There's a sweet spot in asana practice.
It's between too easy and too difficult.
As westerners it's hard for us to find it. We are either too lazy or too motivated. Which leads us to practice at extremes (easy or hard).
Practicing asana that is easy, means it's easy for the mind and breath to wander onto other, everyday topics. What's next? What's for dinner? Her leggings are nice.
Asana that is too hard focuses the mind on when it will be time to come out of the pose, and makes the breath laboured.
Perfect asana is when the body shakes a little from effort and we are slightly wobbly.
The breath is strong and the mind is sharp and concentrated on maintaining the pose. This is pure yoga.
The trick is to get your mind to register the perfection of the moment. So you'll remember what it took to get there, so you can get it back again.
Funny how the perfect asana has nothing to do with alignment, strength, flexibility or form.
Peace out, J.
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