Long or Short?

How long should sadhana last?  Is an hour enough?  What about 30 minutes?  Is it possible to spend too much time?  What about two hours or three?  Bapuji spent 10 hours a day, what good is my 30 minutes when compared with that?

So, how long should sadhana be?  It should be [...]

Morning or Evening?

When is the right time to practice?  As I begin sadhana each morning, the joints creak and the muscles are stiff and the creaking and stiffness remain throughout.  As I begin sadhana in the evenings, there is some stiffness but it quickly fades.  The body, without question, is more supple in the evening.

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Morning Sadhana

Today I returned to a morning sadhana instead of immediately before class begins.  Joints were very stiff, muscles were tight and time was short; however, the impact of that hour cotinues to be immense.  Be diligent in your study of Yoga, spend time every morning on your mat studying and spend the rest [...]

Return to Stillness

As I began my sadhana this morning, there came a great sense of peace and stillness from the moment I stepped onto the mat.  Time was short as I didn’t want to wake my son who was sleeping on the couch—family sleep–over—yet the time I was on the mat felt as though it [...]