Stillness and Santoṣa

Lately, I've been reflecting on the idea of contentment—not in a passive, shrug-your-shoulders way, but in a deeper, more spiritual sense. In Sanskrit, there's a word for this: Santoṣa. It’s one of the niyamas of yoga, and it refers to a kind of soul-deep peace. A way of being where you’re no longer chasing perfection or needing to control everything. You’re not numbing out or giving up—you’re simply rooted in the truth that what you have, and who you are, is enough right now.