Devotion is a way of being, it's not something you do. It's dedication to finding awareness and Love. Chanting is like asanas for the mind and the heart.
The asanas are useful maps to explore yourself, but they are not the territory.
Sirsasana the king of all asanas and the reasons are not hard to find.
The brain is the hardest part of the body to adjust in asanas.
When my life does get frantic and busy, there's always time to fit something in, even if it means getting up 15 minutes earlier. I get out of bed, do a few Asanas and then do a little bit of mediation. I just structure it into the day. It's really, really simple.
We are missing the gold if we do asanas as a physical practice only.
Asanas bring perfection in body, beauty in form, grace, strength, compactness, and the hardness and brilliance of a diamond.
Nowadays, the practice of yoga stops with just asanas. Very few even attempt dharana and dhyana (deeper meditation) with seriousness. There is a need to search once more and reestablish the practice and value of yoga in modern times.
Asanas keep your body, as well as your mind, healthy and active
It is while practicing yoga asanas that you learn the art of adjustment.
When I first discovered it it was so weird because I was doing all these positions, they're called Asanas, and I was thinking 'But I used to do this when I was a kid. I used to do shoulder stands and upside down positions. ' So I think I used to do it as a child subconsciously, but not knowing what it actually was.
