04/02/2022
Here is something that I am reading in my yoga book/ journal ( which actually gave me the idea for this post)
Usually our muscles take 24 to 48 hours to recover after a strenuous workout and in the balancing poses like uthita hasta padangushtasan - standing hand to toe pose , which we do for the body as well as the our brain ( to develop new neural connections)
your mind recovers within 3-4 hours and is ready for challenge the very next day , so if you are doing balancing poses say only once in 2 days or even less then actually it may take longer than necessary for you do master these poses …. , so ideally at least thrice a week of yoga is what you need if you want to see progress in your practice. If we wait for too long between trainings we lose some of the benefit that we had from the previous practice. That is the reason when there is a hiatus in your practice, you feel as if you have gone back to square one!
A tip that my teacher used to give us is - practice standing balancing poses like "tree pose " and "utthita "throughout the day , so that your nervous system is able to adapt and store this memory , this skill is like riding the bike or swimming your mind will preserve the memory for a long time.
That is the reason why your yoga instructor may tell you to do at least 15 mins of home practice every single day !
All you need is 15 mins - take that break for your mind and body
A reprieve from non stop news assaulting your mind
A reprieve from worry of what’s going to happen tomorrow
Commit just 30 days for yourself , put your time to good use
Namaste