When we deepen our physical practice there's a weird wall that appears in front of us. We spend time learning how the postures work and we get it. We know what we're doing and what part of our body is doing it. But then it seems like nothing is happening! Our body just doesn't make the position that is in our mind. Even though we understand it, our body needs time to put it together.
While this seems frustrating and is definitely a test of patience, it's also a really thrilling part of the practice. This is the time where we work the postures into our body. When we know them on a mental level, but can't yet execute them on the physical level, we get to build this deep and complex relationship with the postures. We learn what the process is, not just what the posture is. When we put in the time, we develop faith in the posture, our body and the practice as a whole. When we take the time to really work though the postures, the experience stays with us. While the postures may come and go as our bodies change, our time and effort is never lost. We always have the experience that our practice provides us. This is priceless.
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AUTHORSScott & Ida are Yoga Acharyas (Masters of Yoga). They are scholars as well as practitioners of yogic postures, breath control and meditation. They are the head teachers of Ghosh Yoga.
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