«Perfection in an asana is achieved when the effort to perform it becomes effortless and the infinite being within is reached.» B.K.S. Iyengar

In sports or life performances in general, there is great emphasis on effort. We never talk about effortlessness. That is the beauty of yoga where we have to balance effort and letting go. In yoga, perfection is about “doing” and at the same time “not doing”. With practice, we learn to balance the effort with relaxation. When we reach the correct alignment, there is no extraneous effort.

In my own practice, I’ve had glimpses of effortless effort. Other times, my mind is still screaming to get out of the pose. But by coming back to a daily asana practice and observing effortless effort, I believe we can gradually learn to live a more easeful life and experiment this special feeling of effortless effort!