The other day at work I caught myself saying, “I’m just drained.” Not physically but mentally. The work I do is all brain, and sometimes it feels like my mind just can’t push anymore. I joked with a co-worker, “It’s easy to know what to do to keep your body fit, but how do we keep our minds fit?”

That question has been sitting with me. My brain rarely slows down, it races, thinks, observes, spins. Even when I roll out my mat and drop into child’s pose, it’s busy. Some days I want to quit before I’ve even started. Just get up, and go into “do” mode.

But that’s where the practice really begins. I stay. I breathe. I remind myself: I can do this one simple pose. Then maybe the next. And the next. Slowly, movement links with breath, my body loosens, and my mind softens. The noise fades, and something more subtle starts to show up.

Yoga is the bridge between body and mind. And the chakras, they’re like a map of subtle energy, a way of noticing currents beneath the surface. Not rules, not prescriptions, but signposts. When my mind is scattered, I can sense where the energy feels thin or restless. When I’m grounded and clear, I can feel that flow steadying.

For me, exploring the chakras isn’t about fixing myself. It’s about listening. It’s about tuning into those quiet signals that tell me when my mind is out of balance, and trusting that movement, breath, and awareness can help bring me back.

Mindful Movement, it’s not a set of answers, but tools to explore how movement, subtle energy, and intention can support mental fitness.