04/10/2026
Sometimes the best thing to do is no-thing, at all. Be still.
One thing I love about yoga (and bodybuilding) is how the practice(s) give you the opportunity to sharpen your discipline, to be less reactive, and to connect with your mind, body, & spirit.
How can you remain calm in the chaos? There is so much to be gained from those moments, especially when itās applied to other areas of our life.
For those of you who have (and perhaps regularly) done a modern yoga class, you have likely heard the instructor say something along the lines of āfinal savasana (co**se pose)ā is the āmost importantā posture of the practice. At face value, many people are quick to dismiss or undervalue this sentiment from the teacher. How/why is it so important to just lay on your back, and do, ānothingā.
Itās an opportunity to observe how the last 60-90 minutes of work in a 102+° room has affected your internal environment, and how long it takes for your body to get back to baseline.
The work, the sequence of postures, the heat, the shortening and lengthening of agonist/antagonist muscle groups, impacted your physiology.
The significant increase in heart rate, blood pressure, and respiration rate is palpable.
This palpability gets you to connect with your mind, body, & spirit on a deeper level than any other time of the day. This is so beneficial beyond the physical.
You can feel your body start to ārecoverā and shift from the sympathetically aroused state, to a parasympathetic, relaxed state. ⦠(if you let it).
Too often, so many people are in a rush, they feel like they have something to tend to, and, they simply want the ādiscomfortā to END - they want to get out of the heat, get in the ACād lobby, drink their fluids and go. BUT, this is the moment that truly is for you to reconcile how the work and practice has benefited (and changed) you.
This helps me remain calm in the chaos, even when it feels like my internal world/personal life is in flames, or when the stimulation & consumption of the external world news (literally being on fire) is a lot to process and navigate.
I hope you have practice(s) that serve you in this way. If not, all are welcome š¤šŖš§āāļø