Santosha, or contentment, is the second Niyama in the Yamas and Niyamas set out by Patanjali in his Yoga Sutras. These are the ways we can grow, learn, develop and be better in our own lives.

In this chat we explore ideas on how to translate this sutra and apply it to our everyday lives and h...

Today we are exploring the 2nd Niyama - Santosha or contentment. What does it mean? How can we incorporate more Santosha into our everyday lives, our practice, our self care? Enjoy a grounding, root chakra focused practice with lots of Lucy assistance...

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Saucha or purity, the second Niyama in Patanjali's Yoga Sutras (2.40) affects every aspect of our lives. Saucha is about cleansing practice and purification practices for body, mind, and spirit. Join me as I share some background, interpretations, ideas, and a practice exploration of this beaut...

The Niyamas are the basic tenets of our personal growth and development - the practices we should engage in to cultivate our inner self and become enlightened. In this class we explore the first of our Niyamas - Saucha - often translated as purity.

Purity can mean so many things - physically ...

Our dharma chat today is about tapas - the 3rd Niyama in Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. Tapas is often translated as discipline, fire, passion and many think this means physical effort (and yes, it might include that), but it also incorporates mental and emotional states of passion and fire. This is ...

Tapas is probably one of the most misunderstood of the Yamas & Niyamas. It can be translated as fire, heat, discipline and is most often interpreted as more active practice (in yoga at least). But how can we apply the energy of tapas to our lives to inspire, to change, to transition, to break t...

Self study can mean several things from taking time to practice, read, explore with others but sometimes self study truly means becoming still and studying self...having the courage to sit with who you are and go past the labels and titles you have. Who is the real you? Join me for a chat and p...

The 4th Niyama of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras invites us to learn - about ourselves and the world around us - to engage through repetition and practice and grow our spiritual practice. In this class, we will be using repetition of shape to gain a different perspective through practice. What is the ...

What does surrender mean to you? If you are like most, the concept of surrender is one of the hardest to understand and explore in your own life. Ishvara Pranidhana is the fifth Niyama in Patanjali's Yoga Sutras and is often translated as surrender to the divine. Join me as we discuss what it c...

What does it mean to surrender and why is it so hard? Surrender is one of the hardest things to do - to release control and agency to something greater than oneself. This is what the Yamas & Niyamas have been leading us up to - preparing for this very challenging idea.

Join me as we explore su...