WolskyTales

14/07/2025

Have you ever thought about opting out?

You feel that something is off, but can’t quite name what’s scratching at you. 🤷‍♀️

Or maybe you do know.

You know what’s no longer serving you, but you've been conditioned to believe "this is just how life is"—by habits, the system, society, family.

I had the pleasure of speaking with Nadia Denise Duinker, founder of Freedom Ville Portugal , and her family about their bold decision to turn their life around and move to .

7.5 months pregnant, she packed up and moved to rebuild the abandoned village of Malhadil from scratch. 🏕️🌳

What struck me wasn’t just Nadia’s deep knowledge, self-awareness, or TED-worthy storytelling— It was the way she lives her message. How she reminds us, simply by doing, that change is possible.

If you’re looking for inspiration—or just want to see a different path, outside the system—this story is worth listening to.

with Barbara Werner and Thijs Timmers

22/06/2025

Appreciating rural life

16/06/2025

Behind every decision, there’s a story—and a person. 👤

So what makes someone sign up for a yoga teacher training course?

A personal struggle, a chance encounter, the right words from the right person… or maybe a quiet need that was already there, just waiting to be named.

This year, I graduated from a 200-hour Yoga Alliance TTC at Yoga Academy Poznań alongside an incredible group of people.

Some of them—like Iryna Zakharkiv Aleksandra Szultka, Sviatlana Pankavec —shared their personal journeys to help you understand what makes someone become a yoga teacher. 🧘‍♀️

If you're curious about what leads to such a decision, you can read our stories here: https://www.wolskytales.com/become-yoga-teacher-stories/

What it takes to become yoga teacher? Check four real stories of transformation —from first yoga class to certification.

19/05/2025

Have you ever thought about what it really means to live off-grid? 🛖🌿

In one of the The Diary Of A CEO a former CIA agent Andrew Bustamante spoke about how governments maintain control—not just through laws, but through the systems we rely on every day.

That got me thinking:
- What happens when the power goes out, as it recently did in Portugal?
- Or what if you suddenly lost internet connection?

If you’re like me—working mostly online—you realize quickly how dependent we’ve become. We don’t grow our own food, we don’t generate our own electricity, we’re not set up to provide for ourselves.

Convenience has replaced self-sufficiency. 😰

But some people are making a different choice.

👩‍🌾 Like Nadia Denise Duinker, who—seven months pregnant—sold everything in Amsterdam and bought the ruins of a small village in Portugal. She and her family wanted a life closer to nature, more aligned with their values.

Together, they’ve turned that abandoned space into Freedom Ville Portugal : a boutique retreat focused on healing, connection, and sustainability. 🌿✨

🎥 Inspired by their story, Szymon and I traveled to Portugal to explore what’s really behind it.

The full documentary is still in the works, but we’ve already gathered some reflections we’d like to share.

This isn’t just a story about going off-grid.
It’s about taking a step back and asking:

➡️ If everything stopped working tomorrow—what would you rebuild?
And more importantly,
➡️Would you rebuild it the same way… or make it reflect your values?

Check the story

What does it really take to leave comfort of city life? This is a story of visiting an off-grid life in Portugal.

19/05/2025

Czujesz, że przydałaby Ci się chwila dla siebie? 🌿

W czwartek zapraszam na "Yoga for Stress Relief" – łagodną praktykę, która pomoże się wyciszyć, rozluźnić i naładować wewnętrzne baterie 💆‍♀️✨

🧘‍♀️ Kiedy? Czwartek, 19:30–21:00
👭 Promka: 2 osoby w cenie 1 – przyjdź z przyjaciółką, siostrą albo mamą
📍 Gdzie? Zielony_Taras Przestrzeń dla Zdrowia

Jest tylko 8 miejsc, więc jeśli masz ochotę – daj znać w wiadomości prywatnej albo napisz SMS 📩

Jeśli się wahałaś, to może właśnie ten impuls jest dla Ciebie? 🌕
Zapraszam 💛
Szczegóły https://fb.me/e/5rJW8bFNS

15/05/2025

I have a trick for you when you really don’t want to do something.🤭

You’d like to go exercise, but you feel soooo tired. Your brain is whispering: “Not today.”
And honestly, it sounds tempting—probably true: You are tired.

Here’s what I’ve learned: waiting until you want to do it can be a never-ending story (or a story that never even begins).

So I lie to my mind. I say, “Okay, I won’t go.”
=inner debate over. ❌

BUT: I still prepare.

I’m not going, but I put on my sportswear.
I’m not going, but I am taking my mat.
I’m not going, but I lace up my shoes and get in the car. 😀

Next thing I know, I’m at yoga class doing one series of Ashtanga in Yoga Friends Poznań Jarochowskiego 8 - przy Arenie

Because the real fight isn’t the whole practice. It’s just the beginning. Your brain only battles that first step—so don’t fight back.

Agree 😄 and then get moving!

06/05/2025

Nadia and her family sold everything and moved to Portugal to live closer to nature, free from the system and all its noise.

And honestly… you feel that when you're there. The peace, the simplicity, the realness. 🌿

They bought a piece of land with nothing but ruins in the little village of Malhadil—and out of nothing, they created this beautiful, grounding space called Freedom Ville Portugal

We were moved by their story and decided to support it. Szymon (my husband, and the soul behind the camera 🎥) made this little promo film—not for a project, not for a client—but because it just felt important to share.

How was it? Honestly, really impactful. It does something to you—to witness people truly following their dream. Not just talking about it, but living it. 💪 Not overthinking the obstacles, but trusting the process, finding solutions, and holding on to their values.

Here’s a little glimpse into what they’re creating. Maybe it will stir something in you too. 💛

22/04/2025

What are you collecting?

Views from every corner of the world?
Moments with the ones you love?

Or… things—stuff to surround yourself with, hoping they’ll make you feel safe?💎

We didn’t exactly plan or budget for this trip.
Our house still needs furniture, and let’s be honest—there’s a lot left to do.

But we chose to figure it out… and go.

That’s when I realized how much we could do—bartering, using our skills, pulling together what we had—
and somehow, Portugal became possible. 🇵🇹

Sure, traveling 3000 km from Poland wasn’t cheap.
(We just chose memories over money. 😅)

Because the truth is, we don’t know where the wind will carry us in the end.
And we want to make the most of every moment we have together ❤️

PS Many shots are from Praia do Guincho—because sightseeing with a child who chases pigeons isn’t exactly easy.
So if anyone asks me what I saw in Lisbon… I have to say: pigeons. 🕊️😅

video by Szymon 🎥