I Am No Good For Anything
The end of a yoga practice on a road trip I am five years into the Mysore-style practice of Ashtanga Yoga. I am probably one of the most disciplined practitioners. I rarely skip any practice. And yet, my progress in asanas is slower than most people, who are not as disciplined as me or who are not as young as me. At least this has been my experience. I know yoga is not about asanas (yoga postures.) I know suffering comes from comparing yourself to others. But there is always light at the end of the tunnel, so let us talk about comparing myself to others in the journey of asanas. It has been five years! If you consider a two-hour practice, six-day a week schedule throughout the year for five years, it is a lot of yoga! Yoga has taught me a lot of things about our body. One thing is that it takes a hell lot of time to change the structure of your body or to loosen things up, even for just a little bit. The journey teaches me humility. I surrender to God (a Supreme) that I have a bod