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Practicing the Intermediate Series is incredibly beneficial. However, just as a farmer must till and fertilize the soil before yielding the harvest, you can reap the many benefits of the practice only if your ground — your mind and body — is properly prepared. Before starting the Intermediate Series, you need to fulfill the following three conditions:

 Be able to correctly practice all the postures of the Primary Series (as explained in Ashtanga Yoga: Practice and Philosophy).

 Attain Yoga Chikitsa (yoga therapy), the goal of the Primary Series, by practicing the Primary Series for a sufficient length of time.

 Have built a sufficient amount of strength and endurance.

Let’s look at each of these conditions separately.