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Thursday, April 17, 2008
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Yoga Lesson: Contentment |
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One of the five niyamas (internal observances) of Patanjali's yoga sutras, contentment is considered an essential and fundamental yogic practice. Samtosha (contentment) can be practiced while holding yoga poses by letting go of the desire to attain the perfect looking pose, and to accept the experience of the pose as it is without wanting to change it.
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nice lesson. Thanks for sharing.
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December 08, 2008
This is wonderful...a perfect lesson for the New Year! Thank you!
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January 09, 2010
Thank you. I recently learned about positive space and negative space within your poses but now I can associate this with the eight steps.
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September 01, 2010
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