asana (Health, Hatha Yoga & akhada)

Asana is such a small part of the Yoga Sutras but it is such a big part of the Western conception of Yoga. However, Asana just means seat. If Yoga is the stilling of the mind, then Asanas that let you sit for a long time in meditation are important. Being able to sit comfortably includes:

• Exercise. Being energized and healthy.
• Diet. Having the food you eat not affect your energy during meditation. Being gassy also doesn't help.
  • I am currently not a vegetarian. But I am starting to realize there is a reason that meat eating becomes a larger part of a diet of a a growing economy. Meat eating itself is a form of greed. A way of saying that the animal’s life is not as high as your own. As I grow older I am starting to see the value of a vegetarian diet and starting to cut down on meat.

Health

Diet

Breakfast / 7am

Rajasic

This breakfast makes me efficient and gives me more energy but makes me less spirituality. It rises the passions and desires. It is needed at times when working on a project or when I need to be efficient, but I do not think it is a good breakfast for everyday.

• 2 eggs
• 2 pieces of sourdough toast with butter
• Fruit

Snack / 11am

• Handful of Cashews
• Fruit

Lunch / 12:30

• ?

Post workout / 4

• Handful of Cashews
• Fruit

Dinner / 6:30

• ?

akhada (Gym)

Lift	Posture	Breathing
Squats	Legs a little bit wide Shoes pointed 45 degrees out Barbell in the center of the foot Going down all weight is on the legs not the back. There should be no pressure on the back.	Breath on the top Hold on the way down Breath out on the way way
Press	Clench butt Tuck in core Arch back to make room for bar	Breath in on the way up Breath out on the way down
Bench	Back arched Bend the bar like you are bending it down	Breath on the way up Breath out on the way down
Deadlift	Back straight Clench butt Go up the knees	Take breath Hold Lift Breath out on the way down

Schedule Order

Day	Lift
MWF	Squats
MWF	Press/Bench Press alternate
MF	Deadlift
W	Pull Ups/ Chin Ups