07:00 Asana—60 minutes

As I practiced, I heard the words “It is 100 times more effective.”  I have heard this said in relationship to pranayama being more effective than asana, to meditation being more effective than pranayama and to yoga nidra being more effective than seated meditation.  I have simply taken this as being representative of truth, with each of these practices being more effective than the more basic practice that precedes it.  This morning, however, questions arose on hearing those words.  “More effective at what?”  “How is it more effective?”

Added 19 March 2012