True Yoga is Simple: 13 Steps to Deepen Your Home Practice by Olga Yumasheva - HTML preview

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We learn to ignore useless thoughts. We stop

worrying about things that are beyond our

control right now. We don’t create limitless

projections into the future since we no longer

see any sense in it, and we want to use our

energy efficiently.

This way, we don’t overthink and don’t get

mentally burnt out. We use the mind when we

need to perform some practical tasks, and

then we switch it off and relax.

 

OBSERVATION

Observation is another fantastic quality we

gain through yoga practice. Performing

asanas, we notice how our body feels in a

given pose. Sometimes we feel discomfort, but

we don’t react on it immediately; we simply

acknowledge it.

When we lie down in Shavasana, all we do is

observe what’s happening inside: the bodily

sensations, the energy flows, the blockages.

We don’t rush into actions.

The more we practice observation, the more it

becomes a part of us. Gradually we notice that