Mastery of yoga is really measured by how it influences our day-to-day living, how it enhances our relationships, how it promotes clarity and peace of mind.
The quality of our breath expresses our inner feelings.
The recognition of confusion is itself a form of clarity.
Yoga is both the movement toward and the arrival at a point.
If we do not pay attention to ourselves in our practice, then we cannot call it yoga.
It is not only important how long your breath is. What is more important is how smooth and subtle it is. For length of breath without the accompanying subtlety is fruitless.