5 Tools To Achieve Inner Peace NOW
Do you want to levitate your way to the supermarket? Do you want to handle problems with a smile on your face and a skip in your step?
Ancient Yogic wisdom tells you how to do it with the Niyamas- the 2nd limb of ashtanga (8 limbs) yoga and the last 5 Living Principles of Yoga. Per usual, the ancient gurus have got our back.
The Niyamas
The observances, internal disciplines, codes to live soulfully and relate to our own inner world.
Saucha- Purity. Stay clean! Not just hygienically, but in thoughts and actions and food. Don’t weigh yourself down with unnecessary baggage.
Santosa- Contentment. Not to be confused with complacency, contentment is appreciating the present moment for what it is, while still having ambition to improve.
Tapas- Self-discipline, training your senses. Sometimes negative patterns need a little fire to burn through them. Hard-work can be fantastic medicine to blast through limitations.
Svadhyaya- Self-study, inner exploration. Holding yourself accountable for your own journey, growth, and exploration.
Ishvarapranidhana- Surrender to higher power/ nature/ God. Practicing the understanding that there is so much more beyond the individual experience.
“By firmly grasping the flower of a single virtue, a person can life the entire garland of yama and niyama.” – Swami Kripalu
Though complete inner peace will most likely continue to be elusive, observance of the niyamas in an invaluable tool to make those moments a little more frequent and longer lasting.
By Guest Contributor: Sophie Dalton
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