Explore the meaning of “special effort” and “absorption in the infinite” in asana as described in the Yoga Sutras (YS 2:47). These potentials of asana are essential for pranic awareness and to access the subtle powers of the mind. We’ll work first with meditative sitting postures, and then see how to approach these qualities in the cultural asanas of modern postural yoga.

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