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Yama: Ahimsa (अहिंसा)

Yama: Ahimsa (अहिंसा)

By Lucia Yess   Ahmisa is the first Yama in Patañjali's Yoga Sutras. Ahimsa is non-violence.  As a living being we are apart of a union with other living things. So the thought with this yama is that when you harm another you are hurting yourself. This Karma, of...

Yama and Niyama

Yama and Niyama

Yamas, and its complement, Niyamas, represent a series of "right living" or ethical rules within Yoga. These are a form of moral imperatives, commandments, rules of living. The five Yamas of Patañjali's classical yoga system are committments that affect the yogi's...

Child’s Pose

Child’s Pose

By Lucia Yess   When I think about poses that I never want to get out of, child's pose is the first that comes to mind. There is this sensation of total relaxation that I can't get enough of. When else do you get to rest on yourself. Child's pose is incredibly...