I’d been wanting to nail hanumanasana for years—practicing on and off, only to lose steam and see little progress. This summer, I finally decided to get serious about it. I started by practicing twice a week, then bumped it up to three times, and eventually made it an evening ritual. I used props under my sitting bone and slowly lowered them week by week. By January, after six months of consistent practice, I actually reached the ground. It felt exactly as amazing as I had imagined.