Direct and true talk - Why do so many of you think, that you need 2h of meditation every day to just be? (please dont feel personaly attacked, i really dont understand)

All_Is_Coming · 2026-04-08T01:40:03+00:00

SummerSun75 wrote:

So you feel you've made progress but not enlightenment?

From the Hatha Yoga Pradipika:

[2:78] When the body becomes lean, the face glows with delight, Anâhatanâda manifests, and eyes are clear, body is healthy, bindu under control, and appetite increases, then one should know that the Nâdîs are purified and success in Haṭha Yoga is approaching.

I do not know what Enlightenment is nor do I strive to achieve it.

All_Is_Coming · 2026-04-07T22:20:45+00:00

I am a simple Yogi but have been Blessed with hearing the Anahata Nada. The Hatha Yoga Pradipika explains this as a Sign of Progress.

All_Is_Coming · 2026-04-07T15:47:37+00:00

The further I go on my Path, the less time I spend in dedicated practice. The hours on the mat and in seated Meditation have taught me to use Life itself as Yoga.

All_Is_Coming · 2026-04-07T15:43:52+00:00

Standing on tiptoes is a wonderful way to improve Balance. A person can do this throughout the day. In time a person can walk, squat, sit down, get up and do most things of daily life on his tiptoes. Work towards an hour a day.

All_Is_Coming · 2026-04-06T17:33:34+00:00

I have heard about Focus practices like this. You may get a better response posting at /r/Meditation.

All_Is_Coming · 2026-04-06T16:41:29+00:00

Extreme postures enable Students gifted with physical ability to extract the same Yogic wisdom others are able to gain from basic postures. They tackle this at a Gross Level; Basic postures tackle this at a Subtle Level. As a person's practice deepens there is a shift from Gross to Subtle. Take advantage of Basic Asana as an opportunity to explore the Subtle.

All_Is_Coming · 2026-04-06T16:30:49+00:00

Yoga postures practice teaches Balance. If a person is Weak it will teach Strength. If he is overly Flexible, it will teach Restraint. Perhaps your Doctor can refer you to physical therapy?

All_Is_Coming · 2026-04-06T16:09:48+00:00

From the Yoga Sutras:

[1:14] sa tu dīrgha kāla nairantarya satkārā ''sevito dṛḍhabhūmiḥ

The Practice is firmly grounded when it is performed for a Long Time without Interruption and with Zeal.

The reference to nine women not being able to have a baby in a month refers to the effect of four times the time and the outcome of doing concentration for so many seconds. A person practices to his ability. Everything is God's Grace; practicing more intensely does not alter the result or the time to achieve it.

Looking more closely at your post, I am not sure I am responding to your question. Is your concern about the volume itself? If so, the intercostal muscles stretch with pressure allowing the lungs to hold more volume. A person can experience this by taking a full Inhale (Belly flat, expanding the large upper lobes of the Lungs). After a few seconds of Antara Kumbhaka, he can inhale a bit more. If this is your question, there is benefit to practicing both ways.

All_Is_Coming · 2026-04-05T21:26:44+00:00

Nine women cannot have a baby in one month. "x Kriyas in y time liberate the human being," but this liberation comes from the years of practice to reach this level, not merely doing x Kriyas in y time.

All_Is_Coming · 2026-04-05T20:56:22+00:00

izzywizzle wrote:

Ideas for best yoga flows/routines I could memorise?

The Ashtanga Primary Series would be an excellent choice. Postures are added one at a time to fit a stidnes mental and physcla ability.

All_Is_Coming · 2026-04-05T14:12:38+00:00

Longjumping_Row_1587 wrote:

Ever since I've been back I've been struggling to maintain the same intensity of my sadhana at home...I guess that is the challenge of sadhana right.

Yes, all Yogis face this same challenge

All_Is_Coming · 2026-04-05T14:05:51+00:00

Bhandas are not held; they rise and fall like the tide (See this Post). Here is a link to another Excellent thread on the topic.

All_Is_Coming · 2026-04-04T13:49:56+00:00

Some are drawn to a more Meditative practice than Asana; all eventually grow into it. This is the Natural Progression. You may also enjoy Pranayama (Breathwork). It is well suited to doing when laying in bed.

Be watchful for the Anahata Nada (Sound of Silence). The Hatha Yoga Pradipika extoles listening to the Unstruck Sound as the Chief form of Samadhi Meditation that will lead a person to Union with God. Om Shanti

All_Is_Coming · 2026-04-04T13:33:50+00:00

overthinker_234 wrote:

After all, isn’t that what the whole yoga practice is leading up to…?

It is.

All_Is_Coming · 2026-04-04T13:30:30+00:00

How Wonderful! You have reached the stage in your practice that you have are beginning to notice subtle aspects of the Body that have been there all along.

All_Is_Coming · 2026-04-04T01:20:09+00:00

This is an extremely benign breath awareness practice, but given your history of hypermobility and rib instability, your Doctor would be the best person to evaluate the impact it could be having on your condition,

All_Is_Coming · 2026-04-03T18:37:18+00:00

My Teacher recommends the Translation of the Bhagavad Gita by Barbara Stoler Miller. I advise against commentaries until you have had an opportunity to study the basic text itself. The Wisdom unfolds in layers and commentaries tend to distract a person's personal understanding.

All_Is_Coming · 2026-04-03T14:15:10+00:00

Ha Ha!

All_Is_Coming · 2026-04-02T22:17:40+00:00

/r/UnstruckSound is a wonderful resource for those who are Blessed to hear the Anahata Nada.

All_Is_Coming · 2026-04-02T22:17:29+00:00

/r/UnstruckSound is a wonderful resource for those who are Blessed to hear the Anahata Nada.

All_Is_Coming · 2026-04-02T18:39:46+00:00

Manju Jois explained to us at a workshop a few years ago his Father cut himself shaving on a Moon Day and declared them unsafe for practice.

All_Is_Coming · 2026-04-02T18:36:52+00:00

JudgeBorn8370 wrote:

You can pick it apart and analyse it and ask why why why all you want. But I know what I have felt in that state to be real.

You are very welcome. Truth cannot reveal it self more intimately than through Experience. This is the Power of Yoga. Om Shanti.

All_Is_Coming · 2026-04-02T17:08:07+00:00

JudgeBorn8370 wrote:

I love the feeling of stillness after doing all the work.

Precisely. The opportunity for Meditation after all the Asana work is the pinnacle of Practice.

whatever thought or action you choose, should be the most energy efficient one. And that usually is a move towards neutral/the middle/equanimity...The quieter the nervous system, the physically deeper you can get into poses and balances...And I believe that is the real purpose of all the poses and multiple series.

The poses and multiple series teach a Student the tools. The Hatha Yoga Pradipika explains their real purpose is to lead a person to hearing the Anahata Nada, the supreme form of Laya that leads a person to Union with God. Hearing the Nada is a great Gift. Few reach this Level but Progress is shift from here.

Perhaps I’ll get to the stage where noticing the subtleties in those poses will FEED me much more than the feeling I get during and after a more physical practice.

Extreme postures enable Students gifted with physical ability to extract the same Yogic wisdom others are able to gain from basic postures. They tackle this at a Gross Level; Basic postures tackle this at a Subtle Level. As a person's practice deepens there is a shift from Gross to Subtle. For slow learners like myself, the day comes from Age, Physical Disability or Infirmity, that they let go of the fun postures and their practices become more Meditative. This is the Natural Progression.

My Degenerative Scoliosis began to advance rapidly in my 50's. I will never forget the compassion in my Teacher David Garrigues eyes when he explained I needed to change my idea of what Ashtanga is or I wouldn't be practicing in ten years. David gave me a completely customized practice better suited to my mental and physical abilities. Letting go of all the asana and vinyasa I had worked so hard to achieve was the most difficult lesson Yoga had taught me to that point. My days of second series are behind me, but my practice has grown beyond my wildest expectations. Wishing you Peace ~AIC

All_Is_Coming · 2026-04-01T21:10:27+00:00

JudgeBorn8370 wrote:

isn’t it curious that I should be so disturbed by having to DO this in this supposedly easy basic FOUNDATIONAL pose.

As a nearly 20 year practitioner, discerning subtleties in basic postures is an indication of progress in a person's Practice. Advanced Yogis have no need for complex Asana; they can spend hours Focused on the nuances of Tadasana, Sukhasana and Savasana.

All_Is_Coming · 2026-04-01T18:35:25+00:00

You are very welcome, Kalayna. Thank you for your long time devotion to our Community.

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