I was listening to a talk by a meditation teacher recently.  He said that sometimes technique gets in the way.  That it’s important in the beginning to have a technique but to only practice a technique may be of limited value.

 

It is said that Yoga is both a science and an art.  The technique is the science.  Precise, time-tested, sometimes even studied in the context of modern medicine.  It's even technique when I listen carefully to my teachers explaining the art of the practice.

 

Yoga becomes art for me when I am have the courage, curiosity, and compassion to feel my way through my practice and to trust what I find.  No expectations…just this breath, just this body, just this moment.