Yogic Principles in Practice! How do you find balance with effort?⚖️

Hello Friends!

Patanjali's Yoga Sutras is considered one of the earliest recorded texts of Yoga. Students spend decades studying the texts. Coming back to it again and again like home base.

Yoga Sutra 2.46 is sthira-sukham asanam and literally translates to “resolutely abide in a good space.” However, we most often hear it as "the balance between effort (sthira) and ease (sukham). Let's break it down. Sthira - firm, strong, determined, resolute, steadfast. Sukham - gentle, slow, joy, enjoy, peace.

Imagine you are balancing in your tree pose or mountain pose and you feel efforted. Close your eyes. Feel your foot or feet on the ground. Press the big toe mound into your mat and engage your muscles upward. All at the same time feel a sense of ease. Can you find the balance between effort and ease in this posture?

When you step off of your Yoga mat and out into the world, do you take your Yoga practice with you? Do practice sthira-sukham asanam? Can you find the balance between effort and ease?

With gratitude and love,

Geni and The Yogamour Team