the rule of yoga is to never do too much, or too little
be patient with yourself,
i used to meditate in full lotus but it made my ankle bones go out of alignment!
but…
to do lotus
spend a few hours deeply and gently stretching the legs, when the legs get sore rest in a pose that stretches others
for instance
dangling forward fold, not stretching rather, letting the gravity bring you deeper and deeper over time (this is yin yoga, my preferred way, as is gentle)
after a while you go
“oh man! my legs are sore now”
so you do cobra, or down dog, or anything else
spend forever opening your legs,
and then full lotus will be easy
might take a few days or a week, or a few hours
yoga is about intuition, what is beautiful is that you can see the results immediately, for instance you can set in your mind “I will master camel” and even if you can’t grab your ankles, if you practice diligently for several hours straight, for a few days a week, you’ll be amazed at how clean and open you can get yourself!
i teach a yoga class…
and only do it once a week, which is when i teach…
so… my body is not open as it should be, but mainly i am interested in doing kriyas and running energy through meditation, rather than working on the physical
at some point i intend to fully immerse myself in deep hatha yoga and perfect the physical body.
as well as go on an intensive fast, for i do not often hunger at all, rather simply eat out of habit.
and…
to do full lotus, you want… your legs to be so open and limber, that you can sit that way for an hour or so without any loss of circulation or discomfort, so i mean REALLY stretch yourself open…
