In the Yoga Sutras Patañjali (see the front page for links) identifies eight limbs of Yoga. The first limb is Yama (outward observance or restraint). Patañjali goes on to identify five Yamas: Ahimsa (non-violence), Satya (truth), Asteya (non-stealing), Brahmacharya (sexual continence), Aparigraha (non-greed). He further says that these five restraints together form a [...]
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Yesterday I began writing about my review of Christianity and Yoga. This most recent review was spurred by the article on ChristianityToday (see links from yesterday) about Ms. Laurette Willis and her belief that "yoga is a dangerous practice for the Christian and leads seekers away from God rather than to Him." I [...] Recently I was given the opportunity to read an article titled The Truth About Yoga by Holly Vicente Robaina on the ChristianityToday website. I’ve linked the article at the end of this entry for although I will be referencing the article, this entry is not about the article but about my own study [...] As I mentioned back in January, I’ve divided the year into twenty sections so I can focus on each of the yamas and niyamas throughout the year. Today begins the seaon of brahmacharya. Namasté Don Livingston asked about seeing a picture of my finished floor. I had considered putting some up the first time that I used it but decided against it at the time. I really wanted to show it off a bit, strut my stuff as it were and that was the very reason that [...] Well, eating the half-meal for dinner worked wonders. Honestly, it was very trying at first because the meal was delicious and I really wanted more. This was compounded by the fact that I still felt very hungry. Surprisingly enough, my hunger seems to have stayed at the table as it went away as [...] Yoga is, in large part, about identifying obstacles and eliminating them. I am sure that many would say that a tight hamstring or in-flexible joints are obvious obstacles, not so. Whether I can sit for an hour in padmasana or whether I have troubles just sitting in sukasana does not matter, the asanas [...] Finally, I have returned to my mat. Yes, as I’ve said before, there is much more to Yoga than just practicing asanas but there is also a great satisfaction in practicing asanas. Tonight I limited myself to two sun salutations I then practiced deergha swasam and anuloma viloma. To complete my first asana [...] |
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