Brahmacharya in your asana practice

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While we might think of asana as the picture-perfect, static poses captured in so many books and magazines, asana is actually a process that begins with our intention to place our bodies in a particular position.

We can practice brahmacharya by becoming mindful of the entire process–

from our initial intention
through each incremental micromovement along the way to manifestation of the formal asana,
to all the subtle movements that occur as we hold an asana,
and to those movements that take us back to center.

Practicing in this way not only conserves and builds our vital energy, it makes for a satisfying and informative practice moment to moment.