Yoga Report

Something that happens to me again and again is that I go into competition mode. I compare myself to what others have achieved. Nadi Shodana is supposed to be a relaxed and calm practice but it really feels like a struggle right now. My intuition tells me that it works like it does with any yoga pose. I remember how much I struggled with the plow pose in the beginning. There was pain and I could not hold it for such a long time.  I could stay longer in the pose after a while and there was not a definite point where it all cha, it was more of a gradual process. With time it got much better and now it is relatively easy. Breathing has such a strong influence and the thoughts that comes up are much more dramatic when I do breathholds for example. I wonder if I will ever master the art of pranayama.

The only thing to pay attention to is that it is a healthy struggle. I mean if you push yourself into a lotus pose and you have very big thighs it is going to damage your joints