24/11/2025
Emotions don’t need to be fixed.
‘Have you ever noticed how your body feels an emotion before your mind can make sense of it?
Perhaps you’ve felt a tight chest, shallow breathing or an undercurrent of worry.
There is nothing wrong with emotions, yet they can be a problem if we get stuck in them!
This is where yoga becomes more than movement—a practice of emotional alchemy, that shifts what’s happening inside us through breath and awareness.
Why yoga works for emotional regulation
Emotions live in the body.
If we take a moment, breathe and move with intention, we give those emotions a way to be processed rather than stored.
Yoga activates the parasympathetic nervous system—the rest and digest state, which helps us move out of overwhelm, reactivity or emotional shutdown.
A calmer nervous system = a clearer mind + steadier emotions’
‘Regulation isn’t about fixing emotions. It’s about creating enough internal safety or balance, so emotions can move through us instead of staying stuck inside us.
This is the heart of yoga—coming home to ourselves, breath by breath.’
‘… we are not the body, we are not our thoughts or our emotions.’
- Excerpts from
And in the words of Jack Kornfield, “You are not the body - you are the mindful, loving awareness that notices this body with kindness and care.”
You can find out more about my yoga and mindfulness classes via my website www.erikasteller.com.au (link in bio for IG). I’d love to welcome you to a class. Feel free to get in touch to ask any questions.
🙏🫶✨ Erika
