Your life could easily be dominated by good feelings Dear One, by pleasure, joy, contentment, happiness, balance and love, if  you would only allow yourself to believe that you can have all of these things without first having to pay a high price for them.

Because the truth is there is no posture or practice,  mantra or diet, book, teacher, or regimen that you must first master in order to be joyful, in order to be happy, or peaceful, secure,  content,  compassionate, forgiving, or to live a more conscious life.

The only requirement is that you allow yourself to feel good, that you make feeling good a priority.

And the surest way to do that Dear One is to focus your attention on that which makes you happy, on that which you see as possible, on that which is going right, on that which you desire, on that which makes you smile, laugh, anticipate the best, on that which you are grateful for.

Yoga, meditation, exercise, a healthy diet, a spiritual practice are all ways that can help you to achieve balance in your mental,  physical and spiritual life Dear One.  And that balance will help you to feel good, to stay healthy, to feel strong and be more confident in yourself, in your body, in your ability to handle any situation, in your capacity for trust.

But they are just a means to an end. They are not necessary.

The answer that you are looking for Dear One is simple — if you want your life to be dominated by good feelings, make choices that make you feel good.