Yoga Is Balance

Every January, millions of people swing from one extreme to another. Binge-eating through the holidays, then starving themselves on a juice cleanse. Working 80-hour weeks, then collapsing into a do-nothing weekend. We treat balance like a destination instead of a daily practice.

Krishna saw this pattern thousands of years ago. His advice is almost shockingly practical: don’t overdo it, and don’t underdo it. Yoga — real yoga, not the Instagram kind — begins with moderation.

This isn’t about food alone. It’s about sleep, work, socialising, screen time, exercise. The person who never rests burns out. The person who never works atrophies. The sweet spot is unsexy but powerful: enough.

Think about your own life. Where are you swinging between extremes? Maybe you alternate between doom-scrolling for hours and then dramatically deleting all your apps. Maybe you oscillate between overcommitting to plans and total isolation. Krishna would say: find the middle.

The Gita’s version of yoga isn’t about flexibility or handstands. It’s about the hardest pose of all — staying centred when everything around you pulls you to an edge.

Reflect

Where in your life are you oscillating between too much and too little? What would “enough” actually look like?