Mindset Is Not Woo, It’s Biology… and Yoga Taught Me That
Yoga reminds me that healing starts when we stop bracing.
I’ve been practicing yoga for over 30 years. About six years ago I got my yoga certification, not because I ever planned to teach a class, but because I wanted a deeper understanding of my own body and mind.
When I can make it to hot yoga, there’s nothing better. I walk out feeling like my whole system got rinsed clean. Not just my muscles, my thoughts. My nervous system feels steady again.
But real life is real life.
Some days yoga is a full class.
Some days it’s two minutes of stretching, one pose at the wall, or lying quiet on the floor before or after a workout.
It all counts.
Because yoga isn’t really about the pose. It’s about the message you send your body when you slow down. The message is, “we’re safe.” And safety changes biology.
There’s a whole body of research showing that chronic stress shifts immune function and keeps inflammation higher over time. When your system is in threat mode, your body prioritizes survival, not repair. So mindset is not a bonus in midlife, it’s part of your health plan.
Here are three ways to get the same benefit I get on my mat, even if you never step into a yoga class.
1. Name the threat, then name the truth.
Catch the spiral. Label it without drama.
“That’s threat talk.”
Then one true line.
“I’m rebuilding.”
“I’m learning.”
“I’m safe enough to take the next step.”
Repetitive negative thinking keeps the nervous system on alert. Your body treats looping thoughts like danger. Naming it breaks the spell. Truth brings you back to safety.
2. Do a 60 second downshift before you move or eat.
Hand on heart or belly.
Inhale for 4, exhale for 6, six rounds.
One minute.
Slow breathing shifts your body toward rest and repair mode. It’s one of the simplest ways to tell your nervous system, “you can soften now.”
3. Pick one mantra, repeat it daily for 7 days.
Not ten. One.
“I keep my word to myself.”
“I am healing, one choice at a time.”
“My next step is enough.”
Repetition becomes wiring. What you say again and again becomes what your brain believes, and your body follows.
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I honor your soul,
Kim
