There are different paths for spiritual advancement, not everyone is drawn to yoga. If what you are doing works for you, then keep with it. But if you feel the need for something more then I highly recommend yoga. It helps with not just spiritual advancement but also physical health, mental health, and overall feeling better.

I know that many of you only have 20 minutes a day for yoga. This is where you are in life. But if circumstances change, this post is here waiting for you

Being incarnated here on Earth, time and time again, we all have walls in our minds. These come from spiritual degeneration, enemy curses, overall low bioelectricity levels, and so on. Yoga breaks down these walls when done long enough and in alignment of mind, body, and soul.

For clarification, walls in the mind are not the same as boundaries. It’s very important to have boundaries, it’s what keeps us alive, healthy, mentally sane, emotionally strong, psychologically healthy. Walls in the mind are blockages against spirituality and being closed off to our Gods and wisdom and the Truth.

As you advance in yoga, there may come a time when the Gods encourage you to delve into it more. My practice went from 20 minutes every evening, to 90 minutes twice a day, to nearly 2 hours once daily. After achieving a level, I was able to do less on most days, but I still benefit massively from doing my full routine approximately once a week.

I keep my copy of BKS Iyengar’s “Light on Yoga” next to my mat and go through it (I keep a weight on one side to keep the pages open), skipping certain pages, doing a few asanas in a different order, and including a few that are not in that book. I will later post the list of my routine in order, also for my own benefit as I recently realized I had forgotten to do a few asanas for the past year or so.

At some phases, it is very beneficial to do different routines, you can find a lot of videos online. I used to vary my program every day, this was best for me at that time, I did this for a few years. But at other phases, sticking with a steady routine will benefit the mind and soul more. When your consciousness is locked into a set routine holding each asana for its own for as long as needed, this heals the mind, harmonizes body and soul, and breaks down the walls leading to enlightenment. But then you might need to vary it again to achieve another breakthrough.

Some years ago I was holding one pose (wide leg stretch with fingers and thumbs holding each big toe) and I got a sudden sense of not knowing which way was up or down. Complete confusion and chaos and dizziness lasting for a few moments, then I felt a wall come down in my mind, followed by clarity and serenity. Other times you will heave a sigh and feel it from within your soul.

In each asana upon mastery you will feel a sense of lightness and brightness. You will at times feel like you can stay in the pose forever. I highly recommend trying to master each asana on its own, perhaps going back to it later in your day, reading about it, and fully concentrating on it while in the pose. The books I’ve mentioned here are great for studying each asana.

When you are in each asana, treat it for its own. Don’t think “ok I just did that one then I’ll do this next one after and I’m dreading attempting a challenging one after that”. Focus solely on the one you are in, and scan your body to make adjustments. Perhaps you’ll need to slightly move your right shoulder and tighten your left obliques to hold the balance, or adjust your breathing. After standing asanas I go into Mountain Pose, place my hands in Prayer Mudra, and vibrate “AUM” a few times. This allows me to feel my energy raising and feel the balance in my body. After seated asanas I sit in regular cross-legged pose and do the same. I don’t do this after each asana, sometimes it’s after a group of asanas.

A quote from BKS Iyengar, from "Yoga Rahasya-Edizione Italiana-Raccolta del periodico-anno 2002", published by Light on Yoga Italia association. Credit to @Fiery Pluto for sending me this:

"Lengthening means creating space
Space leads to freedom
Freedom leads to precision
Precision leads to perfection
Perfection is truth
Truth is God"

I recommend reading a post I made a few years ago, Expanding Consciousness: Physical Meditation, to understand this further. When you fully focus and expand your consciousness through your body, your consciousness will strengthen and expand more.

When doing yoga, you do not need to do void meditation throughout. You can for some asanas, and in others you can meditate upon a concept, perhaps something you’ve learned but haven’t quite grasped. This will help give you understanding on a higher level. Or if you are working on something but feel stuck, meditating upon it while doing various yoga asanas will give you the breakthrough you need.

If the time comes when you no longer feel that “yoga high”, then you will need to add more asanas, spend more time in some of your asanas, or master the asanas you are doing instead of modifying them for an easier level, bringing each one to the next level.

You can also consider doing more physical exercise in your day. I do better in yoga when I also exercise, either earlier that day or the previous day. If I go a week without exercise, my yoga practice suffers. Exercise increases your bioelectricity and improves the condition of your body, and you are amplifying your prana when you do yoga.

A lot of you don’t feel good in your life, or feel frustrated that things aren’t going your way. This is normal for humans, because you are not yet a God. This feeling is intended to push you to do more to advance. We are meant to advance, it’s why we have the type of soul we do. You can channel your frustration by doing a long yoga practice, and then focus on a goal you have after your session while your bioelectricity is buzzing.

It’s very important not to waste the energy you raised. After your practice, lie in corpse pose for a few moments until you feel your energy buzzing. You can then state an affirmation, perhaps having to do with a goal you are currently working towards. If nothing else, then you can state “This hatha yoga practice is healthy and beneficial for me in every way” a few times, then continue feeling the buzz and letting the energy work for you. You could instead do a small AoP, breathing in white-gold energy and stating something like “I am always safe, secure, protected, and healthy in every way”.

Going back to breaking down walls in the mind: You will never achieve enlightenment if you have all those walls up. You will have problems raising your kundalini if you have blockages in your mind. Your mind needs to be free and in tune with Zeus. Do you want to advance? Do you want to become closer to our Gods? Do you want spiritual knowledge given to you directly from our Gods? Do you want increased inner wisdom and spiritual power? If so, you will need to spend a portion of your life doing extra advancement. Yoga is a great place to start. Perhaps consider making some changes in your daily schedule to allow for more time for yoga and meditation.

For those who think that’s too much time to spend doing yoga, I ask you:

What is time, when you have eternity?