Ashtanga and Vata Dosha

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#1

I practice ashtanga vinyasa yoga 5/6 times a week at evenings for about 18 months. I am a vata person, so it was very difficult for me to adapt to this dynamic practice and many times I ended with a sensation of excessive energy until very recently when things started calming down and I finally found the right rhythm for me.

Now the temperature is starting to increase and I thought I could change the practice for the mornings. I do not know if this could be good for me because of the vata constitution. Your opinion would be valuable. What do you think?

#2

To anyone considering changing the time for asana to mornings I will say that’s fine but keep it “clean” and don’t mix times. That is, either do asana in the morning or in the afternoon/evening, but don’t change back and forth. Especially if vata is your dominating dosha, you need orderliness in your practice or your system will be upset and unbalanced - boring, I know ;-).

Doing asana first thing in the morning demands that you go to bed earlier, at least if you have a regular job and have to get up earlier to practice. When I changed to morning practice it had a large impact on the rest of my life, as I had to plan my days differently.

#3

Thank your for your reply, you answered my question, and I think I will keep the afternoon practice for now since it is a big commitment and I do not want to mess more than necessary with my vata constitution, since things are working now at afternoon.