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Who would you be
without that voice
that keeps holding you back?
Sometimes we think what stops us
is lack of strength, flexibility, or time…
but most of the time,
what really slows us down
is the voice inside our own mind.
That voice that judges, that doubts, that questions everything.
The one that whispers,
“you’re not enough,”
“you’re not ready yet,”
“if you fail, they’ll see you.”
That voice isn’t your enemy.
It’s just poorly trained.
For so many years —
and still sometimes today —
I needed someone else to tell me:
“you’ve got this,” “you’re doing fine,” “try it this way,”
before I believed it myself.
It’s a deeply human habit.
In psychology, this is known as confirmation bias:
your mind looks for external proof
to validate what you feel inside.
It’s like it needs a mirror
to recognize its own power.
Researcher Brené Brown says we all carry
“invisible stories that write themselves in our minds,”
and often those stories limit us
far more than any real obstacle outside.
And still, the thing that has taught me the most
about rewriting that inner narrative…
has been yoga.
When you step onto your mat,
you’re not only training your body.
You’re training your mind.
Every difficult posture is a conversation.
The posture says:
—Try again.
The mind replies:
—I can’t.
The body whispers:
—Try a little more.
And in that intimate space,
you start to notice things.
The first time you try something new,
your mind fails before your body ever does.
But over time,
when that posture that once felt impossible
finally becomes possible…
something shifts inside.
Suddenly you understand:
“It wasn’t my body that couldn’t do it…
it was my thinking.”
That is neuroplasticity —
your brain’s ability to rewire itself,
create new pathways,
generate new beliefs.
Science explains it.
Yoga shows it.
I used to be deeply insecure.
Even when I followed my intuition,
I often felt like I wasn’t choosing correctly.
I sought external approval without noticing it.
I compared myself, doubted myself, hid myself.
And still, I kept going.
I kept trying.
Now I understand:
it wasn’t a lack of ability —
it was a lack of inner trust.
And that trust can be trained too.
Don’t let other people’s comments
become louder than your own voice.
Sometimes someone saying “you can’t”
is exactly what pushes us to prove that we can.
But we shouldn’t wait for others
to inspire us or validate us.
No one is going to live your life for you.
No one is going to do the inner work for you.
If you want a change,
you have to start it yourself.
The mind can be our limit —
but it can also be our teacher.
Letting go of comparison is painful.
It’s hard.
It’s normal.
But it’s also possible.
Yoga trains you for that:
to stop living from fear
and start living from presence.
To remember that your body knows,
that your breath guides you,
that your mind can learn
to become a kinder place for you.
Every posture you once couldn’t do
and now can,
teaches you that you can rewrite your story.
Every day you return to your mat
even when you don’t feel like it,
you reinforce an internal message:
“I’m here for me.”
That is neuroscience too.
That is healing.
There is something beautiful about practicing with others —
a teacher, a community, a safe space.
When someone believes in you,
it becomes easier to believe in yourself.
But then comes a moment —
a magical moment —
when your own inner voice
starts saying “you can”
before anyone else does.
That’s when the real transformation begins:
when you stop holding yourself back
and start moving yourself forward.
So next time you feel like “I can’t,”
ask yourself:
Is it my body?
Or is it fear speaking louder than my breath?
If it helps to know:
we all doubt.
We all feel insufficient sometimes.
We all need support and guidance.
There is nothing wrong with that.
But you can also train your mind
to become a freer, safer,
more authentic place to live in.
And yoga teaches you that every single day.
If you want to start training that inner voice,
if you want to feel supported through the process,
if you want to discover what you can do
even if your mind doesn’t believe it yet…
I’ll be waiting for you at Niyat.
We’ll build a practice together
that opens your body
and opens your mind.
There is a powerful force inside you
waiting for permission to shine.
Breathe.
Trust.
Begin.
