11/02/2026
We come to practice to feel. To feel the wobble in our balance and the shake in our strength. In class, we intentionally place the body under stress. We elevate the heart rate. We challenge coordination. We ask the breath to stay steady when things feel uncomfortable. Not to overwhelm the nervous system, but to train it.
You’re teaching your nervous system that intensity isn’t danger. That discomfort can be met with steadiness. That you can stay. And that’s the real practice.
Because life outside the studio will raise your heart rate too. Deadlines. Conversations. Traffic. Uncertainty.
The question is, how do you meet it? Yoga gives you a contained space to practise responding rather than reacting. We stress the system in small, intentional ways so that in the bigger, unplanned moments, we have something to lean on.
If your nervous system needs a little intelligent challenge today, your mat is there.
