You are where you're meant to be in the moment

Total 360 Yoga Blog September 2026

You are where you're meant to be in the moment.

Every day, somewhere in the day, our mind drifts and causes us to be in a place we didn’t expect. The moment is where we are supposed to be.   This blog is going to discuss the moment, staying in it, and finding peace within.

Learning yoga is understanding that our minds can create upsets or anxiety when things are not going the way we want.  Yet we are where we are meant to be. Whether that’s a missed exit, being late for an appointment, or simply being in space.  

Mindfulness is a tool used to help reset the mind.  When we reframe the idea that we are hung up on the missed exit or appointment and ask ourselves, what can I or should I learn from this?   Taking the negative connotation and changing it to a positive radiates within the body.  Anxiety brings tension, a focus on the future that is not here.  Positive radiates gratitude and presence in the body. Asking ourselves, what can I learn from this moment?  Why am I here?

The reflection of what I can learn helps find meaning in whatever moment life presents.  We have spoken in the previous blogs on holding, suffering, and the future; focusing on the future brings anxiety. The only true thing is this moment.  The moments also get tainted by other perceptions, thoughts, or expectations of us.   When we focus on us, what we are doing in the moment, we can conclude that no one else's opinion or expectation should impact us, as we are where we need to be.

Society teaches us to multitask in the moment, but the reality is we lose the moment. The whole idea of being in the moment is to feel, see, and experience fully where we are.  We have a constant demand for getting more things done in the moment.  Studies have shown the more we try to multitask, the less efficient we are.  Moving away from yoga for a minute, imagine running the mile; your rhythm, cadence, breathe are all in sync, yet you get distracted about what you're going to do after the mile.  In this case, the brain changes the breathing and cadence, and now you're in a fight to get the rhythm back.

Yoga is a slow art; we may not need a cadence, but we certainly need breath, concentration, and poise to even get into some of the poses.  The moment matters.  In any balance, a simple shift of the eyes from one side to another will cause an imbalance, a loss of the moment.

The breath is one of the most fundamental tools we can use to stay in the moment.   The future is not here, nor is the past.  Our emotions, memories, and desires all push our brain to develop false stories, narratives, or ideas that don’t exist.  What is true?  Is it true that I can’t do this pose?  Certainly not.  Is it true I am not good at yoga?  No.  These are false narratives contrived to fill in the space of the brain. The brain always wants to go, but we should seek to slow it down to find the moment.  

How did we come into this life through birth with no valuables?  How will we leave again with no valuables? We can’t take anything with us when we die.  So we unattach ourselves to things and focus on experiences, the moment.  The here and the now.  It’s all that matters and can literally transform our lives from anxiety-ridden with health concerns to calm, peaceful, and settled, healthy lifestyles.  Don’t run away from the silence or calm.  Embrace where it is. We don’t always have to talk through a moment.  Just being is a concept that many athletes try to explain.  Zen, meditation, and mindfulness all focus on the here and now.  Trade the confusion of societal demands and find a peace that transcends time.  There’s something to being in the moment.  Namaste.