Here's a question that lies close to the heart of what we are doing as yoga instructors. How do we define asana? Patanjali defines it as sthirasukhamasanam, often translated as 'alert and relaxed' or 'steady and comfortable.' How do you define it personally so that the significance of asana resonates strongly with you. Here's mine...

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Asana is an embodied state of vibrant calm in which we experience a sublime sense of interconnectivity within all of our motions and our stillness.

The most basic expressions of asana are standing, lying down, walking and breathing. Chopping vegetables, turning the pages of a book, and reaching for a cup of tea can all be sublimed into beautiful expressions of asana.

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