5 Mindset Shifts That Change How Yoga Shows Up in Your Life
👀 Especially if you’re in midlife, feeling kinda stuck, and quietly wondering if yoga is... still working?
Let’s be real for a sec: You’ve been showing up. Unrolling the mat. Doing your best. Then doing it again.
But lately? It’s felt a little... meh.
😳 Like you’re going through the motions.
😳 Like your effort isn’t matching the results.
😳 Like maybe the spark that brought you to yoga in the first place packed up and left sometime around 2021.
And so, the mental chatter begins:
“Is this even doing anything anymore?”
“Did I peak in 2019?”
“Is it my hormones? Is it me? Is it Mercury???”
I hear you.
And no. The answer isn’t a 30-day challenge you’ll ghost halfway through {no shame. We’ve all done it!}.
The answer, or at least the place I think we start — is your mindset.
Because what if the thing that’s stuck... isn’t your practice?
What if it’s how you’re thinking about your practice?
Let’s get into 5 lowkey-but-legit mindset shifts that might be exactly what your mat’s been waiting for.
What You’ll Walk Away With:
→ A gentler lens for your practice {especially if you’ve been kinda judging it}
→ 5 mindset shifts that meet you where you are right now
→ Permission to stop playing the “more is more” game, and actually enjoy yoga again
Step 1: Your Timeline ≠ Your Worth
A few weeks ago, I rolled out my mat, sat down... and stayed there.
No flow. No playlist. No sequence. Just me, cross-legged, trying to remember what I was even hoping to feel.
Peace? Power? Grounding? All of the above?
Whatever it was, I didn’t do a single sun salutation. And you know what?
It still counted.
Because yoga isn’t a race. And your practice? Doesn’t owe you a highlight reel.
If your energy’s been inconsistent lately, that’s not a red flag. It’s just life doing its thing.
Quick mindset reset:
→ 10 minutes? Counts.
→ A few shoulder rolls after dinner? Still practice.
→ Lying on your mat, eyes open, no plan in sight? Still yoga.
None of it is wasted. Why?
Because it’s not about doing more. It’s about coming back, in whatever way you can.
Forward is still forward.
Step 2: A Little Is Always Better Than “Not At All”
Here’s the story a lot of us have picked up: “If it’s not a full hour-long class, it’s not worth it.”
Umm. No.
That idea? That’s the fast lane to doing nothing.
The truth? You don’t need 60 minutes to make yoga count. You just need to drop in, however briefly.
Five minutes of breath.
Fifteen minutes of gentle movement.
One pose that brings you back into your body.
These aren’t throwaway scraps. They’re bricks, the kind you build things with.
Your nervous system isn’t checking the clock. It just remembers you came back.
Step 3: Your Practice Doesn’t Have to Be Pretty
Let’s say it out loud: not every practice has to be aesthetically pleasing. It doesn’t need a matching outfit or incense in the room, {unless you love that kind of thing, then absolutely go for it!}.
But the best practice is the one that fits your life.
It might be ten minutes before the house wakes up.
It might be a few grounding poses after a long meeting.
It might happen in sweatpants, with laundry piled nearby.
None of that disqualifies it from being yoga. Honestly, the best practices are the ones that feel like yours, not someone else’s version of “ideal.”
Also, sidenote...
☕If this kind of gentle reminder is something you’d like to land in your inbox now and then?
I write notes like this regularly. Short reads about real-life practice, staying consistent, and giving yourself some breathing room along the way.
Now, back to the mat...👇
Your home practice doesn’t have to be performative. It doesn’t need to be aesthetic. It just needs to feel like you.
So try to drop the pressure. ‘Cause the most powerful practice? Is the one you’ll actually come back to.
Step 4: Repetition is Progress {Even if It Feels Boring}
There’s this idea that new automatically means better. New studio. New teacher. New sequence. New leggings. New goal.
But what yoga actually teaches, if you stay long enough to notice, is that depth doesn’t come from novelty. It comes from repetition.
That flow you’ve done 47 times? It’s still teaching you.
Every time you come back you soften your breath.
You smooth out your transitions.
You sharpen your awareness.
So when your brain pipes up with, “Ugh, not this again?” try asking yourself: “Am I actually bored, or just chasing the high of something shiny and new?”
There’s a difference. And knowing it? That’s progress, too.
Step 5: Ditch the All-or-Nothing Story
There was a time when I believed yoga only “counted” if I ticked every box.
Sweat? Check.
Stretch? Check.
Spiritual insight? Also check.
That belief? Straight-up exhausting
What my body actually needed? Not a performance. Not a punishment. Just care.
One grounding pose before bed? Yoga.
Five minutes of conscious breath in traffic? Also yoga.
A short practice that meets your energy where it’s at? Definitely yoga.
The goal isn’t to impress anyone, not EVEN yourself. It’s to come back. To yourself. To your body. To the moment.
That’s the practice.
Final Thought: Your Mindset Is the First Pose You Master
If your practice feels a little stale or disconnected lately?
The answer might not be new gear or more effort. It might be softness. Honesty. And a little grace for the version of you who's trying her best in the middle of a very real, very full life.
You're not broken. You’re not behind. You’re just learning how to meet yourself again, in a body that’s changing, in a season that’s shifting, in a culture that never stops yelling “do more.”
That’s not failure. That’s real life.
And showing up anyway?
That’s yoga.
Oh — and if you’ve been nodding along…
This isn’t a challenge. Or a bootcamp. Or a sneaky 90-minute flow pretending to be a quick reset.
It’s 5x short, accessible yoga sessions designed for women in their 40s who want to feel connected again; to their body, their breath, and maybe even their joy.
No gold stars. No pressure. Just five days of simple, supportive movement that feels like a deep exhale.
Because the point was never to do it perfectly. It was always to feel at home again.
