Feel Like You're Always in Your Head? Here’s What Yoga Was Actually Meant to Do
Do you ever feel like you’re stuck in your head — overthinking, doubting, replaying old stories — and just wish you could feel calmer and clearer?
In this episode of Rooted in the Seasons, Katja Patel unpacks what yoga is really about (it’s not the poses).
Drawing on Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, she explores how steady practice and simple tools can help quiet the mind, peel back layers of stress, and reconnect you to your true, calm nature.
You’ll hear why daily rhythms matter more than intensity, how to work with common obstacles like distraction or doubt, and gentle ways to return to yourself, one breath at a time.
Keywords
Yoga, Patanjali, Mindfulness, Practice, Sutras, Calm, Clarity, Ancient Wisdom, Modern Life, Self-Care, Overthinking
Takeaways
Yoga isn’t just about poses — it’s really about calming the mind.
Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras offer a simple, timeless guide for finding steadiness.
Regular, ideally daily, practice is key to keeping the mind clear.
Non-attachment to results helps us keep going without drama.
Even small routines can build mindfulness and interrupt old patterns.
Beneath stress and busyness, your true nature is already calm and clear.
Doubt, laziness, and distraction are normal obstacles — practice brings us back.
Practical tools like breath, focusing on sensations, and simple compassion work wonders.
Every return to practice helps peel away another layer of stress.
Exploring yoga in this way can deepen your understanding of yourself and life.
Sound Bites
"It's about showing up consistently."
"What gets in the way of that?"
"Your true nature is calm, clear, steady."
Chapters
00:00 Introduction: What Yoga Is Really About
05:47 Patanjali & The Yoga Sutras — A Guide for the Mind
11:32 Why Regular Practice (Not Perfection) Changes Everything
17:33 Simple Tools to Soothe the Mind and Return to Yourself
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