The Patañjali Yoga Sutras say “heyaṁ duḥkham anāgatam”, which Guruji Iyengar translates as: "The pains which are yet to come can be and are to be avoided.”

Ä€sana, done today, is a way of investing in our response undertaken tomorrow. Our practice becomes a method of avoiding the dualities.

We may, for example, dislike virabadrasana III; or perhaps our bete noir is chatturanga dandasana. But that dislike is surely a taster for some bigger dislikes. It in fact gives us an opportunity to master our emotinal response at its very source. We can feel, and also watch, the potential stresses and negative emotions wanting to build up; and then gradually make them disperse as we focus on what we really want, which is balance, poise, and equanimity.
 
We can therefore learn a valuable skill we can also apply in the future. We can look at the suffering that arises from the thought of some future experience and understand that its reality will not be nearly so bad if we apply to it the skill we are learning in the present. Our daily practice is therefore our own private little internal piggy bank into which we can put our metaphorical savings. Each moment, and every one of our mindful actions, is then an investment that we can learn to cherish and cultivate. It is our positive account from which we can draw when hardship comes. And we not only collect the fruits of our efforts … we automatically re-invest … with extra interest accruing,

What you will need to take part in this Session:

- A sticky mat
- 2 solid bricks
- 1 belt
- 1 chair
- 2 blankets
- An open mind!

I will be unable to accommodate, in this session, specialised adjustments for pregnant ladies; and/or those with chronic injuries.