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The challenges of Yoga and pain management.

May 25, 2022 by Veronica King Leave a Comment

More questions than answers on how we view and work with pain in yoga By Veronica King A recent post about a pain relief ad in a pharmacy sparked a lively discussion around yoga and pain, one which I was interested in exploring further. It seems to have created more questions than answers. A topic dear to my heart as I tore my hip labrum in a yoga class, this injury and the subsequent pain management was to become my greatest teacher. Many teachers and students have been injured in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: How Yoga Helped Me, Musings from the Mat, Teaching Insights, Uncategorized, What's Real Yoga & a Real Yogi? Tagged With: ahimsa, chronic pain, teaching yoga, yoga therapy

On Ahimsa, Self-Reflection & Being a Dick

September 19, 2019 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

by Nicole Allan, Raw Yoga Yoga, like most things, was and is heavily influenced by the humans who learn it, teach it and live it. Over my years of learning, practicing and sharing yoga I believe that one of the most important things we can do, whether through yoga or ordinary everyday life, is to strive to be better humans. I believe this betterment happens through regular self-reflection. The amount of times I have been a complete dick in my life is hard to handle, let alone swallow. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Living Your Yoga Tagged With: ahimsa, niyamas, self-reflection, yamas

The Gifts of Applying Ahimsa to Daily Life

October 15, 2015 by Guest Author 1 Comment

By guest author Mike Kuplevatsky The fundamental nature of happiness and our relationship between our inner world and the external world most often intertwine. Without realizing it, our happiness is often governed by the external world. For example, if someone frowns at us, honks a horn at us, calls us crazy, disagrees with with some of our viewpoints or thinks badly of us, our happiness most often instantly becomes interrupted. That can play out into violence towards ourselves or to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Living Your Yoga, What's Real Yoga & a Real Yogi? Tagged With: Adversity, ahimsa, change, happiness, hope, life, positivity, spirituality, The Heart, yoga

Am I Endorsing Obesity by Telling Bigger- Bodied Yogis to Love Themselves?

August 20, 2015 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

By guest author Nityda Bhakti "I am so interested in trying yoga- I just need to wait until I lose this last fifteen pounds." "Yoga? Me?! Do you see my size? I could never lift myself off the ground like that!" I’ve heard comments like these for the past decade that I’ve been teaching. I’ve made it my mission to make friends, family, acquaintances, even strangers for that matter, see that you don’t have to be a certain weight, body-type, gender, age or race to begin a yoga practice. I’ve … [Read more...]

Filed Under: What's Real Yoga & a Real Yogi?, Yoga & Body Image Tagged With: ahimsa, attachment, bigger-bodied yogis, body image, body positivity, eating disorders, fat-shaming, healing, health and yoga, non-violence, obesity and yoga, recovery, self-acceptance, self-compassion, self-hatred, self-love, wellness, yoga, yoga therapy

How to work with an aromatic sadhana (spiritual practice)

September 28, 2010 by Jessica Powers Leave a Comment

Bergamot

The rich fragrances of sandalwood, frankincense, myrrh, and rose have been intertwined with spiritual practices throughout history and yoga is no exception, just think of the prevalence of incense in studios. Allopathic, naturopathic, and ayurvedic medicines all depend upon the healing properties of plants: whether in a whole state, a diluted or concentrated state, or as a point of inspiration and learning. Essential oils are an approachable, enjoyable way to add the healing ability of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energetic Practices, Practices Tagged With: ahimsa, aromatherapy, Jessica Powers

Applying the first yama, Ahimsa (non-violence), to daily life

September 5, 2010 by Kara-Leah Grant 9 Comments

by Kara-Leah Last week I made the decision to apply myself seriously to the study and application of each yama (or wise characteristics that denote how we interact with other people) week by week. First up is Ahimsa, which literally means the avoidance of violence. How hard can that be? Don't hit anyone. Don't kill anyone. Don't pinch, punch or slap anyone. I'm not by nature a violent, nor angry person, can't be too tough right? Ah... but wait. Does this apply to sentient beings … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Living Your Yoga, Musings from the Mat Tagged With: ahimsa

Can You Name all the Yamas and Niyamas from Patanjali’s Eight Limbs?

August 27, 2010 by Kara-Leah Grant 4 Comments

Ghandi's life was all about the first yogic yama - Ahimsa

by Kara-Leah Grant I've been contemplating a few things lately, both while on my mat and off my mat. Things like how yoga and business mix, what it means to be a yoga student, what it means to be a yogi, how our shadow sides present themselves and affect both us and the people around us, and what life is really all about. I know, big stuff. Something that's mean tying it together for me, over and over and over again, is that how we choose to behave when the pressure is on reveals how mature … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Living Your Yoga, Musings from the Mat Tagged With: ahimsa, niyama, yama

How yoga helped me… find steadiness and beauty within my body

May 9, 2010 by Guest Author 3 Comments

Revealing steadiness and beauty in Trikonasana

  Submitted by Zoe of the North Island (not her real name) The sexual abuse of the body started before I turned 4. I say it that way because although it happened to all of me, separating from the body it happened to became a way to survive. I could vanish into the wallpaper or the light shade in an effort to tolerate the intolerable. By the time I was in my mid-twenties my life was coming unraveled. A fiercely honed intellect wasn't sufficient for living a fully engaged life. A … [Read more...]

Filed Under: How Yoga Helped Me, Yoga & Body Image Tagged With: abuse, ahimsa, satya

What’s yoga got to do with climate action?

October 16, 2009 by Kara-Leah Grant Leave a Comment

Well, plenty actually. And this is the perfect time to write about that connection. One, it's International Blog Action Day, when bloggers around the world write about one topic that matters - this year the environment. And two, next Saturday October 24th is International Climate Action Day, also happening worldwide. Here in Wellington, there will be meditation at Frank Kitts Park all day, and The Big Stretch - a free yoga class at 3pm. We want to get as many yogis to the free yoga … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Archive 2019, Events Archive, Living Your Yoga Tagged With: ahimsa, aparigraha, asteya, environment

Day 1 to 15: Forty Day Sadhana of Infinite Energy and Prosperity Meditation

May 15, 2009 by Kara-Leah Grant 4 Comments

These are interesting times. It's getting harder and harder to ignore the fact that we live on a finite planet, yet continue to promote a consumerist, throw away society that generates money for the few while decimating the planet. These were my thoughts as I sat outside this morning on my deck, eating porridge, watching the sunrise, and enjoying the presence of a handful of sparrows attracted by the stale bread we'd thrown on the lawn. They pecked and chirped, hopped and nibbled. Read … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Home Yoga Practice, Meditation Practices Tagged With: abundance, ahimsa, yamas

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