsou, who also attends her lesson. Both are great! They have a positive energy and motivated me to keep visiting advanced classes. When I’m not really motivated the thought of meeting them gives me a good feeling. Of course I know that I achieved this and I’m actually really proud of myself, but I also know that it would have been alot harder without these three great yogis. Thank you fromt he bottom of my heart! Namaste.
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107/365 Life is no contest. It’s not about who reaches his or her goals first. It’s about making the steps you need to make in order to find happiness in your own time. You will fall back, you will have obstacles in your way, but never mind. You’ll still get through it somehow. And later you’ll look back and realize, that half the way was already done once you decided you really wanted to get there. Namaste.
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86/365 Today I just want to thank those who follow my project! Not only the followers here on tumblr, but also my friends and working collegues. It really means a lot to me and keeps me motivated. Also your feedback is always a source of inspiration to me. Thank you so much!
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81/365 My exercises are starting to pay off. I feel like the asanas are getting a little easier and some that were just impossible in the beginning are starting to work out now. It’s just awesome to feel the progress and the upcoming security. My goal is to do the more dificult asanas one day. And with hard work I know I’ll get there. Namaste.
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56/365 Belief in yourself, recognize your limits but always give your best. Life is no competition, it’s about always finding our limits, listening to our hearts and our bodies and recognizing the divine spark in our family, partner and friends. Namaste.
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