The practice of returning to the self

Many people seek chakra cleansing, energy healing, or external practices to feel better. While these tools can support us, true transformation begins within.

If we are not observing our thoughts, habitual reactions, emotional patterns, and conditioned behaviors, nothing in our life truly changes.

Yoga is not about trying to “fix” ourselves. It is about understanding ourselves and meeting ourselves just the way we are. Its a process of sitting with the self.

What is the motivation behind my actions?

Why am I thinking and reacting the way I am?

Have I always been this way?

What shaped these patterns?

Yoga invites us into a deeper relationship with the self — observing without judgment, listening without resistance, and gently becoming aware of what is present within us.

When we sit with awareness and acceptance, something begins to shift. We start to see more clearly what is happening beneath the surface of our reactions and what we truly desire.

When was the last time we asked ourselves: What do I truly desire? What do I truly want?

Often, what we think is the cause of our suffering is not the true cause at all. The surface emotion is usually pointing toward something deeper: an unmet need, an old wound, fear, conditioning, or disconnection from ourselves.

The body often holds what the mind cannot yet explain.

Healing begins when we stop running from ourselves and begin meeting ourselves with honesty- listening, accepting, and acknowledging our needs with compassion.

Aligning with the self means asking:

What am I thinking?

What am I saying?

What am I feeling?

What am I doing?

When these are not in harmony, we experience inner friction, confusion, agitation, anger, or heaviness within.

In yoga, there is a beautiful Sanskrit word, Arjav ~ living in alignment between thoughts, words, and actions. Bringing Arjav into daily self-practice creates space for honest self-inquiry, without judgment or filtering.

Again and again (Punah Punah):

What do I truly desire?

What do I really need right now?

What am I actually feeling?

What is asking for my attention?

Not all answers arrive immediately. Sometimes the practice is simply staying present long enough to listen.

This inner alignment is also reflected in the subtle energy system often described as the chakras. Rather than something to be “fixed” from the outside, they mirror our inner state. As awareness deepens and we begin to live in greater alignment with ourselves, the energy within naturally begins to reorganize, clear, and flow more freely.

Yoga is a journey of the self, to the self, and through the self.

Reset. Realign. Return to yourself, gently, again and again. This is the true practice.

Peace, Love n Grace

Sampurna