Satya On The Mat

Practising asana with satya in mind can be very similar to applying the first yama ahimsa to our physical practice.

Satya on the mat.

In yoga satya is one of five yamas restraint from falsehood and distortion of reality in one s expressions and actions. One should make use of mantra asana meditation and also mudra in this particular yoga practice which will effectively help to bring focus in your life in many of the unique and best ways. Iyengar in 1989 following a trip to pune. When we speak from satya we speak from a place.

Incorporate satya truthfulness into your yoga practice with an asana. Embody satya truthfulness on the mat. May 23 2017 original. Satya or truthfulness is the yama that is about living a truthful life without doing harm to others.

Charlotte bell began practicing yoga in 1982 and began teaching in 1986. Satya the second of the 10 yamas and niyamas in the the yoga sutras of patanjali means truthfulness. Practicing satya on the mat can give us the tools to practice it in the rest of our lives.

Satya on the yoga mat. Embody satya or truthfulness on the mat. It also refers to a virtue in indian religions referring to being truthful in one s thought speech and action. As we all know there s nowhere to hide when it s just us and the yoga mat and this is often the place we get to take a good look at ourselves our habits and our state of mind.

Learn how to take the practice of truth on and off the mat. This entry was posted in tips for teachers yoga practice and tagged eight limbs of yoga satya on october 18 2019 by charlotte bell. Practicing satya on the mat can give us the tools to practice it for the rest of our lives. Reprinted with permission from hugger mugger yoga products blog.

The teaching of satya is not presented in this manner as an accident or oversight. Satya is one of the key yamas or observances applied in the eight limbs of yoga. This is part two of a 10 part series exploring each of the yamas and niyamas to discover how we can incorporate them both on and off the mat for a deeper richer life of yoga. If the truth could harm others it might be better to keep silent.

In 1986 she began practicing insight. She was certified by b k s. To practice satya one must think before he speaks and consider the consequences of his action.