Dealing with change - life is the practice

“Dealing with change seems to be one of the biggest difficulties of the human condition. Resistance to change is perhaps responsible, through the stress response mechanisms, for a vast number of physical, emotional and psychological dis-ease states.
The ability to respond consciously and with ease to change rather than struggling against it is rare. Being in the moment, free from the desires and expectations to which we have been conditioned is what is necessary in order truly and easily to move along with the flow of life and its inevitable changes and challenges. Yoga in its various forms helps to lead us to this state of being.
Because of desire we are here. Desire drives much of what we do. In Yoga practice we desire fitness, health, well-being or even enlightenment. Wanting some outcome or another and the need to strive for and control these outcomes is responsible for much of the pain both in individual human lives and collectively in society. Arising from this need to feel as if we are in control are all our personal and collective dogmas and rigidities...
...The disciplines and practices of Yoga can unfortunately counteract this liberation. These tools misapplied, can feed egotistical structures. They can lead to attachment to outcomes and a deep attachment to the techniques themselves. The skilful application and balance of their use is very subtle. The application of yogic tools or techniques that merely address our strengths will lead to greater imbalance. Our weaknesses need to be addressed and any developmental path should challenge and assist in the nourishment of our weaker aspects, leading to a more balanced human being...”

Written by Christopher Gladwell who follows the Satyanandra School of Yoga, Dealing with change - life is the practice is a major article discussing how Yoga can help us to deal with and learn from change. It discusses ways in which the misapplication of yogic tools and techniques can create their own imbalance.