Asteya means non-stealing. Before you read this blog, take a moment and think: Have you ever taken up somebody else’s time or energy for your own fulfillment that they might have better spent on something else? [Don’t be an energy vampire!] Our third yama, asteya, means non-stealing. We’ve been taught since we were children thatContinue reading “Yamas: Ethical Practices of Yoga | Chapter 3: Asteya”
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Yamas: Ethical Practices of Yoga | Chapter 2: Satya
Satya means truthfulness. Before you read this blog, take a moment: Think about something that you once thought to be the truth, but now do not. Did you resist the change, or accept the new truth with ease and grace? Satya means truthfulness and sincerity. Being truthful and sincere allows us to perceive reality asContinue reading “Yamas: Ethical Practices of Yoga | Chapter 2: Satya”
Yamas: Ethical Practices of Yoga | Chapter 1: Ahimsa
Ahimsa means non-violence and compassion. Before you read this blog, take a moment to think: How might you be practicing non-compassion towards yourself? In what ways do you show compassion towards others? Alright, now it may seem like I’m about to spew a bunch of foreign words at you and you might think ‘I amContinue reading “Yamas: Ethical Practices of Yoga | Chapter 1: Ahimsa”