by Lucia Yess | Apr 17, 2016 | Yoga Type
By Lucia Yess In yoga, the word “tapas” comes from the Sanskrit verb “tap” which means “to burn”. Sorry it doesn’t come from the Spanish dish although those can be spicy too. This “fiery discipline,” asks for the practitioner “to burn off the...
by Lucia Yess | Apr 13, 2016 | Yoga Theory, Yoga Type
By Lucia Yess The second niyama (self-discipline) is santosha, संतोष. Santosha is contentment. Contentment makes me think of abundance, joy, truth, simplicity. It doesn’t include happiness however. I think true happiness comes from contentment which...
by Lucia Yess | Apr 11, 2016 | Yoga Theory
By Lucia Yess The first niyama in Patanjali’s text is Śauca, also spelled Saucha or Shaucha. It represent purity and cleanliness. When you hear those two words what comes to mind? Perhaps a shower, brushing your teeth, honest thoughts and words. Of course...
by Lucia Yess | Apr 2, 2016 | Yoga Theory, Yoga Type
Yamas, and its complement, Niyamas, represent a series of “right living” or ethical rules within Yoga. These are a form of moral imperatives, commandments, rules of living. The five Yamas of Patañjali’s classical yoga system are committments that...
by Lucia Yess | Feb 16, 2016 | Body Therapy
By Lucia Yess When I think about poses that I never want to get out of, child’s pose is the first that comes to mind. There is this sensation of total relaxation that I can’t get enough of. When else do you get to rest on yourself. Child’s...
