body, you can accumulate much more energy
during your practice.
The whole practice becomes meditative, not
just the final Shavasana. You feel subtler
energies in each pose you perform. And, of
course, by the time you reach Shavasana, your
mind is very calm and quiet. So, Shavasana
also becomes much more profound.
If you want to try and practice with your eyes
closed, you have to choose very simple asanas.
It’s not easy to keep the balance when your
eyes are shut, and falling down may feel
disturbing. You’ll see that once you start
performing asanas with your eyes closed, your
concentration will increase. And with proper
attention, you’ll benefit from the most
accessible poses you do.
This discovery totally changed my attitude
toward yoga. Before, there was a lot of
emphasis on learning new things, on finding
teachers that would speed up my knowledge
curve, on getting into more sophisticated
asanas. Now I kind of lost my impatience. I can
enjoy simple things and stay in the present
moment observing the flows of energy.