I did not learn much in this life except one thing, daily practice of Ashtanga yoga is what matters. I'm former basketball player... I cannot sit in a lotus pose, my body is not flexible. Couple years ago, I have torn MCL on the left knee, the right knee is not any better... but regardless of age, flexibility, and injuries, I practice half primary ashtanga yoga almost every day...
I'm practicing Ashtanga Yoga since May 2006 and I have learned the poses by
heart and I practice it with slight modification in my own tempo and without
instructions from a teacher. I do that alone at home, my attention is turned
out inwards, in the sense of I AM, hence there is a meditative aspect of my
daily practice.
The goal of my practice is to do all poses of
Primary Series, but this will never happen. Anyway, daily practice is a very
good exercise in being in present moment. Where am I today? How far can I
go?
The result of Ashtanga Yoga helps me find where my strengths lie and what my
weaknesses are. In this practice, I learn about myself and I stay away from my
lazy ego that tells me I should not go on the mat. I practice what I can and
that is enough...
I have modified sitting postures by removing
poses that aggravates knees and adding strengthening poses such as planks. The
practice takes from 45 to 60 minutes.
My daily Ashtanga Yoga
practice starts with Sun Salutation 3A and 3B.
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