Sublime

But where subtle anatomy is most useful is in shedding light on levels of alignment and form that govern obscure aspects of the practice, such as Mūlabandha, and whole-body patterns that connect us from top to bottom. By practicing āsana with some of these patterns in the nervous system, the poses are enhanced, and perhaps more important, the affe

But since the mind has a hard time becoming centered enough to relax into a state of stillness, we need technique to help us along. The point of practice is not the goal but the way that the different stages of the path propel is into a more open and sincere way of being. This sincerity of being (karuṇā) is the ongoing result of a healthy yoga prac

Practice is at the very least a lifelong commitment, to be undertaken, Patañjali goes on to say, satkāra-āsevitaḥ, with respect and devotion.

Patañjali describes two methods for moving from a cycle of duḥkha to a cycle of freedom. The first is abhyāsa, which is the cultivation of new patterns in the mind and body, and second is vairāgya, which is the letting go of habitual patterns.

we were to be doing it, it wouldn’t be called mindful Yogasana Practice, would it?”

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