10/11/2025
Wish there was a switch to shut off your brain for a minute? It’s exhausting right? Sometimes our minds just won’t stop. They replay conversations, worry about the past AND the future, and tell us how we should be doing life differently. If this feels familiar, you’re not alone.
Yoga Sutra 2.6, known as Asmita, speaks directly to this experience. The word Asmita refers to egoism or the tendency to identify ourselves with our thoughts. In other words, it’s when we start believing that the mental chatter in our heads is who we actually are.
We all know that voice, the one that questions every decision, replays every conversation, and keeps our minds spinning until we feel exhausted or stuck.
Yoga teaches us that we are not our thoughts.
Yoga is the OFF switch you’ve been looking for!
Through breath, movement, and stillness, we begin to notice the difference between the noise in our mind and the calm awareness underneath it. On the mat, we find quiet. We find space. And over time, we start to bring that awareness off the mat too. We learn to pause in moments that usually make our heads race. We notice thoughts without getting swept away by them. We start to respond to life rather than react to the mental chatter.
It doesn’t make life perfect. The mind still talks. But yoga gives us tools to create breathing space, calm, and freedom from the endless loop inside our heads.
If your mind has been loud lately and you’ve been craving a pause, come back to your mat with us. To view our timetable, visit the link in bio or yogabayside.com.au. We’re open seven days a week with almost 60 classes across both studios to choose from.
