Monday, May 20, 2013

Sweet Vinyasa: What's stealing your peace? Monday, May 20, 2013.

The yama asteya, non-stealing, has come to my attention in part as a result of Kira's workshop this weekend involving the study of the first two rungs of Patanjali's 8 limb path. I'd always breezed over asteya, as my understanding of non-stealing has been in the outermost levels and the  obviousness of non-stealing made this yama "boring ". But, like any relationship, the closer you pay attention and have interest, the more interesting it becomes. The invitation of the yoga practice is to look deeper, into the more subtle. I found myself asking "what's actually stealing my peace? What's blocking my willingness to see more clearly? Its less about the 'things' and 'people', or life and situations, and all about my thoughts and my relationship to the awesomeness that's clearly right here and now.

windshield wiper
supine pada gustasana and twist with strap at wall
manipura meditation
RAM

cat
cow
puppy dog

rainbow with OMG variations
flying cow

plank
downdog with foot play

uttanasana
uttithatadasana
shoulder roll
uttanasana variation
tadasana
shoulder rolls and shrugs

tadasana on brick play
(noticing how hands help balance)

tadasana
RAM

lunge
warrior I dance
parvatadasana
warrior III aligning with asteya
pigeon
three leg dog
wild thing option
downdog
plank
baby cobra
locust
balasana
other side (fresh)

from downdog
plank
locust variation

balasana
paschimotadasana

foot rub and observation

seated twist

savasana

sit
OM
Namaste

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