Yoga poses move the body in all different directions, and every person's body is different. What is easy for one person is hard for another, and then, in the next pose, the ease and difficulty may be reversed.
Improved physical condition and ability is a natural result of yoga practice. Even more important is paying attention and learning the tendencies, flexibilities and restrictions of your own body.
I've learned to avoid isolate effort in yoga practice. By that, I mean that one particular part of the body is working noticeably harder than the overall body. This over-effort is counterproductive, though at first it may seem as if the effort will stretch, or strengthen, the body.
I think it's better to find the place where the entire body is in balance - working, but not straining - and with no particular spot standing out, flashing a red light, blaring a siren.
When in perfect balance, with effort distributed throughout the body, I can be working very hard, yet with a feeling of effortlessness. This is amazing, and wonderful to experience.
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