As I have argued not so long ago, the yoga of postures has its place in the daily round, but it can be practiced all day long and not only in specific periods reserved for it alone (“The Yoga Way,” May 31, 2013). No matter what you are doing, including resting on occasion, why not do it all the way? The yoga way, that is. You can wait for the light to change in the street while standing the yoga way. You can reach for the napkin that has fallen on the restaurant floor while stretching the yoga way. You can walk through the park by feeling your stomach muscles the yoga way. No matter what you do, you can practice the yoga of postures.

But the same holds for all the other limbs of yoga, not only the yoga of postures (“Ten Principles of Bon Yoga,” November 13, 2012). You can focus on your breathing while falling asleep at night. You can hold your breath after inhaling and exhaling while waiting at the cashiers in the grocery store. The same holds for concentration. You can concentrate your attention on a cloud sailing through the sky. You can concentrate while watching a pigeon strut across a square. Whenever an opportunity arises, you can also practice the yoga of breathing and concentration at the same time.

The yoga of meditation is perhaps the hardest to achieve on the daily round, but all the difficulties can be removed after a little bit of practice. You can empty your mind while staring at a wall at a bus station. You can empty your mind while folding the towels after washing them. And you can empty your mind while focusing on your breathing and concentrating on a cat walking toward you in a deserted street. The better you get at the yoga way, the more likely it is that time will suddenly stop every now and then, the world will become one, and tears will come to your eyes in sudden appreciation of it all. Yet another brush with enlightenment…