World number one Novak Djokovic has come under heavy criticism after claiming that people can change the chemical make-up of food and water throughout mindfulness.
Djokovic has made headlines throughout the shutdown, reaffirming his disapproval of vaccinations and revealed that he would need to consider his options if it was compulsory in order to play tennis again.
However, his latest claims have caused major backlash, believing that people could change the molecular composition of food and water with positive thoughts.
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In an Instagram Live chat with Chervin Jafarieh as part of his series called The Self Mastery Project, the pair explored how ‘toxic’ food and water can be made healthy through the power of prayer and positive gratitude.
“It’s the connection that you’re talking about, the innate connection and really being present and being conscious of the moment and being conscious of the fact you’re drinking water,” Djokovic said.
“I’ve seen people and I know some people that, through that energetical (sic) transformation, through the power of prayer, through the power of gratitude, they manage to turn the most toxic food or the most polluted water, into the most healing water.
“Because water reacts and scientists have proven that, that molecules in the water react to our emotions, to what is being said.
“I truly believe that we should continuously, every single day that when we sit, we sit without cameras, without phones … or even worse having nervous discussions and conflictual (sic) discussions at the table with your close ones during your meal.”
To be clear, Djokovic himself was the one who first introduced this stuff about water changing from emotions into the conversation on his Instagram, saying that mindfulness can make unhealthy food more nutritious, and that dinner table arguments can make good less nutritious. pic.twitter.com/LyJbJTvb9W
— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) May 7, 2020
He also claimed that arguments whilst eating could cause the food to lose nutrition.
“They saw if you had specific thoughts, specific emotions onto the water, if they were happy thoughts, if they were good thoughts, they created a molecular structure that had a geo-prism based on sacred geometry meaning there was symmetry and balance,” he said.
“On the opposite end when you give water pain, fear, frustration, anger, that water will break apart.”
To be clear, Djokovic himself was the one who first introduced this stuff about water changing from emotions into the conversation on his Instagram, saying that mindfulness can make unhealthy food more nutritious, and that dinner table arguments can make good less nutritious. pic.twitter.com/LyJbJTvb9W
— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) May 7, 2020
Former USA player-turned-commentator Mary Carillo led the backlash, labelling Djokvoic’s comments as “disturbing”.
“We know that he believes in meditation, in prayer, in holistic healing,” she told Tennis Channel.
“He hated that he had to get his elbow cut, he tried to stave that off for a long time because he genuinely thought he could heal his own body.
“I’m very disturbed that Djokovic and that other guy are saying you can change toxic water to drinking water.
“This is dangerous stuff and when I looked at it … it already had half a million hits. I really hope he backs down from that.”
The more I watch, the less guilty I feel about that time I applauded when he made a double-fault.
— Chris 🦁 (@_chrisEU) May 7, 2020
“Why does no one like Djokovic!?” djokovic fans scream, as their man publicly endorses the idea that vaccinations are evil and that water is changeable through thought
— dave whelan (@MrDavidWhelan) May 7, 2020
