Questions and answers
Short answers to the things people ask most.
Do I need the app, or is the bot enough?
Section titled “Do I need the app, or is the bot enough?”Either one is enough. They show the same log, so you can use the bot one day and the app the next. The bot is quickest for logging today. The app has the calendar, the statistics and the longer forms. See The bot and the app.
I practice at home, without a teacher. Is this for me?
Section titled “I practice at home, without a teacher. Is this for me?”Yes. Most of Tristhana is your own log: practice, rest, moon days and your asanas. Teachers and shalas are there if you have them, and nothing is missing if you don’t.
I forgot to log a few days. What now?
Section titled “I forgot to log a few days. What now?”Nothing is lost. Send /log and choose an earlier day, or tap the day in the app’s calendar. You can also leave days empty. An empty day is just an empty day.
Does a rest day interrupt my practices in a row?
Section titled “Does a rest day interrupt my practices in a row?”No. Rest days, moon days, days off, sick days, travel and 🌸 days don’t interrupt the count. See Rest days, moon days and 🌸.
Why is my moon day different from my friend’s?
Section titled “Why is my moon day different from my friend’s?”Moon days depend on the place, so two cities can differ by a day. Your dates also follow a city: your own, your teacher’s or your shala’s. /moon shows which one. See How moon days are calculated.
The times look wrong
Section titled “The times look wrong”Tristhana shows every time in your own time zone, and it needs your city for that. Send /settings and choose your city. See Settings and your city.
My reminders stopped coming
Section titled “My reminders stopped coming”- Check that your city is set: reminders start once it is.
- Practice reminders skip moon days, your days off and days you have already logged.
- After ten practice reminders in a row with nothing logged, the bot sends one note and turns them off, so it doesn’t nag. Turn them on again with
/remind.
What does my teacher see?
Section titled “What does my teacher see?”Your name, practice or rest from the day you added them, your practice length and your last asana. After about three weeks with nothing to show, they see one short line saying so. They can also mark a new asana for you, and you can undo it. They never see your check-ins, diary notes or the reason for a rest. See My teacher.
How do I delete everything?
Section titled “How do I delete everything?”/settings → 📦 My data. You can download your data first. See Your data.
Something isn’t working, or I have an idea
Section titled “Something isn’t working, or I have an idea”Tristhana is open source. You can open an issue on GitHub.