25/05/2026
The yogic teachings describe us as more than just a physical body. In the ancient wisdom of the koshas, we are seen as layered beings - interconnected dimensions of body, energy, mind, intuition, and inner peace.
These 5 koshas (or “sheaths”) move through every part of our human experience:
✨ the physical body
✨ the energetic body
✨ the mental & emotional body
✨ the wisdom body
✨ the bliss body
Rather than separate parts, they are deeply intertwined. When one layer is overwhelmed, unsupported, or disconnected, the others often feel it too. And when one layer is nourished, healing ripples through the whole system.
This is one of the reasons yoga offers such a holistic path ~ movement for the body, breath for the nervous system, meditation for the mind, self-inquiry for deeper awareness and spiritual connection through ritual, intention, and sacred practice 💫
In my work, both through yoga and as a humanistic psychotherapist, I support people in reconnecting with these layers of being in a compassionate and embodied way.
Not simply “fixing” symptoms, but creating space to listen:
to the body,
to emotions,
to patterns,
to needs,
to the deeper self beneath conditioning and survival.
Because healing isn’t just mental or physical ~ it’s relational, emotional, energetic, and deeply human.
The koshas remind us that wellbeing is not about perfection. It’s about integration, awareness, and coming home to ourselves layer by layer 🤍
