CONTROL THE MIND
Becoming the master of our own mind isn’t
easy, but yoga and meditation definitely help.
The majority of people are totally under
control of their mind; the internal dialogue
goes on endlessly in their heads. They jump
from one thought to another, and can’t find a
‘switch off’ button to simply relax and enjoy
the moment of silence. Only in rare cases, we
manage to find such an activity that takes us
all in, enables us to cut off the ever-wandering
mind, dive into the process, and enjoy the
experience.
With yoga, we learn not to get involved in
every thought that pops up in our mind during
the practice. If it comes, we don’t try to fight
with it, we simply shift the focus back into the
body and don’t follow the thought. We don’t
let it unfold and capture all our attention.
When we manage to develop this pattern
during the practice, it overflows into our
regular life. We see a thought coming up, but
we don’t get caught into the story it offers
unless it’s about something we need to solve
at this very moment.