Freeing Yourself

Introduction

Addictions don’t appear out of nowhere. They often grow out of a void, a lack of love, a life shaped by stress or suffering. Seeking healing means accepting to face our wounds. And sometimes, that’s where transformation begins — with simple yet powerful practices such as qigong and meditation.

1. Understanding the Roots of Addictions

We often grow up in complex or painful environments. These shape not only our relationship with the world, but also with ourselves. Through experiences, relationships, frustrations, and unhealed wounds, our body and mind eventually come to define themselves through pain.

This is how we become addicted to:

• Toxic relational patterns (choosing the same profiles despite the warning signs),

• Substances or habits (alcohol, food, sexuality, distractions…),

• A way of suffering that becomes… familiar.

These addictions are not always consciously chosen — they insidiously weave themselves into our lives.

2. Qigong & Meditation: The Path to Grounding

Qigong and meditation offer a path back to presence, to a new kind of grounding — not in a person or a place, but in oneself.

According to several sources, the recognized benefits of qigong include:

• Reducing stress and anxiety through controlled breathing and gentle movements that promote deep relaxation.

• Improving balance, flexibility, and circulation, even for older adults or those with limited mobility.

• Strengthening mental clarity and focus by harmonizing body and mind.

• Supporting physical health: lowering the risk of chronic illness, improving sleep, immune function, and respiratory health.
  

These practices bring the nervous system from “fight or flight” back into “rest, digest, and heal” mode — essential for any lasting transformation.

3. How to (Re)Begin?

Here’s a simple approach to integrate these practices into your daily life:

Step Practical Action
1. Activate Presence Take deep breaths, observe your body here and now.
2. Explore Qigong Start with 5–10 minutes a day: gentle movements, guided breathing.
3. Meditate Regularly Even 5 minutes sitting in silence, focused on your breath, can spark change.
4. Anchor in Compassion Gradually learn to look at your pain with kindness. That’s when true liberation begins.

Conclusion

Breaking free from an addiction means failing sometimes… but trying again. It means smiling even when you feel like giving up. It means forgiving — especially yourself. And most importantly, it means stopping the search for external saviors… because true healing begins within.

You can choose to heal. Not because you are unworthy, but precisely because you deserve it — starting now.