When I get into this kind of [hot mess] energy, the solution is counterintuitive and sometimes hard to bring myself to implement: Stop chasing. Slow down. The more I chase the messy bits and try to force them into order, the more they scatter.

And when I’m in this doing-chasing mode, that’s when my practices tend to slip away—which only makes the unease louder. That’s where I’ve been this past week.

In Yoga, there is a wonderful concept called “Samskaras”—those impressions or imprints left on us from past thoughts, life experiences, and cultural conditioning. Imagine them as seeds planted in the rich soil of our unconscious minds, sprouting into our belief systems.