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Thinking of picking up and moving across the country?! Maybe just moving to another state? Moving can be daunting, let alone moving 2,000+ miles.. steps are similar. Of course you should find a job in the desired location first, unless you have a remote job or just happen to have a s**t ton of money saved and little to no debt, in that case, good for you! [ 567 more words ]

How to Move Across the Country Thinking of picking up and moving across the country?! Maybe just moving to another state? Moving can be daunting, let alone moving 2,000+ miles.. steps are similar. Of course you should find a job…

Everything in life is impermanent. Good things won't last forever such as bad times won't last forever. Humans are highly adaptable species, also we are creatures of habit. Double edged sword eh? We enjoy the luxury and even take it for granted to live in the same house for years and years. Lets not even mention the luxury of living in the same state! [ 204 more words ]

Impermanence On This Journey Everything in life is impermanent. Good things won’t last forever such as bad times won’t last forever. Humans are highly adaptable species, also we are creatures of habit. Double edged…

Success is defined by achieving a desired goal or prosperity. In our society there is a collective dysfunction of what truly matters in our lives. We are taught from a young age on subliminal level, that is a standard job where we clock in and out, 9-5 office job (if we're lucky and not working 50+ hrs a week), we work for someone else who is profiting from us. [ 230 more words ]

Success is defined by YOU Success is defined by achieving a desired goal or prosperity. In our society there is a collective dysfunction of what truly matters in our lives. We are taught from a young age on subliminal level…

So, Recently I was leading Nadi Shodhna in a chair yoga class I was teaching. After class some questions came up, "Why is one side of our body different than the other?" "What does alternate nostril breathing do?" Of course I gave brief answers, alternate nostril breathing is used to balance our right side and left side of the brain- or the moon and sun energies. Which I knew correlates to Right side of body is masculine energy associated with the left side of the brain and relates to sun energy and the Left side of the body is the feminine side- right side of the brain- moon energy. So I decided to dig a little deeper and stumbled across this article and thought I'd share.

How To Balance our Shiva (Masculine Energy) & Shakti (Feminine Energy): 6 Tips. Despite the gender we identify ourselves with, we are actually both---man and woman.

Asana is the postures of yoga and is the third limb of yoga. It is the physical form of yoga and what is primarily thought of when someone says "yoga. [] In case you forgot that we were talking about the Eight Limbs of Yoga in the first place! The yamas and the niyamas are the first and second limbs of yoga, each constituting of five principles them self. [ 82 more words ]

Asana Asana is the postures of yoga and is the third limb of yoga. It is the physical form of yoga and what is primarily thought of when someone says “yoga. [[REWIND]] In case you forgot that we w…

Ishvara Pranidhana means surrender and is the fifth and last of the niyamas. Surrendering to your yoga or spiritual path. We may have surrendered before to a process and will most likely have to continuously re-surrender to a process. The process that we had to surrender to previously will never be the exact same situation that we need to surrender to now. [ 232 more words ]

Ishvara Pranidhana Ishvara Pranidhana means surrender and is the fifth and last of the niyamas. Surrendering to your yoga or spiritual path. We may have surrendered before to a process and will most likely have to co…

Svadhyaya is the study of the self. We must reflect on ourselves often. Realize who we are, that we are not just a single state or emotion, but internally at the core. The true self, or "atman" is who we are without any judgement from past events or behaviors. The atman is who we are without the ego. But before this can happen we must come to peace with our ego-self very well. [ 131 more words ]

https://sarahsdrishti.wordpress.com/2017/10/16/svadhyaya/

Svadhyaya Svadhyaya is the study of the self. We must reflect on ourselves often. Realize who we are, that we are not just a single state or emotion, but internally at the core. The true self, or “atma…

Tapas is a practice of self discipline. It is also associated with "fire", such as the internal fire or heat that comes from within. Doing things that benefit us mentally, spiritually, or physically even though we don't want to do them. I've found myself struggling to write this blog. I've come to it several times and have struggled to find the words. [ 185 more words ]

https://sarahsdrishti.wordpress.com/2017/10/11/tapas/

Tapas Tapas is a practice of self discipline. It is also associated with “fire”, such as the internal fire or heat that comes from within. Doing things that benefit us mentally, spiritually, …

Santosha means contentment. Practicing contentment in our lives can be vital to our happiness. Practicing to not overly be involved or under involved in your goals/dreams. When we practice Santosha daily, we start to open up and begin to receive from the universe. How to practice contentment? Well, it can be challenging, but it can be done. We must remind ourselves daily what we are grateful for, taking the time to be present-- to just BE. [ 182 more words ]

https://sarahsdrishti.wordpress.com/2017/10/03/santosha/

Santosha Santosha means contentment. Practicing contentment in our lives can be vital to our happiness. Practicing to not overly be involved or under involved in your goals/dreams. When we practice Santosha…

Niyamas are observances, particularly internal awareness that lead to truth and liberation. There are five Niyamas: Saucha- Purity Santosha- Contentment Tapas- Discipline Svadhyaya - Self study Ishvara pranidhana- Surrender The Niyamas are what we should observe for our own self and will lead to true internal bliss. If we practice these daily, we will learn more about ourselves, what will bring us pure joy and happiness in our lives. [ 264 more words ]

https://sarahsdrishti.wordpress.com/2017/09/26/niyamas/

Niyamas Niyamas are observances, particularly internal awareness that lead to truth and liberation. There are five Niyamas: Saucha- Purity Santosha- Contentment Tapas- Discipline Svadhyaya – Self stu…

Aparigraha means non-attachment and is the fifth and final Yama. ‘Let your concern be with action alone, and never with the fruits of action. Do not let the results of action be your motive, and do not be attached to inaction’. -Krishna Going through daily struggles can be frustrating, but it's important to remain equanimous and non attached. We often become attached to our habitats, emotions, and tangible items. [ 227 more words ]

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Aparigraha Aparigraha means non-attachment and is the fifth and final Yama. ‘Let your concern be with action alone, and never with the fruits of action. Do not let the results of action be your motive, and do…