In this monthly dose, we return to yoga philosophy and explore Sutra 1.2 from The Yoga Sutras of Patañjali. The sutra is “yogas chitta vritti nirodha” and is sometimes translated as Yoga is the stilling of the fluctuations of the mind to find unity. Krishnamacharya defined it as “Yoga is to direct consciousness via the mind in a direction of choice with continuity.” We’ll discuss how this sutra applies to us in modern day life through the themes of intentionality, peacefulness, integrity and empowerment.