by Lucia Yess | Apr 13, 2016 | Yoga Theory, Yoga Type
By Lucia Yess The second niyama (self-discipline) is santosha, संतोष. Santosha is contentment. Contentment makes me think of abundance, joy, truth, simplicity. It doesn’t include happiness however. I think true happiness comes from contentment which...
by Lucia Yess | Apr 11, 2016 | Yoga Theory
By Lucia Yess The first niyama in Patanjali’s text is Śauca, also spelled Saucha or Shaucha. It represent purity and cleanliness. When you hear those two words what comes to mind? Perhaps a shower, brushing your teeth, honest thoughts and words. Of course...
by Lucia Yess | Apr 10, 2016 | Yoga Theory
non-avarice, non-possessiveness
by Lucia Yess | Apr 9, 2016 | Yoga Theory
celibacy, non-cheating on one’s partner
by Lucia Yess | Apr 8, 2016 | Yoga Theory
non-stealing
by Lucia Yess | Apr 3, 2016 | Yoga Theory
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...
