Yamas and niyamas

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Beginner's guide to understanding the yamas and niyamas. Learn about the first 2 limbs of yoga and how to practice them on and off the mat.

The Yamas and the Niyamas are the first two limbs on the Eight Limb Path of Yoga as found in the ancient text the Yoga Sutras written by Patañjali in 400 CE. At this time, he synthesized and organized a variety of knowledge about yoga from older traditions to create what we now hold dearly as a comprehensive guide to support one's ability to live a happy, healthy and meaningful life. Inspired by these teachings, below are ten positive affirmations I created to embody the teachings of the…

Often, when I visit a yoga studio, I see yama and niyama posters on the walls – particularly, for some reason, in the bathroom.

Today I wanted to dive in deeper into the world of yoga. Taking a more in-depth look into what yoga is and what it encompasses will give us a better understanding. Studying older texts will assist …

Yoga beyond the body! Read further to understand and integrate Yamas and Niyamas into daily life to cultivate a fulfilling practice of 8 limbs of yoga.

The Yama and Niyama are designed to help us live more harmoniously with ourselves and others. The Yamas are restraints or things to avoid, while the Niyamas are positive actions.

The five #Yamas provide social codes of conduct that are necessary for a true understanding of the spirit of #yoga. Here's an introduction to the five yamas: the first step of yoga.

Yamas and Niyamas

Recent events in my life have found the image of the hamsa forming in my mind, finding myself attracted to the visual image the word forms easily in my mind and I find it very comforting. But this blog is not necessarily about the hamsa rather how the events that brought forward this image hav

Niyamas

Yoga is much more than poses and sooner or later, everyone wonders about the teachings that preceed it. Yamas and Niyamas are the best steps to start with.

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How am I doing in the world with all of its chaos and beauty? Am I actively engaged in a life that reflects yogic values? Do I even really understand what those are? These are questions I began to ask myself early in my career as a yoga practitioner. And then later as a teacher, I wondered how I could share yoga philosophy in a way that was both accurate and accessible. I have spent 20 years working over the yoga philosophy as a practitioner, teacher, mother, friend, daughter, business…