I was wondering:
If I go over just [B]two [/B]or [B]three [/B]asana, say…right before bed or right after getting up, would this still be beneficial?
I already do a session of meditation right before bed.
thank you
Why not? How do you feel afterwards? If it feels good then I suppose it is beneficial, right? 
Seriously, for a long time I did just four asanas in the morning, took about 5 minutes, just like what you’re talking about and it was indeed very helpful.
If you take it seriously, even this short session would be beneficial.
However, difficult to get high concentration, when you know that session will end in a few minutes. After loosing "beginners enthusiasm" you may feel this problem. By the way, i guess its the reason why many people need rituals, special conditions, etc.
Anything that works for you is worthwhile, even if it’s short!
Thank you everyone! :
Each of you made an excellent point!
I do attend my yoga class regularly with my wife and we do 30 minute routine five days a week. I just really enjoy the centered and grounded feeling that I get through a few of the asana. There’s also a few that I like to do when I get up in the morning that energize and help me wake up.
Thank you all…
[B][I]Namaste[/I][/B]
Yes, why not. Yoga does you good in whatever form you embrace it. All depends on your objective.
However, Yoga can be a part of life as well as it can be life itself. When you are doing the asana, if you visit a moment when you suddenly forget your body and feel great, latch on to that moment. Later, think about it and wonder if you are missing something awesome by not giving Yoga a greater space in life. At least, not think that 5-minute yoga is all that Yoga is.
Absolutely. If you do just one Asana, you have a practice. Usually you find that practicing even one asana a day, will grow into several. You will notice a benefit.
[QUOTE=Suhas Tambe;32207]Yes, why not. Yoga does you good in whatever form you embrace it. All depends on your objective.
However, Yoga can be a part of life as well as it can be life itself. When you are doing the asana, if you visit a moment when you suddenly forget your body and feel great, latch on to that moment. Later, think about it and wonder if you are missing something awesome by not giving Yoga a greater space in life. At least, not think that 5-minute yoga is all that Yoga is.[/QUOTE]
I understand where you’re coming from.
I do give much more time to yoga, between my private training time at home and the classes I attend I get several hours of yoga a week.
I was just wondering if doing a very small couple of asana before bed (in addition to, not instead of, all the other yoga I already do) would be worth my time.
so far, it has.
Is it worth it studying for a test 5 minutes every day?
Well, 5 minutes a day means 35 minutes a week, means 1820 minutes a year (or over 30 hours). Would you know more in a year if you studied 30 hours than if you didn’t study a single minute?
Well, it might no be ideal, but if you do 30 plus hours or yoga a year, you surely would get more benefit than not doing a single minute…
I always do a few potures before bed. Sometimes I will do it while watching the TV. I only spend a few minutes on it, and it’s not very focused, but I think I sleep better for it, so for me it’s beneficial!
You may need to practice Yoga for at least for 30 minutes. Proper way to practice Yoga is to start and end with prayer, Meditation and Shavasana, this alone will take around ten minutes. Prayer,Meditation and Shavasana helps us to gain concentration. So if we follow Yoga practice in this order we can continue our other Asanas in a peaceful way
[QUOTE=Merin;33030]You may need to practice Yoga for at least for 30 minutes. Proper way to practice Yoga is to start and end with prayer, Meditation and Shavasana, this alone will take around ten minutes. Prayer,Meditation and Shavasana helps us to gain concentration. So if we follow Yoga practice in this order we can continue our other Asanas in a peaceful way[/QUOTE]
Prayer, meditation on scriptures and pranayama practice are already an integral part of my routine. I was mostly speaking of keeping the asana to only 1 or 2 postures.
Sometimes I do Purvottansana (Upward plank pose) just to realign my lombar spine. It does not even take 5 minutes, and I feel magnitudes better.
[QUOTE=Pesilat-Yogi;31946]I was wondering:
If I go over just [B]two [/B]or [B]three [/B]asana, say…right before bed or right after getting up, would this still be beneficial?
I already do a session of meditation right before bed.
thank you[/QUOTE]
Absolutely not! A Yoga session under 3 hours long, is a complete waste of time!.. lol, just kidding, Yoga is a bit like playing an instrument. If you just do a couple of chords a day, you’ll be able to play a little.
Yes …
[QUOTE=Hubert;33163]Sometimes I do Purvottansana (Upward plank pose) just to realign my lombar spine. It does not even take 5 minutes, and I feel magnitudes better.[/QUOTE]
That’s the kind of thing I’m talking about. Doing just one or two, maybe three, asana just because their physical/mental benefit would help me to rest better.
[QUOTE=YogiAdam;33164]Absolutely not! A Yoga session under 3 hours long, is a complete waste of time!.. lol, just kidding, Yoga is a bit like playing an instrument. If you just do a couple of chords a day, you’ll be able to play a little.[/QUOTE]
That’s an excellent analogy!!
…I think I’ll steal it and use it on my martial arts students.
Without a doubt.
Less is more.
I personally find for e.g two separate one-hour sesssions more effective than one big long one, per day.