Continually Improve Sensitivity and Controllability

One benefit of being able to feel your body and control it is that you can work with greater efficiency and effectiveness. You can learn to use the minimum effort necessary to do what you are doing.

If you continually improve your sensitivity and control then you can continually reduce the effort with which you do things so that you can do with greater effortlessness.

It’s one way of keeping life fresh and interesting.

Prevent Injury: Move Slowly and Smoothly

Ideally you don’t get injured while doing yoga. One sure fire way (not guaranteed) of avoiding injury is to move slowly and smoothly… mindfully.

If you move slowly and smoothly you can feel if the movement is going to cause damage to your body. And you can stop before that damage occurs.

You can then see if you can figure out a way to do the movement that doesn’t cause pain. Or you can leave a movement out and wait for your body to heal or seek outside expertise to figure out what the problem is and help you to fix it.

As well as keeping your safe, moving slowly and smoothly does have another benefit.

It forces you to focus on what you are doing.

And in so doing it helps you to improve both awareness and control of your body.