When most people think of yoga, they picture flexibility, balance, or a quiet studio. When most people think of mental health, they imagine thoughts and emotions. In reality, the two are deeply connected. Our mental life does not exist separately from the body that carries it. Over the past few years, I have been completing a 200-hour yoga teacher training. I didn’t begin the training because I expected yoga to “clear my mind” or make stress disappear. In fact, one of the mos