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Month: April 2020

Waterfall Yoga Therapy

Santosha

Santosha, or contentment with what is. What a term that is in our current state, huh? Can we offer up a peaceful acceptance to what is, when it is out of our control? If there is anything that social distancing has taught us it is how to have gratitude for what we do have and…
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Saucha

Saucha the first of the niyamas (integrating attitude and action into your life.) Saucha means purity or simplification. We can better hear our bodies intuition and become more aware with less distraction. In a world filled with distraction it can seem overwhelming to find a way to purify or simplify life. What a time to…
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Aparigraha

This week look around you and release anything that holds an energy of greed, fear, obligation, longing, or attachment. What can you let go of to lighten your load, to lift the weight from your shoulders? A great social distancing time filler. In addition, can you give appreciation for your current situation? No matter what…
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Aparigraha

This week’s word or yama (virtue) is Aparigraha. It is the last of the yama’s in the 8 limbs of yoga, but not the least. It is often translated as non-attachment, but I prefer Jennie Lee’s flip on the script to a more positive connotation “the cultivation of appreciation” i.e. attitude of gratitude. (This is…
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Brahmacharya

When I meditated on the subject of brahmacharya this week, I discovered that I was currently depleting my ojas on work. While growing my business is very important to me, I could feel other things falling by the wayside. I had been slacking on the one-on-one time with my son and it was causing us…
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