02/11/2026
🇬🇧 Sage Patañjali writes in the 3rd pada of their Yoga Sutra about the psychic powers, siddhis, that may show up as a result of our practice, emphasizing that we are not to hold on to them, yet our work is to let them go. It takes courage and stamina to stay on the path when these powers come as our ego truly wants to feel special and chosen, they are only derailing us on the way to the one true goal. As yoga practitioners our work is to stay grounded, walk the walk, talk the talk, to have faith in the bigger picture, and sometimes we need to learn how to receive support and help from others we meet on the path and share our love and kindness with others.
One “superpower” we may work on developing, on the other hand, is metacognition. It is the ability to observe your own thinking while it is happening. To see the machinery in motion, to catch the program running, before it runs you. Most of your mental life runs on autopilot.
November 2026 Focus of the Month
A Force of Nature
by Tone Haugland from Jivamukti Yoga Stavanger