Just as reptiles shed their many layers of skin human beings have a similar potential to shed layers our spirit and self realization as we become more enlightened. These layers we have are a part of us united at the core by spirit. Each layer is distinct spiraling out from …
I had been so stressed about teaching my first real yoga class with strangers. I had been thinking about this day for weeks now. I knew it was coming. I kept practicing and practicing with friends and family. Finally the day came, and I woke up feeling good. Surprisingly, I …
Becoming a Yoga instructor is alot more of challenge to me than I ever thought it would be. It is quite humbling. I am teaching my first official class this Thursday. Now, yes, I have been teaching my practicum classes ever since I got home from my Yoga Teacher Training …
My last blog post was about the 1st of 8 aspects or limbs of Yoga, Yamas. This blog is going into the 2nd limb of Yoga, Niyamas. The Yamas and Niyamas are similar limbs with the main difference being the first limb consists of ethics and the second limb are …
In yoga Philosophy, The Yoga Sutra’s by Patanjali, there are various teachings called The Eight Limbs of Yoga. The first one of the eight is called Yamas. Yamas can be described as human ethics, similar in ways to the 10 commandments, except there are 5 Yamas. In fact the following …