Continuing with our little investigation into Patanjali’s “Yamas” and “Niyamas”, we come now to ASTEYA, non-stealing and non-cheating. This third yama follows on from the theme of “truthfulness” in the previous yama, Satya. “Stealing” means to take something from somebody
Satya – developing truthfulness
The yamas and niyamas constitute the first and second limbs of the ancient Indian sage, Patanjali’s, eight limbs of yoga. I said in the previous blog, Ahimsa, that people generally think of the “yamas” as social codes of conduct and
Ahimsa – choosing kindness
Yoga – or at least classical yoga – is built on ten principles – the five yamas and five niyamas that comprise the first and second stages or “limbs” of Patanjali’s eight limbs of yoga. The ancient Indian sage, Patanjali,
Breath is life
We all know that we can go without food for several weeks; we can go without water for several days, but most of us can’t even go a minute without breathing. So, in a very real sense, breath is life.
Meditation for well-being
Meditation is central to yoga, as it improves the well-being of your body, mind and life. My favourite Swami told of the time that a neighbour asked her, “You teach exercises, don’t you?” Swami was most indignant and replied, “No,
Why am I doing Yoga, instead of the gym?
A few days ago I went for a late afternoon walk on the beach with my two dogs. As I reached the car-park at the end of our walk, I was drawn over to the grassy area by the voice
Is it OM or AUM??
This is the symbol ‘OM’, and there are many ways of writing OM, just as there are many ways of writing the letters in the English alphabet – just check out the number of fonts available on your computer! The
Yoga Music Morning
The Yoga Music workshop on Saturday was an absolute fun, fabulous and inspiring day! The ever-smiling Sangita helped us all to explore our musical hearts. She took a bunch of absolute beginners – musically-speaking – and after a few hours