Eight Limbs of Yoga Studies: SANTOSHA

As shared in my previous post, the Niyamas represent our inner spiritual practices, made up of five Niyamas: Saucha, Santosha, Tapas, Svadhyaya, & Ishvara Pranidhana. 
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 ♥️ Santosha ♥️ ⁠
(Contentment  |  Joy)
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Santosha is nurtured consciously through a consistent practice of gratitude for yourself, your relations, and your practice. ⁠
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Gratitude turns what we have into enough. ⁠
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Let’s practice Santosha together:
You might bring your hand onto your heart
Bring to mind someone, something, or some place that you are FULL of gratitude for. ⁠
Notice what you notice. ⁠
Feel what you feel. ⁠

Contentment Check-In: ⁠
✨What does contentment mean to you? ⁠
✨What does contentment feel like? ⁠
✨How might you embody contentment... try moving your body in the way it best expresses contentment! ⁠

Fun, right!?⁠ 
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 Joy Check-In: ⁠
✨What does joy mean to you? ⁠
✨What does joy feel like? ⁠
✨How might you embody joy... perhaps you might try moving your body in the way it best expresses joy! ⁠

Yessss! 
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Our trainings at the Trauma-Informed Yoga Psychology School support a practice of santosha through time dedicated to heart-based practices & integration! ⁠

I give thanks to my wise teacher @susannabarkataki who wrote an incredible book:  Embrace Yoga's Roots!! Very excited to share that it is amazing & will be one of the required readings in our YTT’s, moving forward!

​Would love to hear your reflections, if you are called to share!⁠⁠

♥️ Dr. Melissa Jay