Yoga Schedule

[Guest guest]

Hello! I am a young man, 21, who has been studying KY for a couple of

months now and joined this group just today. My instructor has told me

that Yogiji recommended a program where you get up at four in the

morning, practice, and if needed, take a small nap before going out

into the world. This seems to have worked for a lot of people, but I am

still operating on a schedule where I stay up until midnight and need

my six - seven hours of sleep. The reason for this is that I like to be

awake and do things during the night - not necessarily go out and

party, sometimes I just read. I am not sure how easy it would be for me

to make the commitment to go to bed at nine, ten o'clock and wake up at

four. Would it be better for me to retire earlier, or would it still be

possible for me to go to bed early in the morning? I heard that

eventually, after practicing KY for a while, you get to a point where

you need less sleep. To what extent is this true?

[Guest guest]

Sat Nam, your last remark is the most relevant to me.

The more you practice KY the less sleep you will need.

The first reason is that KY enables you to relax more

effectively and thus get to a deeper and more

restorative sleep. Much of our sleep time is spent

entering and exiting that deeply relaxed state. This

is where we toss and turn and dream and all this

exhausts us on a lot of levels. A deep yogic sleep is

brief yet restful because you exercise and meditate in

a disciplined way.

All that being said, if you enjoy KY then by all means

fit that practice to your schedule. It is more

important that you DO the yoga and the meditation

rather than what time of the day you do it. What

happens if you exercise and meditate before you go to

bed? Or, what if you practiced whenever you do wake

up? Doing the yoga is more important than when you do

it.

After a while, all that yoga and meditation will

" change " your head and how you think of your habits

and schedule. At your own pace you will probably

change and look into the early morning practice as

more practical. Sadhana is a demonstration of your

commitment to your spiritual progress. You enjoy KY so

continue to do it. That will provide you with the

wisdom and knowledge you need to have to continue on

your path, whatever that may be.

Sat Nam.

 

 

KartaPurkh S Khalsa

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kindness. --Yogi Bhajan

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[Guest guest]

Hello Friend!

 

I've been practicing KY for three months shy of three years and I have a

very serious, and heavy-duty sadhana, by all accounts. It just gets

better and better on many fronts. Try these things you are talking

about, is my " advice " , up to the point that you can tolerate. Push

yourself sometimes, slack in some other areas. Learn from experience.

Be conscious, and caring. Good things come to those who are diligent, to

those who are sincere. It's easy for many in any endeavor, to make just

a small effort, wish they could do more, but are lazy.

 

I'm fortunate, I guess, I love to exercise, and I am thrilled by the

results of KY. I have heard from a teacher that she knows for a fact

that some teachers do not even have a sadhana, and from the looks of

things, that's not surprising. Sadhana is crucial for me, and a joy to

do. Today my neighbor's music woke me around 3am. I'm up and running,

(and writing), and will shortly begin my practice. YogiJi did and does

recommend early to rise, see how it works for you.

 

Go all the way,

 

Brother Karam