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Aparigraha – Living with Less
What we possess, possesses us. My Journey to Minimalism and Practicing Aparigraha There was a time in my early thirties where I went through an early midlife crisis, one might say. I had recently overcome a decade of addiction, gotten divorced,...
My First Yoga Workshop and Training
Find Healing It's impossible not to find healing for oneself while you are learning and training how to heal and help others. Practicing vs. Teaching Yoga I have written a lot about my beginning experiences with yoga and how it has affected me...
Bramacharya – Living in Nonexcess
Brahmacharya brings us back to balance. How can we enjoy the pleasures of life without overindulging? How can we breathe and pause and face the discomfort of stillness, instead of immediately turning to our favorite vice?
Nonstealing – Respecting Time, Energy, Boundaries, and More
One of the most common ways that we steal from others is by trying to control them, or having expectations for how they should behave. How to Honor Nonstealing Asteya means nonstealing, which let’s be honest we all know actual stealing is wrong....
Satya – Being True to Yourself
This second of the Yamas, which is the first limb of the 8 limbed yoga path, is satya, which means truthfulness. Like all of these ethical principles of the yogic path, there is a gross more obvious meaning as well as subtler realm to discover.
Understanding the 8 Limbs of Yoga
Why Practice All 8 Limbs? If we constantly practice these 8 limbs that ultimately lead up to samadhi, we will likely live a happier and more peaceful life on the way there. What are the 8 Limbs of Yoga? When people think of yoga, most immediately...
Practicing Ahimsa in Modern Day America
Yoga Sutra 2.35 “In the presence of one firmly established in nonviolence, all hostilities cease.” What Do You Think of When You Hear “Nonviolence”? When you hear the term “nonviolence” you probably think of certain political or religious leaders...
2020, Doomsday, and All Things Chaos
Does it Feel Like The End to You...? As I reflect on “who am I…” to have any thoughts or opinions about anything really, I have to first look at who I am. 2020, Doomsday, Politics, and All Things Chaos Besides writing my own personal blog about my...
Why Do You Practice Asana?
Practicing Yoga Makes Me Feel... I feel empowered, accomplished. I feel physically powerful. I feel physically relaxed. Why Do I Practice Yoga? It’s spring and nearing the end of the COVID-19 quarantine...we hope anyway! I feel super inspired and...
