05/01/2021
When it rains heavily, the water does not necessarily pe*****te the earth. If the surface is dry and hard, the rain water floods the surface and runs off.
But if it rains gradually for many days continuously, and the ground is moist, then the water seeps deep into the earth, which is good for cultivation and for life.
Similarly, in ourselves, we moisten our muscles and nerves through the expansion and extension of the various asanas.
In this way, the stress that saturates the brain is diffused throughout the rest of the body, so the brain is rested and released from strain and body releases its stress and strain through movement.
Read more in the Light on Life by Guruji Shri BKS Iyengar