Yama # 2: Satya (Truthfulness)
SATYA: Truthfulness Living Integrity Beyond Convenience (part of 10 part series on the Yamas and Niyamas for My Yoga Online) Truth is liberating. It can also be complicated. And it is always powerful, so powerful that the Yoga Sutras tell us that when we are “dedicated to truth and integrity, our thoughts, words and actions gain the power to manifest.” Truth is full of consequences – positive and negative. That is why so many people avoid it, preferring the convenience of white...
Read MoreParagliding Meets Yoga Therapy
Para-Ascending – A new Yoga Therapy perspective Life is all about perspective – whether we feel up or down, fearful or exhilarated, blessed or needy. This became abundantly clear as I hurled myself off a cliff recently, trusting that I would be held by the air currents sweeping into the wing of the Paraglider strapped to the instructor behind me. No ordinary moment. Earlier forms of this activity were referred to as “Paraascending” and this moment of flinging myself...
Read MoreMeditation & Parenting
Meditation and Parenting Have a Lot in Common I have been parenting for 13 years and meditating intently for only two, but already the similarities are evident. Without a doubt, having a regular meditation practice has made me a calmer, more consistent parent. And the challenges of parenting make me aware of how much I need meditation! Whether you have a regular meditation practice or have just heard that it is beneficial, see if you can relate to these things they have in common. # 1 Showing...
Read MoreHow Yoga Helps
Every time I step onto my yoga mat, it is like climbing onto a life raft. I know that no matter what waters of emotional circumstance surround me, I am safe inside my practice. Some days I jump on with buoyancy and glee, other days it takes every last ounce of life force I can muster to barely crawl on. However, no matter how I get to my life raft, with laughter or tears, energy or exhaustion, once there I rest. I rest knowing that like a gently rocking boat, my yoga practice holds me...
Read MoreChoosing Love
We all know the results of mass fear. In fact we have been living with it around us every day lately. But what would the result of mass love look and feel like? Stop for a moment. Take a breath and imagine. What would a climate of mass love FEEL like? In polar opposition to the routine greed and self centeredness that so much of our world runs on, a world running on the energy of love would feel relaxing, nurturing even, inspiring and incredibly exciting. Our challenge in embracing an...
Read MoreLiving the Truth with Yoga
The 8 Steps to Living the Truth with Yoga were formulated for Dr. Keith Ablow to parallel his 8 Steps to Living The Truth book. They are a practical application of the Yogic principles handed down by venerated teachers and taught in yoga classes all over the world for the past 2500 years. Breathe deep and slow. Tune in to your body’s needs and messages. Accept and respect your body as it is today. Reawaken tense or numb places with movement and breath. Focus single...
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Jennie Lee is a Yoga Therapist and International Retreat Leader. She lives on the island of O'ahu, Hawai'i. 
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