The third Yama, Asteya, is best translated as “nonstealing.” But Asteya is far more than not taking a material object that isn’t ours. One-upping is an example of violating Asteya. When we compare ourselves to others, many times we feel…
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Be Real
The second Yama is Satya, translated from Sanskrit as Truthfulness. “Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” Dr Seuss Many of us think of truth as…
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The Path to Nonviolence
Imagine this. You’re listening to your favorite James Taylor song while steering onto an on-ramp to the mid-Cape highway. Are you with me so far? It’s time to merge and as you press the gas, the driver in front of…
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So, You Wanna “Do” Yoga?
Happy New Year! So, you wanna ‘do’ yoga, eh? We all have different motivations for starting. I first got into yoga because I wanted to stay in shape without having to use all the fancy equipment. But I discovered pretty…
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