Anahata: The Heart Chakra
t is located around the heart space at the center of the chest and is associated with love, compassion, and emotional balance.
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Kiara Flowers
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Samadhi - Liberation
Samadhi is the recognition that we are not separate from the universe or the divine and resting in union.
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Kiara Flowers
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Dhyana - Meditation
We are on the seventh limb of yoga - Dhyana, or meditation. So much of the eight limbed path before this has prepared us for this very pract
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Kiara Flowers
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Dharana - Concentration
Altogether, Dharana is generally translated to mean concentration. This is the first step in the meditative practice.
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Kiara Flowers
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Pratyahara - Withdrawal of the Senses
Pratyahara altogether is translated to mean "withdrawal of the senses," and is, in my opinion, one of the trickier limbs to understand.
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Kiara Flowers
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Pranayama - Control of Vital Life Force Energy
Pranayama is the control of vital life force energy.
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Kiara Flowers
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Asana - Posture
Pronounced AAH·suh·nuh with emphasis on the first syllable, this Sanskrit word translates to mean pose, posture, or seat.
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Kiara Flowers
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Ishvara Pranidhana - Surrender
Ishvara Pranidhana is translated to mean "Surrender to God." In the modern yoga world, we translate it to mean surrender in general.
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Kiara Flowers
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Svadhyaya - Self-Study
Svadhyaya is about the study of the self. Svadhyaya is much easier explained with the concept of little 's' self and big 'S' Self.
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Kiara Flowers
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Tapas - Refinement
Tapas is often translated to mean discipline or refinement. It is a self practice that inspires dedication and consistency in life!
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Kiara Flowers
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Santosha - Contentment
Santosha is translated to mean "contentment." But what does "contentment" really mean? A quick Google search will tell you contentment is "
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Kiara Flowers
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Saucha - Cleanliness
Saucha literally translates to "purity," or "cleanliness."
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Kiara Flowers
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Aparigraha - Non-Greed
Non-attachment, or Aparigraha, is the last of the Yamas (moral restraints). It exists somewhere between attachment and detachment.
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Kiara Flowers
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Brahmacharya - Moderation
Brahmacharya is translated to mean "moderation." This yama encourages us to practice moderation in all aspects of our life.
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Kiara Flowers
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Asteya - Non-Stealing
Asteya is the third Yama (moral restraint. or ethical discipline). "A" meaning not "STEYA" meaning theft Studies show that we steal...
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Kiara Flowers
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Satya - Truth
Satya, the second Yama (moral restraint; ethical observance), encourages us to be honest and truthful in all aspects of life - truth is...
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Kiara Flowers
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The Yoga Sutras & The Eight Limbs of Yoga
Patanjali, a sage or many sages together writing under the same name, wrote one of the most prominent & important texts in yogic...
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Carla Wiessing
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You Belong
I just finished teaching Restorative Yoga this morning and was reminded once again how remarkable community is. Everyone belongs. We come...
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Carla Wiessing
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It Depends...
Hello yoga peeps. The other teachers/guides and I are making a plan to record videos showing how to practice yoga asanas. An Asana is a...
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