The first and last step in Yoga ...Atha!
Bloom Together|December 2022
atha yoga-anuśāsanam, now the preestablished discipline of yoga starts. || Yoga Sutra 1.1 ||
Jemin Tanna
The first and last step in Yoga ...Atha!

How wonderful are the yoga-sutra texts, and how wonderful is the first word of this first text of yoga sutras, Atha.

Atha is a Sanskrit word, loosely translating into here or now, however it maybe much more.

The very utterance of the word Atha is indicative of auspiciousness.

Asan practice or Yoga poses as exercise in yoga is one of the most known and sought after aspects in today's world. Atha can help cultivate the feeling with which one should approach the yoga asan practice. Being fully present in the here and the now, not distracted, and with lot of auspiciousness, sacredness. It's a prayer, if you like, an offering could be how it feels like.

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