Q: I’ve been practicing yoga for a year now. How can I deepen my practice beyond just the physical postures?
J. Kaur (Wolverhampton)
A: Yoga is much more than asanas— it’s a holistic practice that integrates mind, body, and spirit. To deepen your practice, you can explore meditation. Begin incorporating mindfulness or focused meditation into your routine. You might start with Dhyana (meditation), the seventh limb of the eightfold path in yoga.
Also try Pranayama variations by moving beyond basic breathing to techniques such as Kapalabhati (skull-shining breath) for energising or Bhramari (bee breath) for calming. Another way to explore your yoga mastery beyond physical postures is to explore about the philosophical underpinnings of yoga or Sanskrit. Study texts like the Bhagavad Gita or Yoga Sutras. One core concept is Ahimsa (non-violence), which can inuence how you treat others and yourself. Another thing you could do is pay attention to your lifestyle. Concentrate on your diet, habits, and daily schedule with yogic principles, such as eating sattvic (pure) foods, waking up early for practice, and embracing a sense of service (seva). By integrating these dimensions will help you experience yoga as a way of life rather than just a physical activity

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