Balance

In yoga, inspired to recognize our various aspects, we often encounter the "hyperactive" side. It is this part that many of us have, which with a tremendous sense of necessity, wants to act, to understand, to decide and act quickly, to not dwell on questions, to know, to manage, to produce. It expresses itself either in non-stop actions and tasks, or in non-stop thoughts and evaluations, even when "relaxing"...

But does this continuous action leave room for other, vital parts of us to express themselves? Does this most yang, fire-filled part burn all our other aspects in its wake? Does it allow us to feel, process, absorb, integrate a piece of information, a dialogue, an action? Are we so busy running from one activity to another that we have forgotten the most yin aspect, which is to allow space, to be gentle, to welcome? Like a breath without gaps, a dialogue spoken by one, a practice without savasana, a piece of music without pauses, a food that doesn't digest?

Often the part of recharging, absorption or silence is hardly satisfied at all. This leaves little energy for the "overactive" aspect to carry out the infinite unfinished business that is on its mind, and being exhausted and defeated, it continues to struggle with it, often for years. The calm aspect screams within us from lack of attention and the hyperactive one from lack of satisfaction and energy... Neither is happy, and by extension, the internal environment becomes a war zone, accommodating large amounts of stress.

One exercise that is interesting is to recognize this aspect, which overwhelms us and we probably carry from a young age.

• I wonder when this character began?Was it influenced by parents, society, school?Have his ideals changed since then, and if not, I wonder how old he is?Can I speak to him with the tenderness appropriate to his age?
• What are his needs? What does he want? (Action, results, productivity, successes?)
• Why does he have these needs? (Love, insecurity, appreciation?)
• What is he protecting and what does he think will happen if he doesn't?

To feel complete I need to integrate all my parts. As a child, the overactive aspect wants to be heard, so the only way to balance is to pause, open dialogue, understand and transform the endless momentum of the insider.