Churning the Sacred Fire
Yoga Philosophy: The second limb of yoga is Niyama. Niyama means “rules” or “laws.” The five niyamas describe the type of rules we should place on ourselves. They are the code of conduct we hold ourselves to in order for each of us to live soulfully. Of the five Niyamas, the fourth is svadhyaya. Sva means “self,” adhyaya means “inquiry” or “examination. Therefore Svadhyaya means self inquiry and refers to any activity that cultivates self-reflective consciousnes. Svadhyana means to intentionally find self-awareness in all our activities and efforts, even to the point of welcoming…read more