In the study of the Yoga Sutras and the process of Tapas, Patanjali invites the practitioner to continue cleansing (remember Sauca?) through the process of heat to help release impurities of the body and balance the senses. There is of course the "burning" of toxins through fasting, by moving the body to generate internal fire (think Sun Salutations) and we practice self-discipline to help facilitate practice of all the Yamas and Niyamas.
Read moreThe Niyamas in Practice: Santosha for Sanity
As we continue to look within through the Niyamas, our practice brings us to Santosha, the second of the 5 inward practices. Sutra 2.42 is a clear statement that happiness and job starts from within, it is a choice that one makes through the process of being content.
Read moreThe Niyamas in Practice: Sauca to Soothe
It has been a long week of training out of town, traveling back and forth each day, and it has been a truly wonderful experience to learn and practice with other healers. Taking a quick detour to the supermarket before heading home I bump into a colleague who has just entered the store with her young daughter. As we catch up with happenings, I notice the young lady eagerly cleaning the shopping cart with one of those little white antiseptic cloths, having the time of her life. Of course, the monkey mind wants to know why I was blessed with two boys who have absolutely no concept of what it means to clean up after yourself and countless hours of my life spent asking for socks and wet towels to be pick-up off the floor.
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