Project Happiness Articles — yoga

Let’s start by addressing the question that comes up most when I share about the Africa Yoga Project: “Is Yoga really what Africa needs?” Although this question was once a source of frustration, I now see it as a great way to open up the conversation of what yoga is truly about and how our understanding has become limited in modern times.

Am I the only one who sometimes feels like my mind is racing at 120 km p/h?! It’s a mad-house in there most of the time. It is very difficult for us to think clearly, let alone think about a topic as complex as “career direction” when we are completely absorbed in our inner dialogue, self-criticism and general chatter.

She has room on her plate for her husband and their twin children, her job, and her relatives. Anything more would fall off her plate. 

Underneath it all, I was drowning. I was unable to relax, to recharge, to rejuvenate.

You’ve seen it on morning shows, heard it on the radio, and watched it slowly take over your Instagram feed… but what does the mindfulness revolution really have to offer?