As an experiment, I start a class sometimes in a cross-legged position, silence for 5 min. Then the students just because I don t tell them what is going to happen next, their brain is starting to take over, the thoughts take over.

“What am I doing now? What is next, this is the class? No! something has to happened, my back starts hurting, probably I shouldn’t be here, an asthanga class is so more dynamic I don’t have time to think, ohh did I close the door at home, what am I going to do this weekend? Let s start doing something my back hurts, I cannot stand this I will open the eyes just to check what everyone is doing.”

And so many more things are happening. We say we are looking for peace, for tranquility, for happiness. But when we experience them, we expect something else, most of the time silence is a strange concept to us. So we get busy, put some music, get some work, any kind of activity, only to avoid being with ourselves.

“If you feel lonely when you are alone, you are in a bad company.”

Is like our brain is engaged all the time in some kind of activity. Once you are silent, and doing nothing, the brain is scared, and starts creating thoughts, because he feels naked, discovered, by your true identity. The fact that you are someone behind, and you stop identifying yourself with your brain, with your thoughts, you become aware of who you are. You discover your true self.

Because you realize you are not the body, you are something that cannot be touched, yes you feel pain from the body, you are connected to it, but somehow, that pain can be adjusted, you can feel less and less. And the brain is like another personality, he gets scared, that you will try to stop his existence. So it will create all this states, thoughts and fluctuation in the mind.

The more silent moments we get, the less impact the brain is going to have on our life.

“The mind is a great servant, but a bad master.”

Start being the master of your mind, take control. Take power back in to your hands.

In yoga you start being present, with breathing, less thoughts, more movement and awareness, you slowly and gradually take control over the body. You become back the master. Start your practice this today.