The Three Minds: Your Built-In Guidance System

We all have moments when life feels overwhelming or directionless. Those times when our thoughts pull us in opposite directions or our energy feels completely stuck. Many of us even experience outer success. We keep pushing forward towards the next achievement but feel disconnected and confused inside.

The good news? You were born with an incredible built-in guidance system, the Three Minds, to help you navigate life’s challenges and find joy, purpose and love. These three minds: the Negative Mind, the Positive Mind, and the Neutral Mind, are part of what yogic teachings call your Ten Bodies of Light, and understanding how they work together can be life-changing.

1. The Negative Mind: Your Protective Bodyguard

The Negative Mind, also called the Protective Mind, is designed to keep you safe. It’s instinctual, immediate, and constantly scanning for potential danger like an inner bodyguard on high alert. This is the part of you that says, “Are you sure that’s safe? What if something goes wrong?”

When balanced, this mind helps you establish boundaries, calculate risks, and stay grounded. But when it becomes overdeveloped or runs unchecked, it can feel like you’re living with an inner critic: full of fear, anxiety, and self-doubt.

On the other hand, when the Negative Mind is weak, you may throw yourself into risky situations, say “yes” to everything, or stay in unhealthy relationships just to feel a sense of belonging. Its theme, “Longing to Belong,” speaks to the heart of its work: guiding you to belong to yourself first, rather than seeking constant approval outside of you.

2. The Positive Mind: Your Expansive Optimist

The Positive Mind brings expansion and possibility. Where the Negative Mind says, “What could go wrong?” the Positive Mind counters with, “What could go right?”

This is the mind of Positivity, Equality, and Trust, helping you see opportunities, take action, and keep hope alive even in challenging times. A strong Positive Mind makes you magnetic, optimistic, and solution-oriented.

Yet, just like the Negative Mind, imbalance is possible. Too much Positive Mind without discernment can lead to ignoring risks, overcommitting, or clinging to unrealistic expectations. Its shadow side often shows up as anger when things don’t go as planned or as toxic positivity that dismisses genuine emotions.

The Positive Mind teaches us to focus on what’s working, to cultivate trust in ourselves, and to take purposeful steps toward what matters most.

3. The Neutral Mind: Your Inner GPS

If the Negative Mind is your bodyguard and the Positive Mind your cheerleader, the Neutral Mind is your wise guide. It takes input from both sides—what could go wrong and what could go right—and uses unbiased wisdom to find the best path forward.

The theme of the Neutral Mind is the “Cup of Prayer”, it doesn’t argue whether the cup is half empty or half full; it simply gives thanks for the cup itself. A strong Neutral Mind allows you to pause, reflect, and respond instead of react. It’s deeply connected to your intuition and your Heart Chakra, fostering compassion, balance, and inner clarity.

When this mind is weak, decision-making feels impossible, emotions run the show, and life can feel chaotic or stagnant. Strengthening it through meditation, breathwork, and self-reflection creates a state of calm wisdom and aligned action.

How They Work Together

These three minds are designed to work in harmony:

• The Negative Mind spots potential dangers and keeps you safe.

• The Positive Mind sees opportunities and fuels your growth.

• The Neutral Mind integrates both perspectives, guiding you to make balanced, soul-led choices.

All of us are conditioned to only hear and believe The Negative Mind.  This makes us feel disconnected from ourselves, stuck in old patterns, or reactive to life’s pressures. We live in a constant thought loop of “not enoughness”, “can’t”, “shoulds” - habitual negative self-talk.

The antidote is to restore balance by getting to know your three minds and using them simultanously. That’s why yogic practices emphasize tools like conscious breathing, chanting mantra, meditation - diving into an awareness of our inner bodyguard’s self-sabotaging strategies. These practices awaken your vitality (prana), quiet the noise of fear and overthinking, and reconnect you to your inner guidance.

Why This Matters Now

We live in a world that moves at lightning speed, demanding more, faster, now. Many of us compensate by working harder, distracting ourselves with screens, or pushing through with coffee and adrenaline. But these are temporary fixes. Real strength comes from within by befriending your minds, balancing your three minds, and listening to your soul.

When you do, the emptiness fades. Your energy rises. You feel safe, creative, and open-hearted. You can finally rest in who you are, rather than chasing the next “high” to feel whole.

Ready to Move From Pointless to Purpose?

If you’ve been feeling like something is missing—even when everything looks fine on the outside—it may be time to reset.

Join me at the From Pointless to Purpose Workshop, where we’ll go deeper into these practices, balance your three minds, and reconnect you to your innate sense of purpose.

Your inner guidance system is already built in. Let’s activate it, together.