The Eight Limbs: Samadhi + EXCITING NEWS
Samadhi is enlightenment. The big one. It is basically this crazy moment where you sorta transcend into the spiritual world like on...
The Eight Limbs: Pranayama
Pranayama. Another one of those well known aspects of yoga. Pranayama means breath control, it's the "measuring, control and directing of...
The Eight Limbs: Asana
Asana are your body postures, the most well-known aspect of yoga. The physical practice of yoga has gotten a real name for itself the...
The Eight Limbs: Niyama (Isvara Pranidhana)
Isvara Pranidhana is 'surrendering to the divine,' but perhaps we should think of it as accepting that there is something larger than us...
The Eight Limbs: Niyama (Svadhyaya)
Svadhyaya = self study It's also really fun to say. This one is kinda special to me because not only is it a big part of my life, but I...
The Eight Limbs: Niyama (Tapas)
T is for Tapas. No, unfortunately, I don't mean the Spanish food! Tapas is all about disciplined use of energy. Basically, to quote both...
The Eight Limbs: Niyama (Santosa)
Santosa! Contentment! This is a brilliant one. Santosa is all about being happy and content with what we have, and not pining over the...
The Eight Limbs: Niyama (Sauca)
Welcome to Limb Number Two! So, the Yamas were about how we treat ourselves as well as others and other things. The Niyamas are solely...
The Eight Limbs: Yama (Brahmacharya)
Yama No. 4: Brahmacharya. This one is tricky, in terms of interpretation. Basically, it means sense or emotion control, but some see this...
