The joy of stillness

Go back to yoga 5,000 years ago and what was it — a bunch of ‘seekers’ or yogis who hung out in caves? They took themselves away from all distraction, in an attempt to end all mental suffering and, ultimately, find happiness. I think that’s why many of us have our most profound experiences on retreat — in stillness, away from it all.

Many of us modern yogis are constantly on the move. Too busy Human ‘Doing’ that we’ve forgotten how to be our namesake, a Human ‘Being’. We search for happiness externally. We seek respite in the impermanent and fleeting