| The term sadhana in Sanskrit means practice. | | | | perfection in Yoga by constant practice. Success will |
| Committing to practicing yoga on a regular, if not daily, | | | | follow him who practices, not him who practices not. |
| basis, reaps immeasurable benefits. Students often tell | | | | Success in yoga is not obtained by the mere |
| me that they cannot commit to an hour a day- they | | | | theoretical reading of sacred texts. Success is not |
| simply do not have the time. In such cases, I | | | | obtained by wearing the dress of a yogi or sanyasi (a |
| recommend deciding the time frame you can | | | | recluse), nor by talking about it. Constant practice alone |
| realistically commit to each day, even if it is just five | | | | is the secret of success." (Ch.1, v. 64-6) |
| minutes. Much better to do this than to practice for | | | | ... by the way, do not belittle the value of doing |
| two hours twice a week. Experts say build a routine | | | | 'flossingyourteethasana'. Anything that you do mindfully |
| and you are more likely to stick to it. I agree. After a | | | | and with your full attention is yoga. If you are thinking |
| while, missing a practice begins to feel like neglecting to | | | | about something else, you might as well be doing that |
| brush your teeth or shower daily. It just does not feel | | | | something else. |
| right if you do not do it. | | | | Practice staying fully present in each moment. |
| As the classic 15th century Sanskrit text The Hatha | | | | Whether you are driving, washing the dishes or doing a |
| Yoga Pradipika tells us:"The young, the old, the | | | | Sun Salutation- be fully engaged in the task at hand. |
| extremely aged, even the sick and the infirm obtain | | | | Then you are truly in Yoga, in union, with the Self. |