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1) Practice with others whenever

possible.<br><br>Nothing but nothing strengthens one's practice more than

practicing with others. The energy created by practicing

with one of more astanga yogis greatly helps

consistency and effort. <br><br>If a good astanga shala isn't

available or convenient to you, then start a yoga club,

even if that means finding one other person who also

wants to practice along with you at home.<br><br>If a

teacher is available, but far away, perhaps make a

commmitment to visit that teacher once a week.

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2) "Overeating destroys Yoga" -- Hatha Yoga

Pradipika<br><br>I find this terse little phrase to be one of the

most useful truisms for yoga practice! <br><br>Not

only does overeating cloud the mind, it also makes

progress through the vinyasa series rather difficult.

Overeating limits flexibility. Spareness of diet makes the

practice far more enjoyable and easier, and weight loss

helps keep your joints healthy. <br><br>Vegetarian fare

helps flexibility; the eating of raw veg foods even

more so.

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I wonder if there is any correlation between my

change in eating habits (for the better) recently and

going to a daily early morning practice. I am

practicing more and first thing in the morning before eating

or drinking anything. I spontaneously stopped

drinking coffee though I have been trying for years to get

the willingness. I didn't even get the headache. I

understand the concept of practicing without attatchment to

the fruits, but it is nice when and if they appear. I

even got into a couple of asanas that I haven't yet

been able to achieve without help. I have a little

more tapas these days too. Namaste-- K.

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Funny I just finished a two day juice fast with

the encouragement of one of my teachers. She said

when she did juice fast she found it greatly inhanced

her yoga. I did my practice last night and other then

feeling "lighter" I did not notice any change. I noticed

more change the previous weeks when I had cut down my

carbohydrates and focused more and veges and proteins, I felt

less stiff then.

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You will notice the effects of fasting over time... the more often you fast on a

regular (but not fanatical) basis, you'll see it's benefits in your

practice.<br><br>Nada

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