The first Yoga Sutra is often overlooked because at first blush it sounds like it’s just simply the introduction to the real stuff to come.   

 

“Now, the practice (or discipline) of yoga.”

 

Utha Yoga Nusashanam

 

What I love about this is the first word.   NOW.  Not tomorrow, and not next month.  Now.  Whether you can get on the mat or not.  Now.  Begin it now. 

 

This helps me in so many ways!   Not even just with yoga practice, but with whatever task I have ahead of me.   I try to be present NOW, and it helps me know what I need and want to do.

 

This, for me, is another example of yoga helping me off the mat. That is one of the joys of yoga, seeing it help us live our lives more fully. 

 

Namaste,

 

Barrett