“We expand our inner presence and relaxation…and, over time, we find more and more of that inner expansion and relaxation in daily life. The same is true of doing deep meditation (more inner silence in life), yoga postures (more flexibility in life) and other yoga practices on a daily basis. It all ends up enhancing our life outside the practices. This is the real benefit of doing yoga practices, and the primary reason for doing them.”
– Yogani, Spinal Breathing Pranayama
This is true for any contemplative or relaxation practice we do. It’s not about escaping life. It’s about enhancing our life outside of practice (which is, of course, where most of life is lived).