by Becca Holmes | Oct 2, 2020 | Yamas & Niyamas
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,...
by Becca Holmes | Aug 14, 2020 | Yamas & Niyamas
Bramacharya – Living in Nonexcess What’s Your Vice? Brahmacharya brings us back to balance. How can we enjoy the pleasures of life without overindulging? Brahmacharya – Living in Nonexcess This 4th Yama is traditionally associated with abstinence, or...
by Becca Holmes | Jul 31, 2020 | Yamas & Niyamas
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...
by Becca Holmes | Jul 24, 2020 | Yamas & Niyamas
Satya – Being True to Yourself Do You Know Who You Are? My concept of satya is really, simply…I am. I am me. I am Becca. What is Satya? This second of the Yamas, which is the first limb of the 8 limbed yoga path, is satya, which means truthfulness. Like...
by Becca Holmes | Jul 9, 2020 | Yamas & Niyamas
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...