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| Swami Sivananda |
Amrita Gita (Song of Immortality) - An Outline of Yoga
"...SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
1. Asanas should be practised in a
well-ventilated, clean room where there is free movement of fresh air.
The floor must be even. Asanas can be practised on the sandy bed of
rivers, open airy places and by the sea-side also. If you practise them
in a room, see that the room is not congested so as to allow free
movement of hands, legs and of the body.
2. Asanas should be
done on empty stomach in the morning or at least three hours after food.
Morning time is best for doing Asanas.
3. It is always better
to start Japa and Meditation in the early morning at 4 a.m., as soon as
you get up from bed. At this time the mind is quite calm and refreshed.
You can catch the meditative mood now quite easily. Meditation is more
important. In the early morning, as soon as you get up from bed, the
mind is like a clean slate, free from worldly thoughts. The mind will
enter into the meditative mood without effort or struggle..."
