SPACIOUSNESS.
SPACIOUSNESS in the MIND. BODY. & SPIRT.
A Yoga Philosophy Perspective.
1. Spaciousness in the Body
In the body, Spaciousness refers to a sense of ease, balance, and prāṇa (life force) flowing unobstructed through the physical form.
Asana practice (postures) helps release rigidity and habitual holding patterns in muscles and fascia, allowing us to feel more open, grounded, and expansive.
When the body is spacious, the breath moves naturally, circulation improves, and subtle energy channels (nāḍīs) become clear.
Yogically, this is not about “making the body empty” but about removing constriction so that the body becomes a temple of awareness, not a cage of tension.
“When the body is steady and comfortable, the Self shines in its own true nature.”
— Yoga Sūtra II.46–48
2. Spaciousness in the Mind
In the mind, Spaciousness is the state of Clarity, Non-Reactivity, and Presence that arises when we are not caught in the constant stream of thoughts.
Through Meditation, Prāṇāyāma (breath regulation), and mindfulness, we learn to observe thoughts rather than identify with them.
This Inner Spaciousness allows emotions and ideas to arise and dissolve naturally, without grasping or aversion.
In Yogic Psychology (Sāṃkhya), the mind (manas) is seen as part of prakṛti (nature), while the witnessing awareness (puruṣa) is vast and unbounded. Spaciousness is the recognition that we are that puruṣa — the silent space in which all mental activity occurs.
“The seer rests in their own true nature when the fluctuations of the mind are stilled.”
— Yoga Sūtra I.2–3
3. Spaciousness in the Spirit
Spiritually, Spaciousness points to our deepest essence — Ātman, or pure consciousness — which is limitless, beyond time and form.
It is not something we create; it is our natural state, revealed when the veils of body and mind are purified.
Yogic texts describe this as the expansive awareness of Brahman, the infinite field of being that pervades all existence.
In this space, individuality softens, and one experiences unity (advaita) — the recognition that everything arises within the same boundless consciousness.
“As space is everywhere and yet untouched by what it contains,
so is the Self within all beings, untouched by the world.”
— Upaniṣads
In Practice
Cultivating Spaciousness in all three realms might look like:
Body: Practicing slow, mindful asana and deep, diaphragmatic breathing.
Mind: Observing thoughts with compassion and practicing meditation on stillness.
Spirit: Resting in awareness itself — śūnyatā (emptiness/fullness), the silent background of being.
Basically… Spaciousness in Yogic Philosophy is the recognition that you are not the contracted form, but the vast field in which form arises.
It’s both A State of Liberation and A Way of Being— Relaxed. Open. and Infinitely Connected.
