MEDHYA YOGA & WELLNESS

We’ve all heard it, haven’t we?

“Meditation will change your life.” “It will bring you peace, calm your mind, and transform your emotions.”

But let me share something from my first-hand experience.

Meditation doesn’t work. In fact, none of the yogic practices work.

I’ve been practicing meditation for many years, and recently I even became a yoga teacher. Yet, there came a day when I found myself wondering if any of these practices had truly brought about any change or transformation in me.

I used to work a corporate job. The work was good, and the pay was good. My parents were proud—like all parents, they felt their efforts had paid off because I was well-settled. But then, I did something that, to them, was like dropping a bomb: I left my job during my maternity break. At first, they were fine with it, assuming I’d find another job after the break. However, after my child was born, I decided to leave the corporate world altogether and become a yoga teacher. That’s when their worst fears became reality.

It was hard for them to understand. Why, after completing an engineering degree and an MBA, would I choose to become a yoga teacher? I had to listen to all their criticisms, judgments, and opinions. And it wasn’t just from them; many others chimed in too.

This made me feel anxious and uncomfortable. I began doubting myself and felt overwhelmed by my inner turmoil. These emotions would surface as anger, restlessness, and frustration.

People would say, “What’s the point of all that yoga and meditation if you can’t control your anger?” And you know what? It only made me angrier. They had a valid point!

Being a yoga teacher was harder than I’d imagined. I was struggling, both financially and mentally. I questioned whether I was doing justice to the practice at all. I started avoiding conversations with my parents and anyone else who made my insecurities bubble to the surface. Deep down, I was too sensitive, unable to face reality.

None of the yogic practices seem to work. You close your eyes. You sit and meditate. You breathe. You chant. You study and reflect. And yet, nothing changes. You’re still angry, still anxious, still burdened by stress. It feels like meditation just doesn’t work.

You try again and again, but the transformation you were promised never comes. It’s as if all those promises were empty. “How can sitting in silence possibly bring emotional freedom?” you wonder.

Yogic practices don’t work…

they just don’t work…

until they do.

For me, it happened one day when someone close to me said something that would have, in the past, triggered a strong reaction. Normally, I would have been angry, anxious, or upset. But, in that moment, I realized I wasn’t afraid anymore. My fears and insecurities which were the root cause of my reactions seemed to vanish in thin air. They no longer held power over me. It felt as though a weight had been lifted from my heart. And then similar events happened and I could allow them to pass through me without being affected. That’s when I realised the power of the practice.

Here’s the truth: Yogic practices won’t fix you in a day, a week, or even months. The frustration you feel isn’t a sign of failure but part of the process itself. It’s in the struggle that the seeds of change are planted. You may not see them growing, but they are. It seems like nothing is working… until it does.

If you stay committed to your practice, one day, something shifts. It might be subtle, almost imperceptible at first. But suddenly, the anger that once gripped you loosens its hold. The anxiety that used to overwhelm you feels lighter. The clouds of emotion begin to part, leaving behind a calm you’ve never known before.

And that’s when you realize—the meditation did work. The practices did work. It just took time. And when it works, it doesn’t just change a small part of you; it changes everything. It transforms you from the inside out.

Suddenly, you are free. Free from the fears that once ruled your life. Free from the constant noise and doubts in your head. Meditation didn’t bring you peace overnight, but now that it has, you’re no longer the same person who started this journey.

Because yogic practices don’t work… until they do. And when they do, you’ll never look back.