really feel things in their body. And now it’s
our turn to make our own self-exploration.
Unfortunately, we aren’t taught at school to
seek for knowledge inside ourselves. We only
learn how to get it from external sources. We
type in our request in Google Search and get
results within seconds. Having fast access to
tons of information - that’s what we are used
to.
Finding answers within ourselves takes time
and requires patience. But we cannot skip this
step, for yoga is not about intellectual
knowledge. It’s about direct experience. Not
just reading somewhere that Shoulderstand
helps you release the tension in the legs, but
really feeling whether this pose is right for
you.
There are multiple poses that give similar
health benefits. There’s no practical need to
work on all the 84 classical asanas. Doing too
many things, we’re likely to touch a bit on
everything and not go deep enough on
anything. The point of yoga is not to know
how to do all the poses intellectually. The goal
is to align with our nature.