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Sutra Studies Week 53: No Drama Just Yama | Stepping On The Path Of True Meritocracy With Fair And Equal Universal Standards (Sutra 2.30)

Posted by Kidecia King on November 15, 2021 | Featured | No Comments

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Tags: Ahiṁsā Satyāsteya Brahmacaryāparigrahā Yamāḥ, eight-limbed path, practice, yama, yamas, Yoga, yoga sutra

Sutra Studies Week 51: Check-In | The Distinction Between Pain And Suffering (Ignorance And Knowledge/Awareness)

Posted by Kidecia King on November 7, 2021 | Featured | No Comments

Making the distinction between pain (or even simply discomfort) and suffering, or identifying the difference between a thought/idea that is steeped in ignorance versus one that is providing valuable knowledge/insight, is simple in principle, but the distinction often requires a … Read More … Read More

Tags: ego, eight-limbed path, niyama, practice, racial trauma, self-realization, Trauma, true self, yamas, Yoga, yoga sutra

Regulating Your Body-Mind/Brain | Part 1-Yamas, Society And The self | Satsang Full Recording | 10-26-21

Posted by Kidecia King on October 26, 2021 | Featured | No Comments

This meeting explores the foundational, and scientific, reason for the practice of Yamas and discusses why they are the starting point on the journey of transitioning from a conditioned animal in society to a fully Self-Realized being via the Eight-Limbed … Read More … Read More

Tags: eight-limbed path, mind mastery, self-realization, yama, yamas, Yoga

Using Your Personal Power To Deal With Racism, Sexism, Abuse, Violence, And/Or Disrespect (Or To Just Generally Deal With A “Mean & Ugly Bully”)

Posted by Kidecia King on March 8, 2021 | Featured | No Comments

Let others take responsibility for their words, thoughts, and actions in the same way you are best served by taking responsibility for yours. If someone is intentionally (or “unintentionally”) disrespectful, hateful, abusive, racist, sexist, or harmful to you in any … Read More … Read More

Tags: ahimsa, asteya, brahmacharya, bullying, personal power, racism, satya, sexism, Trauma, yamas

Yoga Tip/Challenge # 2: Be Kind To Yourself

Posted by Kidecia King on February 2, 2021 | Featured | No Comments

In order to practice effectively, and challenge yourself to do better than you did before without breaking your commitment to ahimsa (non-violence), you must be able to distinguish between injury-inducing pain and growth/transformation-inducing discomfort. … Read More

Tags: Asanas/Body Work, Pranayamas/Breath Work, pratyahara, yamas, Yoga, yoga challenges, yoga tips

The Eight-Limbed Path of Yoga-Part 1: Limbs One And Two | Yamas and Niyamas

Posted by Kidecia King on December 1, 2020 | Featured | No Comments

The Context of Your Reality In Your Family, Community, Society, The World & With/As Yourself/ Your Self Yoga is not just about posing (by any possible definition and/or connotation of the word). Yoga is a long-studied, universally applicable, phenomena and … Read More … Read More

Tags: eight-limbed path, niyama, yamas, Yoga

Sutra Studies Week 2: Your Practice Is Your Path (Sutra 1)

Posted by Kidecia King on November 22, 2020 | Featured | No Comments

“Now the exposition of Yoga is being made.” –The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Atha Yoganusasanam Atha: Now | Yoga: Yoga (Union) | Anusasanam: Exposition (comprehensive explanation or display)/Instruction/Discipline/Regiment/Order We all know, or should know by now, that the only way … Read More … Read More