Moving to stillness

Humans were designed to move their bodies while keeping their minds still. But most of us do the opposite—we move too little and think too much. We sit at desks for hours, often in poor posture, and call it normal—until office syndrome starts calling. We scroll endlessly, bombarding our minds with information until it becomes overwhelming.

Have you ever had a day when you felt uneasy for no clear reason? You worry about the past, fear the future, can’t focus on what’s in front of you. So you reach for cheap dopamine—social media, snacks, or even multitasking—wanting to feel better right now. But soon, you feel worse.

Those days happen because the mind is too active and the body too still. When the body doesn’t move and the mind won’t stop, the imbalance keeps you restless. You sleep poorly, wake up tired, think more, move less—and the cycle repeats.

The solution, I think, is to do what the body was built to do—and think a little less.

Move. Walk. Run. Exercise. Let your body do what it’s meant to do, and reduce the thoughts you let in. Practise mindfulness. When you think about the past or future, your thoughts multiply endlessly. But when your mind stays in the present, there’s only one thought—the one right in front of you.

I treat low moods as reminders—it’s time to move. When I run quietly, and I’ve gone far enough to feel exhausted, all the thoughts fade away. There’s only the sound of my breath and the rhythm of my footsteps. Before I know it, my heart feels lighter—and a light heart always gives birth to better ideas.