All of Yoga
Yoga is so much more than the physical practice. This podcast explores all of yoga; what meditation is and the benefits, the roots, history and philosophy of yoga, how simple concepts can help us live a more peaceful life, and how to approach the physical aspect of yoga in a safe and beneficial way. If you’re brand new to yoga and wondering what it’s all about, or you’re an experienced yogi looking to learn more about all of yoga - this podcast is for you.
All of Yoga
4. The thing about thoughts
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The thing about thoughts:
What are thoughts?
Where are they?
What impact do they have on you day-to-day?
How do they affect your physical and mental health?
If i said a thought is something that you can hear inside your own head, would you agree?
The word for thought in Sanskrit is Vritti. The thing is that vritti also translates as vortex, or whirlpool. The yogis were so insightful to see that thoughts go round and round and round, and not only that, but they pull us down with them. In to a vortex. Or that there's a whirlpool of thoughts that gain so much energy that they become, in inverted commas 'true'. Like 'my memory is terrible', 'I'm a rubbish driver', 'I suck at maths.'
In this episode we explore, what a thought is, how biology isn't exactly working in our favour, and how we can take small, practical, implementable steps to overcome thoughts and thought patterns that don't serve us. An incredibly important topic, and potentially, absolutely life-changing.
See the shownotes on yogahero.co.uk
Highlights:
[3:33] What are thoughts?
[7:59] How biology affects thoughts
[12:29] Practical things we can do to overcome thoughts
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