How happy are you, really?

How happy are you, really? One answer I heard recently stayed with me: Happiness = the quality of your life minus envy. It’s simple and powerful. The more we compare, the more we lose sight of our own joy.

I heard this in an interview with comedian Jimmy Carr, and it struck a deep chord. Especially now, as the world grows louder and more overwhelming, it's so easy to get distracted by what everyone else is doing, having, and achieving. We scroll, compare, want. And often, what we want isn’t really ours to begin with.

That’s because our desires are mimetic — a term that means we imitate the desires of others. We see what others long for, and we begin to long for it too. Not from a deep inner truth, but because we’re wired to copy, to reflect, to belong. It’s human. And yet it’s also the source of so much unnecessary suffering.

For me, this is exactly why I return to my yoga mat: to remember, to listen inwards, to feel what is real, not what is loud, and to practice interoception—the awareness of the internal landscape. When that awareness deepens, presence arises, and with it comes clarity, peace, and the freedom not to want what others want.

Yoga reminds us to appreciate the now, to reconnect with the abundance that is already here, and to move with gratitude through all of it — even the hard parts. As the beautiful quote by Ryan Holiday says:

"The obstacle in the path becomes the path."

And now, with a full and grateful heart, I’m so happy to share that at the end of this month, I will be celebrating the opening of White Lotus, my new sacred space in Athens.A space for community.A space for breath.A space to exhale what no longer serves us and just be.

It would be my deep honor to have you with us for our Sound Healing Workshop and Opening Ceremony. Friday, May 30th at 6pm, White Lotus Yoga Athens, Kiffisia, Athens. To join us, simply reply to this email and I’ll send you the details.

Your support means a lot to me! You can also explore more about White Lotus and what’s coming next at:👉 https://www.vickytomskyoga.com/yoga-athens

P.S Next month, we’re diving into the Wim Hof Method and Ice Bath Experience. More details will be released very soon.

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With love and gratitude, Vicky

 I invite you to join me online and move together until we meet again:

Ways to meet in person outside of Athens:

Paros Retreat | July 9–13 Recharge by the sea in our island sanctuary. 👉 Join us in Paros

Zanzibar Retreat | January 21–27 Escape the winter for a soulful week of yoga, hypnotherapy, sun, and connection.👉 Discover Zanzibar

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