#svadyaya

[shammyb]

my last post on grieving aside, I am blessed to have started this Yoga teacher training program. I didn’t realize how spiritual it would be, but I had been up to date on the neuroscience, and how it’s been shown to be one of the top candidates in healing trauma. Little did I know I’d learn so much history, about yoga in hinduism, all the sanskrit i’ve thus far learned, meditation and how it’s actually far more important in a yogic-lifestyle than asana (posture practice), etc. I’m definitely feeling the healing when i put in the work. And noticing it fade when I take myself out of practice and go back to poor habits. That is Sanskrit, is called Svadyaya. The studying of the self. 

[breathe-in-the-now-blog]

Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. ~Carl Jung Last year, I came across a brilliant video by @kellyann_maddox exploring what occurs when emotional triggers arise. Rather than asking, "Why am I doing this?" she encouraged a shift to: What does this remind me of from my past? Such a profoundly simple question catalyzed a massive shift in my self study (svadyaya) and healing. Our reaction to triggers tends to be a defense/coping mechanism that developed in our past. A situation may bring up a familiar emotion or memory that you cannot quite place. Often, there is an Inner Child that needs patience, compassion, and understanding. When I pause to observe a strong reaction, it is usually my Inner Child contracting beneath unresolved pain or trauma. When Awareness has space to explore your consciousness, you offer yourself the support (and perhaps love) you did not receive in the past. You learn to reframe perceptions of self, the world, and others. Most importantly, you give yourself a voice. #yogawarrior #yogaphilosophy #yogalife #yoga #svadyaya #wildwoman #wildling #nature #balasana #childspose #innerchild #mentalhealth #healing #awareness #pagan #selfreflection #selflove #selfcare #carljung #strong #motherearth #yogaguide #compassion #shadowwork #yogapose #meditation #mindfulness https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx-0gsuBw3z/?igshid=geazendbohgy

[mindfullofyoga]

Astrud Castillo

THE 4 KEYS

How do we co-exist with ourselves and others, both on and off the mat, in a way that cultivates peace of mind?

Join Astrud Castillo 

for a heartfelt, powerful and transformative practice as we unlock the door to personal freedom by using the Yoga Sutras to explore

our relationships. Using some practical wisdom from Patanjali's Yoga Sutras and the heartfelt practices of the Bhakti tradition, we will strengthen our ability to navigate challenging situations and to use them as opportunities for personal growth.

As soul scientists we will use movement, mantra and meditation to deepen our self study, also known as Svadyaya, and to deepen our connection to what is sacred in all our relationships.

We will chant, breath, flow, sit, reflect and celebrate!

Saturday 2nd of Feb at DownTown Shala 14.00 - 17.00  €35.00 Info and sign up: info@svahayoga.com

[jaibhaktiblog]

It’s not about finding love from others to fulfill your own happiness, it’s about finding the love for oneself that fills up your love bank. When you are in alignment with the highest, abundance of love flows for all no matter where they are on their journey. You are on you own. Love yourself and everything else falls perfectly into place. Happy soon to be New Year and May the abundance of love flow from you and through you. #love #abundance #abundancia #lovemyself #loveyourself #meetyourself #fillup #lovebank #innerpeace #fullfillment #svadyaya #eightlimbsofyoga #liveyourbestlife #liveyouryoga #happiness #divinegrace #growth @koyawebb #inspirationalquotes #gratitude #thursdayvibes https://www.instagram.com/p/CYImBmQtxal/?utm_medium=tumblr

[gardenofyoga]

Michelle Cassandra Johnson @skillinaction is our latest guest on #theflowartistspodcast Skill in Action is an incredible book using the lens of yogic philosophy to examine power & privilege, liberation & oppression, and our own uniqueness and interconnection. It incorporates philosophy, poetry and personal practice as a path towards dismantling racism. Michelle shares her inspiration and writing process, as well as insights from her Dismantling Racism workshops. I had many questions about applying some of these concepts as a #yogateacher and I really appreciated Michelle’s point of view. It’s a great conversation and you can listen at podcast.flowartist.com (link in bio) or look for us on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. . . . . . #yogapodcast #yogateacher #yogateacherlife #dismantlingracism #skillinaction #yogasutras #yogalife #yogalove #representationmatters #accessibleyoga #everybodyyoga #thisisyoga #selfcare #svadyaya #socialjustice (at The Flow Artists Podcast) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7hwgbbAgUi/?igshid=wc0dju9gsdqn

[vknopik]

Be honest. How often do you get on your yoga mat, press back into downward facing dog, and do the same habitual warm-up motions .... bending into one leg then the other, lifting a leg then the other, or how about that habitual downdog twist? Do you check your pedicure every time you're in a forward fold? Remove lint from your pants before settling into savasana? Fix your hair? Your shirt? You get the idea..... But, be honest, does it sound familiar? 💁🏻‍♀️ I am so excited to share my newest @yoga_international meditative slow flow practice. In it, I invite you to tap into the curiosity of your practice rather than going through the motions. The motivation behind this practice is to make you aware of your habits - both physical and mental - during your yoga practice. I'll guide you through a series of familiar foundational poses and invite you to turn your attention inward - to see what habits might be getting in your way on your mat, so that you can take that information out into the world. Download the @yoga_international app or watch on the 'big' screen. 🖥 Let me know what you think! Link in bio!! ☝️☝️☝️ Thank you @yoga_international @yoga_medicine @tiffanycruikshank for the opportunity! So incredibly grateful. xoxo ♥️ ♥️ #yogainternational #yogateacher #yogaeverydamnday #yogamedicine #svadyaya #selfstudy #beyou #shiftyourperspective #shiftingpatterns #goldengeminiyoga #goldengemini #kiragrace #amazingkiragrace #yogisofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B1pb9DqnrQD/?igshid=1qp0cuhsm49o4

[victoriayoga]

We are super excited to host world famous yogi @gokulacandra in October 3 and 4. 🕉. . . He is a real special soul, being so clearly advanced, and at the same time, incredible humble, with a heart full of Bhakti Love, which make the classes sweet and accessible to all.🕉 . . As yogis we should always continue to study, although is easier when masters come to miami, saving us the costly ticket to India or Asia. We have limited space, so please rsvp online as soon as you can!😊 . . 🕉 receptive to receive more knowledge is always a good asana in life. Dont miss him!. . . 💗Hari Om. . . . .. . . #development #yogamaster #yogateacher #miamiyoga #yogis #asanas #bhakti #raja #tantra #svadyaya #vedanta #yogi #yogisofinsta #southfloridayoga #southbeachyoga #synergyyoga #happiness #sanga #yogalife #yogaeveryday #yogaeveryblessedday #haribol (at Synergy Yoga Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1Ypz4GgUdB/?igshid=19tqjmxgcztzo

[emilyroseduea]

People ask me "why do you teach yoga in Apple Valley? It's sooooooo far away." But as someone who makes the drive multiple times a week, it doesn't FEEL that far. Our habits and perceptions come directly from our communities and our attitudes. The energy and engagement of my students make me look forward to teaching here every single day. I am a better teacher because of this place. However, coming across a FARM this morning made me think "yeah, I guess it is actually kind of far." But distance makes the heart grow fonder...right? • Inquiry: What faraway place has your heart right now? • #svadyaya #community #sangha #yogastudio #perspective #distancemakestheheartgrowfonder @cpyandspa @corepoweryoga (at CorePower Yoga & Spa Apple Valley)

[janessasaidso-blog]

#ashtanga taught me how to be strong 💪 | Strength in #yoga #yogasana comes not from a seamless string of endless free-flowing classes, haphazard hybrid instruction from “teacher”, nor cesspool variety of anything goes Vinyasa. In fact, I believe strength in #yoga is earned just like strength in #weighlifting #gymnastics and #fitness (and everything else). It is awarded much the same way as strength and resiliency in life. It requires a set prescription of exertion, at a set level of intensity for a prescribed set amount of time. It means taking time to rest, reset and re-evaluate periodically #svadyaya #selfreflection #selfcare ✨ It means working towards failure, honoring the « i can’t do that’s » and doing it anyway, not for the fuck of it {or the fun of it} but for the lessons in the process. #DoYoga #RinseAndRepeat #LiftWeights rinse and repeat, jump/fall/bump head, take risks/survive the fall #brushitoff and get back in. The mat, the training, the weight room are all a metaphor for life and sometimes that’s all the #therapy you need. Consistency; that’s how Ashtanga got me strong and that’s why I’m teaching #primaryseries in March @nuevaalmayogaandwellness . ✨✨✨ not the controversy of it, just the practice. #yogapractice p.s. maybe this year, i will do my own poster of #primaryseries; hello, #diversity please? https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs4Q4Qgg2oa/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=h4nuzxdggvz4

[breathe-in-the-now-blog]

Stay afraid, but do it anyway... eventually the confidence will follow. ~Carrie Fisher This week, I acknowledged my fear of doing what is healthy for my mental well being. The idea of leaving what I know for what will help me heal is paralyzing and filled with imagined repercussions. I was never a rebel child. Everything I did was carefully crafted to make as little fuss as possible, otherwise home became hell. Including standing up for myself. The Harry Potter quote, "'I'll be in my bedroom making no noise and pretending that I don't exist,'" was me. This was where it began. I have almost always based major, personal choices on what will make the smallest wave in my "family" or looked for external approval of such actions. But I grow every day, cultivating awareness, shaping strength. Slowly, surely, steadily. No one else will do this for you, dear heart. It has to be you. One of my teachers, Natalie, reminded me, "You have been brave through this already. Now it's time to be brave in another way." #mentalhealth #yogawarrior #yogaphilosophy #svadyaya #mentalhealthawareness #yogapose #wildling #healing #awareness #selflove #shadowwork #goddessbrigid #pagan #yoga #unbecoming #yogalife #yogaguide #selfcare #bebrave #healingtakescourage #fear #selfportrait #carriefisher #harrypotter #yogageek #raw #recoverytakestime #strong #strengthinbeingsoft https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx261yrhm5D/?igshid=spvspw3zle2j

[thekerosenelamp]

Travel meditation kits! I’ve spent the last few weeks reading and planning. I’m still waiting on a few curated items to arrive that will be included in the kits - different items for different intentions - and luckily enough they should be here by the next full moon. Shown here is about half of what will be included in the full kit; I just couldn’t sit on it any longer 😬 #meditation #buddhism #meditationkit #travelmeditation #sacredspace #tenemos #pocketstone #incense #selenite #buddha #buddhism #mindfulness #mindfulliving #etsy #etsyseller #curated #spiritualism #higherself #selfknowledge #selfstudy #svadyaya #yoga #yogi #yogini https://www.instagram.com/p/Bsdy-oDl82c/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=22zwn1wiw2pa

[ancientwisdomsustainer]

Ancient Wisdoms’ Grounding Forces: Rājā mārga

Using the Yogic Paths During Times of Unsettlement

Rājā mārga is also known as the royal road to uniting of mind-body-spirit (Yoga). It is also often translated as the path of meditative sādhanā (practice). Rāja may encompass any of these techniques -  observing thoughts, centering the mind through breath awareness, reflecting on the various levels of the mind, or coming to an understanding of a past impression, saṃskāra.

When one embarks into meditative practices first efforts are likely to encounter impatience, boredom and/or  ego-based attachments, often associated with a variety of fears. Meditative practices as svādyāyā, the discipline of self-effort and study, provide a space for the routine investigation into surrendering our attachments and facing fears. A commitment to regular sādhanā allows for an expansion of consciousness. It illuminates an understanding of self as more than the just a body/flesh suit.

In reflective practices one comes to see how a saṃskāra, also translated as a habitual habit, can prompt a need for sensory fulfillment. Imagine it is the end of a long day of work and you come home what is your habit for unwinding? Do you consciously reflect on this action or is it merely a habit?

When kāma (desire), an associate of habitual habits, creeps into the mind one may become disappointed or express anger if it goes unfulfilled. For example, if you are someone who likes to go out and about each weekend, meeting friends, and embarking on adventures the current situation of being requested to not do these things may fuel your desires even more. The experience may invoke a lack of fulfillment resulting in an unwillingness to consider alternatives. It may even lead to full-on anger at the situation, looking for someone to blame.

Swami Sivananda, world renown Yoga philosopher, notes another mind temptation, the hidden ego. “The hidden ego is ready to fill those corners which are not so enlightened.” He provides this example of ego’s trickiness.

We are practicing a beautiful sādhanā. But we soon become attached to the way we practice our āsanaand how beautiful we feel. Suddenly, the whole world is no longer as pure as we are. Everything is beneath us. ‘Oh Gosh, this person still smokes! It smells!

He continues to point to how arrogance rises up challenging the power of our meditative sādhanā. Best intentions are replaced by māyā, the illusion of life pulling at us. If the whole of our concentration is more on the physical body the ego is quick to identify any potential loss associated with the somatic attachment. Every cough or heightened temperature one becomes afraid. An immediate assumption of disease easily sets in, especially in the current circumstances.

“The negative emotions you feel have an impact on your heart – and your health,” says counseling psychologist M. Mala Cunningham, Ph.D. For better health and reduced stress, Dr. Cunningham suggests a practice I often use with my private Integrative Health Coaching clients, the three-part breath.

Practice

Sit in a chair with your feet on the floor or sit on the floor in a comfortable seating position.

Place one hand on your chest gently and the other on your belly.

Inhale through your nose and let your lower belly expand,

           Notice the length of the breath as it comes in and out, you can count…

1-hippopotamus, 2-hippopotamus, 3- hippopotamus as you fill up

           Do the same for the exhale noting its length as well.

           Repeat this 3-5 times.

If you have more breath at any point draw it up into the middle of the torso…

           and even the lungs if possible, this is the complete three-part breath.

When exhaling with the full the three-part breath empty from the top down – lungs, torso and then belly.

Pause a moment before inhaling again.

Do this full process for up to three minutes.

On the next Inhale when you have filled up allow a space in the action. with the throat soft, before releasing slowly through the mouth.

Adding a gentle contraction to the stomach at the end of the exhale assists in expelling all of the breath.

Repeat for 8- 10 minutes.

Finish this meditative prāṇāyāma sādhanā with 2 minutes of regular breathing.

This practice is especially helpful for surfacing anxiousness. You may wish to notice and track how you feel post-practice compared to when you began the session to see impact of your focus.

When starting a reflective mind practice consider starting with the first piece of saṃ-yama. (the collective term for the meditative path): dhāraṇā (concentration). The three-part breath practice above is a great starting point. Softly focused, concentrative practices begin the process of psychological absorption eventually leading to dhyāna (meditation) and beyond.

ૐLauraLynn

[yogajivana-blog]

“True teachers are those who use themselves as bridges over which they invite their students to cross; then, having facilitated their crossing, joyfully collapse, encouraging them to create their⠀ own.” ⠀ .⠀ Nikos Kazantzakis⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ image source: unknown⠀ #teacher #teaching #learning #artofteaching #education #svadyaya #surrender #gift #giving #reflection #release #yoga #yoganorthcote #northcoteyoga #yogajivana108 #yogamelbourne #yogaaustralia #yogaeverywhere #northcote #thornbury #westgarth #fairfield #preston #thisisyoga

[asthegirlturns]

"Every human has four endowments - self awareness, conscience, independent will and creative imagination. These give us the ultimate human freedom... The power to choose, to respond, to change." -- Stephen Covey Back from the Midwest and ready to teach some Yoga! Lots of opportunities this week, including Saturday--come meet me on the mat: Tuesday, 12:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m., and 5:30 p.m. C-2 (CorePower Yoga Pasadena) Wednesday, 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. C-2 (CorePower Yoga Sherman Oaks) Thursday, 8:00 a.m. C-2 (subbing for Lina Alf), 12:00 p.m. C-2 (special class on Svadyaya), AND 5:30 p.m. C-2 (subbing for Lina Alf) at CorePower Yoga Pasadena Thursday, 9:00 p.m. CoreRestore--last one before I'm out for 8 weeks with Teacher Training! (CorePower Yoga Hollywood) Saturday, 2:30 p.m. C-1 AND 4:00 p.m. C-2 (subbing for Brigitte at CorePower Yoga Pasadena) #yogalife #layoga #layogi #yogihustle #svadyaya #niyamas #10steprogram #cpyla #cpypasadena (at CorePower Yoga)

[victoriayoga]

#happysaturday 🌈 #yogaisawayoflife ❤️ teaching at 9:30am at Synergy Yoga✨ a tree without roots wont last too long on the storm🙂 understand and experience the #yogasutras #rajayoga #bhakti #pranayama and #kundaliniawakening ✨ yoga is NOT being only upside down, although is #fun 😜 yoga is #samadhi #yoga is #enlightenment and #ahimsa #nonviolence to all beings ❤️ #seeyouonthemat #namaste . . . . . . #handstand #inversions #miamiyoga #synergyyoga #meditation #awakening #study #svadyaya #ashtangayoga #activism #hathayoga #yogateacher #yogateachertraining

[emilyroseduea]

People ask me if I ever get nervous when teaching anymore, similar to people asking if I still ever get stage fright as an actor. The simple answer is no, I don't get nervous to perform, but I am TERRIFIED of auditions. And no, I don't get nervous to teach yoga classes, but I DO get butterflies before teaching somewhere new! Will they like me? Will my style be an ok fit? Will I be able to serve? Will they want something I can't give? So many questions! All I can do is share the little that I know the best that I can. I'm subbing two classes this week at Svasti Yoga in Bloomington, and I'd be happy to have some familiar faces join. Today at 11:30, and Wednesday at 6:30. It's a 90 minute practice with some extra meditation at the beginning and end. Feel free to contact me with questions and I hope to see you on the mat! • Photo by @jennadaileyphoto @_jennadailey #jennadaileyphotography • #summerinasnap #mandukaambassador #cpy300hr #svadyaya #anthrocontest @anthropologie @anthro_minnesota @mandukayoga #yoga #vinyasa #vinyasayoga #fear #stagefright (at Svasti Yoga)