Yoga isn’t about perfecting a shape, holding your breath just right, or nailing some version of stillness.
It’s about practicing without being owned by the practice itself.
Aparigraha is a yoga philosophy often translated as non-attachment but it isn’t about having nothing.
It’s about nothing having you.
The pose doesn’t own you.
The breath doesn’t own you. The distractions in the room, the wandering thoughts, the self-judgment, the comparison—they don’t own you either.
The tighter we hold on, the more weighed down we become. Grasping for control doesn’t steady us; it just makes us crash harder.
Real freedom? That’s when we stop getting tangled in what’s outside and start owning how we respond inside. It’s not about shutting things out but letting them pass through—so we can move, breathe, and live with a little more ease.
Practice is so much more than the poses. When we look for access, getting comfy or doing what we can manage in yoga , it’s a lot less about making it easy or cheating and a lot more about practicing not being owned or overly attached to the outcome, the practice or indeed anything.
When ease in the shapes and less striving is where we start, unbothered by much and liberation is often where we beautifully land.
