“Ease Effort” Everywhere

At the start of this new year, I’ve been thinking about Patanjali’s yoga sutra 2.46: “sthira-sukham asanam.” This is the yoga sutra which gives us the concept of “ease and effort.” The sutra has also been translated as “strength and ease”, “steadiness and ease” and “stable and comfortable,” to name a few variations. While this sutra is simple and succinct in language, it delivers a powerful piece of wisdom to explore in yoga practice. It also raises interesting questions.