WayShower Mastery: Breath • Mind • Strength • Renewal
The Yog State vs. The Non-Yog State: Where Are You Living?
Most people live in their heads. Thinking. Worrying. Planning. Reliving. All of it pulls them out of their bodies. Out of the now. Out of power.
5/8/20242 min read
Transformative personal growth.
Most people live in their heads. Thinking. Worrying. Planning. Reliving. All of it pulls them out of their bodies. Out of the now. Out of power.
This is what I call the non-yog state—a condition where the mind and body are separate. When you're thinking, you're not here. You're somewhere else, and your body is left behind, like a shell running on autopilot.
But there is another state—a higher state.
I call it the yog state.
What Is the Yog State?
In my teaching, the yog state occurs when there is no distance between your mind and your body. Your awareness is superimposed on your physical presence—like two perfectly tuned frequencies resonating as one.
The body doesn’t move without the mind fully inside of it. The breath doesn’t rise without attention rising with it. The now isn’t an idea—it’s an experience.
This is what ancient yogis called union—the root meaning of the word yoga.
Signs You're Not in the Yog State
You’ll know it the moment you’re not in the yog state:
You’re thinking instead of sensing.
Your breath is shallow, or absent from your awareness.
You're reacting instead of responding.
You're caught in memory, or anticipation, instead of embodiment.
In the non-yog state, your energy is scattered and your breath is often disconnected—quick, unconscious, and weak. This is the panting breath of stress, the breath of disconnection.
Why the Yog State Matters (and How to Reclaim It)
When you're in the yog state, you're not just present—you are empowered. This is the natural state of the human being: integrated, whole, conscious.
Each conscious breath is an opportunity to return.
Each movement with awareness is a way back.
Each moment of stillness is a chance to transform.
Everyday Practice:
Try this. Place your hand on your belly. Take one slow breath—not to "do" it, but to feel it. Let your attention rest fully with your body, as if you're wearing your mind on your skin.
Do this enough, and the mind will rejoin the body, like two currents crossing through a transformer—transmitting a higher charge.
Ancient Insight, Modern Relevance
As the Bhagavad Gita says, “Yoga is the journey of the self, through the self, to the self.” But what they didn’t tell you is that it all begins with this union of attention and embodiment.
Not years of training.
Not memorizing verses.
But being here—now—with your body, breath, and mind as one.
Final Takeaway: The Internal Transformer
Think of your mind as a high-frequency current and your body as a grounded coil. In the yog state, these two coils are superimposed—just like a transformer in an electric circuit. The higher charges the lower, raising its vibration.
When the mind is fully present within the body, you’re not just aware—you’re alive, empowered, and transmitting a higher frequency into your every breath, step, and action.
Call to Action:
"Breathe with awareness. Let your mind land inside your body. Step into the Yog State—and return to the life that’s waiting beneath your thoughts."