By Silvia Mordini "If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion." Dalai Lama I’ve practiced yoga for over 15 years. I’ve taught more than 12,000 hours and since my very first teacher training, my goal has always been to teach what I practice and to practice what I teach. Through the years of practicing with different teachers, it has become clear to me that creating a compassionate yoga community requires that we take … [Read more...] about Why Compassion in Community is Important
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5 Ways for Urban Yogis to Live Their Yoga
AHIMSA - Yoga Sutra Chapter 2 Verse 35 is one of the five Yamas, which are guidelines for how we can live in harmony with others. A traditional translation of Ahimsa means, “Do not kill or harm other people.” I’ve outlined here a more modern interpretation for today’s urban yogi. Lovingkindness Ahimsa means that when connected to our heart we naturally share lovingkindness. Love is active and it is never too late to offer healing through loving thoughts and kind actions towards yourself and … [Read more...] about 5 Ways for Urban Yogis to Live Their Yoga
Cultivate Compassion to Tame the Ego
By cultivating friendliness towards happiness and compassion towards misery, gladness towards virtue and indifference towards the wicked the mind becomes pure. ~ Yoga Sutra 1:33 Consider this: A yoga teacher gets a better time slot than you and her class is full when you arrive to teach the next class. No one asked you if you’d like the slot and you’ve been teaching at the studio longer…how do you respond? …The ego loves to feel sorry for itself, loves to make excuses, loves to compare, and … [Read more...] about Cultivate Compassion to Tame the Ego
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