If there’s a pose or asana that you want to master, you will probably do so as soon as you can. It’s exactly the same when we go on holiday, we just want to click our fingers and we’re there – on a lounger by the pool, sunscreen in one hand, cocktail in the other! We don’t like the hassle of going to the airport to check in our luggage and go through security, or even getting on a plane.

Imagine that you are on a long haul flight to Australia, working toward a challenging yoga pose. Sometimes our impatience to get to the airport can make us take shortcuts – of course, this doesn’t…