01/22/2026
Stop thinking and start feeling” sounds simple, but for many of us, shifting out of the thinking mind isn’t effortless, it’s a practice.
In yoga therapy, we explore this transition slowly, with curiosity, because the body often speaks before the mind is ready to listen.
When we soften into sensation, the lengthening through the fold, the texture of breath, the movement of the back body, we’re not trying to escape our thoughts. We’re learning how to widen our awareness so the nervous system has a chance to settle.
This is where regulation begins.
This is where presence becomes possible.
Tools that support this shift:
• Naming sensation rather than narrating it
• Following the breath without trying to control it
• Expanding awareness to include sound, texture, and space
• Letting the body lead and allowing the mind to follow
• Pausing before reacting to feel what’s actually happening inside
These small, somatic choices can change how we meet our practice and, over time, how we meet our life. When we feel more, we force less. When we slow down, we hear more. And when we anchor in the body, the mind doesn’t have to work quite so hard.
A reminder: presence isn’t something you perform.
It’s something you practice.
