Finally Sitting Still

I have been meditating a lot lately, and doing a lot of breathing exercises. It was just the other day that I realized I had been sitting comfortably for 45 minutes. I hadn't fidgeted or been distracted by a sore foot, knee or back. 

This is a significant landmark in my practice - the ability to sit still and focused to meditate and breathe.

Since I began practicing yoga I have had trouble with meditation, mostly because I had trouble sitting still without discomfort. Now, after 3 1/2 years of dedicated practice, I think I am at a new level - I can begin to meditate and breathe in earnest. My body is ready to begin (or move forward).

The Postures of yoga are largely intended to get us to this point - to make us flexible enough and strong enough to sit still and free of distraction. I am happy that my yoga posture practice has brought me to this place.