Interestingly so, I too started to practice hatha yoga pretty early, I think I was 10 when I saw a book by Indra Devi in a bookstore. It depicted a man in Shirsasana, and I just had my mother buy it. I still remember the main 10 exercises of her routine, and I still do a reduced part of it, 52 years later. That was most probably some memory of past lives, such an early interest. I went on practicing harder and harder postures until I was able to do some very hard ones, similar to those practiced by circus guys. I was 18, then I lost interest in specialized Hatha Yoga when I started the SRF energization exercises and meditation.
Wow thanks so much for the background Lucca! It seems quite apparent the past life influences reminded you of interests again surfacing in this life. I’ve had that happen many times as well. It is so good to recognize those good accomplishments we formed as habits in past lives and support them once again moving forward. Adding Amma’s IAM exercises and Yogananda’s energization workout are unique and created for us, by these avatars, with Hatha yoga, they complement other more physical exercises like jogging or swimming.
~ Jitendra
