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Diving into the Yamas: Ahimsa

The Yamas – one of the eight limbs of yoga – are viewed as ethical guidelines for living one’s life. If the Niyamas focused on the inner, the Yamas offer guidance for the external or outer, how we interact with others and the world. The first of which to explore…

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Patricia July 15, 2019 July 15, 2019yoga philosophy, The Mat Yoga Studio, yamas, yoga 0

The Yamas and Niyamas

I’ve previously written about the five Niyamas in a series of posts, with just a short note on what the Niyamas are, but before beginning a look at the Yamas, I thought it might be a good time to look at these two limbs of the eight limbs of yoga.…

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Patricia May 15, 2019 May 15, 2019yoga niyamas, philosophy, The Mat Yoga Studio, yamas, yoga 1

Fall Workshop on Pranayama, Bandhas & Mudras

Living in an area with a yoga studio – or many – can provide numerous opportunities to take classes or workshops  that go beyond a flow. Sometimes it may be with studio teachers expanding upon their areas of interest, it may be breakdown intimidating inversions, and the trainings may also…

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Patricia August 15, 2018 August 15, 2018yoga mudras, philosophy, pranayama, The Mat, The Mat Yoga Studio, workshops, yoga 0

Diving into the Niyamas: Isvara-Pranidhana

The fifth Niyama – one of the eight limbs of yoga that guides one on self-care and personal practice – is isvara pranidhana, which can be seen as faith in a higher power. Now that is a big topic, and I wasn’t even sure how to write about it. And…

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Patricia July 15, 2018 July 13, 2018yoga Isvara Pranidhana, niyamas, philosophy, The Mat, The Mat Yoga Studio, yoga, yoga philosophy 0

Diving into the Niyamas: Svadhyaya

We can all get lost sometimes inside our own heads – our own thoughts – but how often do we use that time spent with our thoughts as an opportunity for self-reflection? Svadhyaya, another one of the five Niyamas, is the study of one’s self. The Niyamas are the second…

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Patricia May 15, 2018 May 10, 2018yoga niyamas, philosophy, Svadhyaya, The Mat, The Mat Yoga Studio, yoga, yoga philosophy 0

Diving into the Niyamas: Sauca

Sauca, translated as cleanliness, is one of the five niyamas, the second of the eight limbs of yoga and part of an ethical philosophy of living. The translation itself  makes me think of the saying “a place for everything and everything in its place.” I think of dusted bookshelves, a…

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Patricia October 15, 2017 October 14, 2017yoga niyamas, philosophy, sauca, The Mat, The Mat Yoga Studio, yoga 0
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