The Yoga of Getting Organized

How can yoga help you get organized?

Much of the clutter in our homes and offices is the result of postponed decisions. We're busy people with a lot on our minds. Things come into our lives that we don't know what to do with - read it? toss it? keep it for later? give it to someone else? Rather than making a decision, we put down the item/paper and promise ourselves that we'll deal with it later.

The reality is that "later" never seems to come. The longer the item sits, the more guilt we feel about not having made a decision. Rather than face the guilt, we re-promise ourselves that we'll deal with it later. This decision eases the guilt - for now! But guilt has a way of returning ... with a vengeance!

So how can yoga help? In yoga there is a focus on quieting the mind. Through movement, breath, and meditation, the swirling thoughts (called vrittis in sanskrit) begin to slow and settle, like sand settles to the floor of the ocean. When the vrittis are quiet, there's room in the mind for clear thought and decision making is easier. When we make decisions more easily, papers and other items move through our homes to their next destination rather than log jamming.

As the amount of clutter lessens, we feel better about our homes and ourselves. This reduces our level of stress resulting in fewer vrittis and easier decision making. What a great upward spiral to create! Give it a try - take a yoga class today!