Yamas and Niyamas
Over the next few weeks, I will explore the Yamas and Niyamas in our newletter. At our June 10-12 retreat, we will explore these yogic guidelines in discussion, meditation and practice. Think of the Yamas and Niyamas like the guidelines on your path to happiness – the “how-to” for gaining the skills and wisdom needed to change your attitude, thoughts and beliefs to better navigate your life. How to truly live your yoga practice off the mat and in your life.
The Yamas are the first path of yoga’s Eight Limbed Path, as explained in the Yoga Sutras by Patanajali. The Yamas "restraints" are: non-violence, truthfulness, non-stealing, non-excess, and non-possessiveness. The Niyamas, the second path of the Eight Limbs, are: purity, contentment, self-discipline, self-study and surrender.
The Yamas and Niyamas originated from the ancient text of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras. Learning about the Yamas and Niyamas forever changed how I navigate through life by studying myself and how I can better live a meaningful and more purposeful life.
Our awareness is directed to our ethics, integrity and how we show up for our lives. They’re the path to self-control.
A great resource to learn about the Yamas and Niyamas is the book Yamas and Niyamas: Exploring Yoga’s Ethical Practice.
Lisa
Sign up for the Summer Retreat June 10-12
Upcoming Retreat: Welcoming SUMMER!!!
June 10-12
Our retreats are a time for reflection and community.
Please join us for our Welcoming Summer Retreat at Gwinwood Retreat Center on Hicks Lake in Lacey.
We will celebrate the changing of the seasons, enjoy Yoga Nidra meditation, vegetarian dining, yoga, a guided philosophical discussion of the Yamas and Niyamas, community and art.
You can sign up and learn more about the retreat HERE.Incredible Kids Yoga
Tuesdays, we are introducing a new class to our schedule Incredible Kids Yoga!!! We have had so many requests for yoga for children, so we have been hard at work developing a class for you and your kids. Darrell Born will be leading the practice. Darrell is a new yoga teacher to Firefly. He comes from a background in education and music. Darrell has three daughters of his own and is amazing with children. Please come give his class a try and let your kids join in the fun.
Incredible Kids Yoga - Sign your child up for class here
TUESDAYS 4 pm at the Lacey Firefly studio. $15/child.
Read more about Yoga for children below!!! Getting used to our new online system!
Last month we went live with our new class reservation and payment software. Please bear with us as we make this change, we really feel that you will eventually have a smoother online experience because of it. In some cases, the software will prompt you to re-put in your payment card information. We are changing payments systems, and your card on file will not be transferred to the new system. Additionally, we are closely monitoring the old system and if it accidentally charges you, we are voiding those as quickly as we can.
If you are having any trouble signing in or paying for classes, or anything else, please feel free to call us at 360-480-7917, so we can help.
Namaste,
Lisa and Ronny
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