What happens in the space between feeling and reacting?
Explore how awareness can help us meet emotions with greater steadiness.
Emotions are part of everyday life. Sometimes we recognise what we are feeling. At other times, a small incident can trigger a strong reaction before we have a chance to understand it.
Samatvam means equanimity: the ability to meet changing experiences with greater balance. It does not mean becoming emotionless. It means learning to recognise our feelings and respond with awareness, rather than suppressing them or getting carried away.
In this two-hour experiential workshop, Dr. Shubha Chetan will explore practical yogic approaches to emotional balance through awareness, breath, reflection and pratipakṣa bhāvanā.
Workshop Curriculum:
Recognising Emotional Patterns
Notice what keeps coming up
Learn to identify recurring emotions and the ways we tend to respond to them.
Understanding Triggers
From a trigger to a reaction
Explore the connection between situations, thoughts, bodily sensations and emotional responses.
The Power of the Pause
Make room for a choice
Practise pausing before a reaction takes over, and discover how that moment can change your response.
Awareness and Breath
Finding steadiness within
Explore simple ways to use breath and observation when emotions feel strong.
Pratipakṣa Bhāvanā
A yogic approach to reflection
Discover how consciously considering a different perspective can help us work with difficult thoughts and emotions.
What the session includes
- Understanding samatvam and emotional balance in Yoga
- Recognising our emotional patterns and triggers
- Connecting thoughts, bodily sensations and reactions
- Using the pause before responding
- Simple breath and awareness practices
- Reflection through pratipakṣa bhāvanā
- Bringing these practices into everyday situations
Observe. Pause. Respond.
An opportunity to understand what we feel and practise meeting it with awareness.
Suitable for anyone interested in understanding their emotions and exploring practical yogic approaches to balance. No previous experience of Yoga or meditation is required.
Learn to recognise what you feel, and make space for a more thoughtful response.
Facilitator
Dr. Shubha Chetan
With a heart rooted deeply in yogic learning and inner growth, Shubha brings a balanced and sincere presence into every class she teaches.
Shubha enjoys teaching all age groups, finding joy simply in the act of teaching itself. She describes her motivation humbly — she teaches because it makes her feel happy, and that happiness inspires her to give her very best each time.
Outside her formal practice, she finds joy in reading, both fiction and subjects close to her heart, and singing, which adds a gentle creative rhythm to her life.
Grounded, sincere, and always learning, she brings authenticity and depth to her teaching — creating a space where students feel supported, inspired, and gently guided towards their own inner journey.
Shubha is a certified Ayurvedic doctor and that adds another dimension to her persona. She has been supporting the institute since its inception and brings vast experience and knowledge in the space of Yoga and Ayurveda.
Shubha facilitates the Teacher training programs, Ayurveda workshops, Balavidya and Navaratri Sadhana courses at BYK.
