It sounds so easy. Breathe, relax, don’t hold onto your thoughts. Sometimes the idea of yoga is easier than yoga itself.
Forget about the poses, that’s only part of the adventure. Usually, the bigger beast to tame is the one right inside your head.
Here are 6 times your mind has probably wandered off while you’re sitting (or standing) there doing your poses.
1. I’m Starving Right Now
The thought pattern goes a little something like this: “OK, relax. Breathe in, breathe out. My stomach feels a little empty. Just breathe. Is it growling? I really should have eaten something before this. Breathe in. I should have something to eat after this. Breathe out. Tacos, I’m getting tacos!”
2. Can Thighs Sweat?
Sometimes, we just can’t be as full of poise and grace as we’d like to be. Every person has at one point thought to themselves, “Well, I’m definitely sweating somewhere, but I’m not sure how, or if it’s even possible to be sweating where I think I am.” Can elbows sweat? Ankles? Is my earlobe on fire? All the weird thoughts that come for a visit when pursuing the fine art of yoga.
3. What On God’s Green Earth Is that Smell?
Is it patchuli? Somebody’s weird deodorant? Every self respecting yoga participant has had at least once incident of “funky odors” creep into their life during a group session. The scent drifts in…and then we become obsessed with what it is, and where did it come from.
Why does it smell like a plastic factory in here all of a sudden? Wait, is that a wet sock smell I’m getting? WHAT IS IT?
4. Do I Have My Car Keys?
You were so excited to get in and brag to the class about your perfect downward dog, that you can’t remember if the keys are still in your car.
Or are they in your bag? They aren’t next to you, where could they be? Hopefully if you did leave them in the car, you left the car unlocked. Oh, no, did you? Great, something else to obsess over for the next 40 minutes.
5. What The Heck Has She Been Up To Lately?
It’s always the strange appearance of a person you haven’t thought about in years that takes us off guard. You’re sitting, quietly, thoughts passing gently.
No reason for concern…when all of a sudden.
That person you haven’t even considered in forever. What is she up to now? Why am I thinking of her? Is she still selling weight loss shakes on the side through her Facebook page? Does that actually make any money for people? How silly. Or is it? Maybe she’s rich and I should start selling that stuff. Oh, shoot. Yoga’s over.
6. I’m Definitely Falling Asleep
Did I reach nirvana, or am I falling asleep? Are my chakras perfectly aligned, or am I in that weird space where I’m not quite asleep, but I’m definitely woozy?
The intense relaxation of certain yoga poses can cause some weird thoughts to enter your head. All of that’s awesome until your instructor announces, “And now, we’ll balance on our heads.” That’s definitely a wake-up call.
There you have it. Six of the most ridiculous, intrusive thoughts we’ve all probably had while doing yoga We’re sure there are, oh, you know…a few thousand more that will creep up while we’re trying to get into the perfect postured position, but for now – namaste.
The yoganum family
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