When we start practicing Vijnana Yoga we will feel ourselves strengthening and

becoming more flexible, perhaps even feeling more balanced.

This will encourage us to continue.
As we get stronger, more flexible and more mindful (aware), our habits are
challenged.
Habits that were once necessary to protect us become a burden.
But habits are rooted deep within
and sooner than later we will start feeling a resistance to practice.
This resistance is due to our natural resistance to change.

Confronting our habits is never a pleasant process.

Usually during the process we will not see the connection between the difficulty we
face in our practice and the habit we are confronting.
But if we pull through, we might notice that when the resistance to practice has
passed, we are relived of more than just the difficulty in our practice.

I feel my practice is improving. I feel stronger, more flexible, more stable. Then suddenly just as
everything was going so well, I begin to feel frustration in the practice, at times it will be almost
impossible to practice.
But when I overcome this hurdle I notice that new possibilities have opened up.

After practicing for many years, I can say with confidence that this is an ongoing cycle, a reoccurring
pattern of my yoga practice.

I would even go as far as to say that when I find myself to comfortable in my practice it is a sign that I
have slipped into my comfort zone and away from my path.

Whether I am stuck in my comfort zone or in my struggles, a small tip can go a long way.
So I don’t hesitate and seek assistance from my teacher.

If you are new to yoga, and haven’t gone through your ‘yoga depression’ yet – know it’s on its way. But
also know that it passes…

And if you are a veteran practitioner, remember that everything is transient.