
It is the Age of the Individual. It is about the individual coming into conscious awareness with his or her own thoughts and subtle feelings, and with the other. When we consciously shape an asana and our Life, our breathing will be released of karma and old habits all on its own. We won't have to force it. The breath will find a freedom quite naturally and a new pattern will emerge. The starting point for 'consciously shaping' comes from objective observation, to simply observe through the senses without either intellectualizing or having our emotions triggered, with none of our personal likes and dislikes creeping in.