My 1st experience with Brahma Muhurta
I will remember today as the day when I broke my mental barrier. I woke up in the wee hours of the morning, to practice meditation during " Brahma Muhurta ". My Ashtanga Yoga guide had scheduled a 2 hour meditation session for us that was to begin at 4.00 am. This meant I had to wake up at least an hour and a quarter earlier, get done with my morning ablutions and arrive on time. Surprise # 1 : I woke up at 2.31 am, 09 minutes before my alarm clock was set to ring. Surprise # 2 : I did not grumble. Nor did I negotiate with my mind to sleep in for those extra precious minutes. Surprise # 3 : I showed up at the shala on time, at 3.55 am. We started at 4.00 am with a short, 20 min asana practice, to prepare ourselves for the 2 hour long meditation. I now understand that stretching the body before a long meditation practice helps prepare the body for a longer meditation. I had read about the purity of the Brahma Muhurta (that 1.5 hours before dawn