How Yoga Supports Mental Resilience and Emotional Strength
Whether we feel the intense heat and muscle strain of a deep, long-held warrior pose, or the blissful sensations after a cleansing round of Kapalbhati pranayama, mental resilience and emotional strength are fortified when we let go of our...
MikeTyes
So how does remembering our true nature, consciousness manifesting to experience itself as bliss, support mental resilience and emotional strength?
Through yoga, we practice various methods to purify ourselves and identify as the witness. By purifying the body and mind, we allow our inner light to shine brighter as it radiates outward from the heart, where the soul resides. We grow closer in union to source energy, and we reflect that light back to each other as we walk our unique paths to remember who we really are.
When phenomena arise in accordance with the three gunas—sattva, rajas, and tamas—we can let all pass through our senses with no attachment or aversion by identifying with the witness. The three gunas, energetically speaking, compose the nature of our reality. Sattva brings balance and clarity, rajas creates movement and change, and tamas provides rest and stability. Even when we ourselves feel completely balanced, we are constantly surrounded by these forces of energy, influencing the senses.
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