1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:10,880 Hello everybody and welcome to the Awaken Together podcast. 2 00:00:10,880 --> 00:00:11,880 I'm Kat. 3 00:00:11,880 --> 00:00:12,880 I'm Jen. 4 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:17,400 And in today's episode, we're really excited to talk with you about how to live a yogic 5 00:00:17,400 --> 00:00:18,900 lifestyle. 6 00:00:18,900 --> 00:00:24,200 But first, we want to catch you up on the past couple weeks because we have been busy, 7 00:00:24,200 --> 00:00:25,200 haven't we? 8 00:00:25,200 --> 00:00:26,200 Yes. 9 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:31,760 I know, I'm sure you've seen it on social media, but we just finished our very first 10 00:00:31,760 --> 00:00:36,960 Awaken Together retreat where we got to co-lead together. 11 00:00:36,960 --> 00:00:43,600 And oh my gosh, it has come in waves and layers, unpacking just all the beautiful things that 12 00:00:43,600 --> 00:00:45,080 occurred at the retreat. 13 00:00:45,080 --> 00:00:48,120 We had an amazing group of women come together. 14 00:00:48,120 --> 00:00:51,560 We held it in Breckenridge, Colorado. 15 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:58,380 And I feel like it was such a journey and I continuously have shown that these retreats 16 00:00:58,380 --> 00:01:01,320 are so beyond even just the teachers. 17 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:06,200 There is this really spiritual component that comes through when people gather with similar 18 00:01:06,200 --> 00:01:12,400 intention and set the space and just the lessons that came out, the emotional releases that 19 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:18,760 came out, the epiphanies, the synchronicities, the play, the fun, the wild, the good, the 20 00:01:18,760 --> 00:01:20,040 bad and ugly. 21 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:26,800 All of it was all there and I think it had just so much soul meaning to it. 22 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:31,960 And I know everyone has their own take and experience from it, but to me it was just 23 00:01:31,960 --> 00:01:32,960 so special. 24 00:01:32,960 --> 00:01:38,840 And it was also so special to get to meet friends that I've only had relationships through 25 00:01:38,840 --> 00:01:46,480 online and get to meet in person as with Kat, just the people that I've been able to meet 26 00:01:46,480 --> 00:01:48,840 virtually and then get to meet in person. 27 00:01:48,840 --> 00:01:49,840 It's just so special. 28 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:50,840 What about you Kat? 29 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:53,800 Oh yeah, it was pure magic, pure love. 30 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:55,920 What an incredible group of women we had come together. 31 00:01:55,920 --> 00:01:58,600 There were 10 women and then us. 32 00:01:58,600 --> 00:02:03,240 And to give you a little lowdown of all the things we did, I mean, this will just scratch 33 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:08,880 the surface, but we went on a hike in a wintry wonderland, which we were not expecting to 34 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:10,320 be wintry. 35 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:18,040 We found ourselves in hip distance of a hip deep snow at some points and it was hilarious. 36 00:02:18,040 --> 00:02:22,240 We all made the best of it and actually it was pretty enjoyable and we learned a lot 37 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:23,240 too. 38 00:02:23,240 --> 00:02:24,720 I call it group trauma bond. 39 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:27,520 We came out different people. 40 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:28,520 It's so funny. 41 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:33,920 If you want to learn more, you got to go to all trails and read Jen's review on the Barton 42 00:02:33,920 --> 00:02:34,920 Creek trail. 43 00:02:34,920 --> 00:02:37,680 We'll post it on our awaken together. 44 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:40,680 I decided to make a tale of the story. 45 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:41,680 It was hilarious. 46 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:44,120 I promise you it's worth reading. 47 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:53,480 Yes, but between that hiking, nature time, spiritual work, we did Reiki, yoga, all plant 48 00:02:53,480 --> 00:02:57,480 based foods, astrology talks. 49 00:02:57,480 --> 00:02:59,680 There was a plant medicine circle. 50 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:03,760 We had some inner child playtime dance parties. 51 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:10,180 And we manifested a mama and baby moose into the backyard of our house and they hung out 52 00:03:10,180 --> 00:03:15,000 for hours and it felt manifested. 53 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:20,120 It felt like we had drawn in that energy and it felt like they felt safe with us. 54 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:24,560 It was the coolest thing just to see them comfortably sitting in the backyard looking 55 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:27,280 at us through the windows and we were just eye contact. 56 00:03:27,280 --> 00:03:30,960 Jaws agape like, oh my God, it was incredible. 57 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:36,320 It was beautiful and we are so looking forward to future retreats. 58 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:39,960 We want to keep growing this awaken together family. 59 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:42,280 And yeah, it's awesome working with you Kat. 60 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:43,280 Oh my God. 61 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:45,440 Likewise, it was just incredible. 62 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:51,360 And we're so excited to announce more to you all first here, our inner circle in just probably 63 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:52,360 a couple of weeks. 64 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:53,360 Yeah, we're working. 65 00:03:53,360 --> 00:03:56,280 Yeah, we're getting stuff on the books. 66 00:03:56,280 --> 00:04:02,240 So for today, how to live a yogic life is our topic, our theme. 67 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:08,880 And in yoga teacher training, which Jen and I combined have a collective 800 hours of 68 00:04:08,880 --> 00:04:12,240 yoga teacher training between us. 69 00:04:12,240 --> 00:04:17,360 And so today's episode, we're going to focus heavily on the first two limbs of yoga. 70 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:20,200 These are called the yamas and the nyamas. 71 00:04:20,200 --> 00:04:25,360 And just to give you some context of where these fall in the eight-limbed path to enlightenment, 72 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:27,120 these are the first two, like I mentioned. 73 00:04:27,120 --> 00:04:32,000 So the yamas, they are the abstinences, the things you don't do. 74 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:33,760 That's how I really think of them. 75 00:04:33,760 --> 00:04:37,620 The things that you don't practice, you stay away from, your restraints. 76 00:04:37,620 --> 00:04:40,760 They're also commonly known as the nyamas. 77 00:04:40,760 --> 00:04:43,480 Now these are commonly known as the observances. 78 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:48,720 I like to think of them as the things that you do do, the practices that you embody in 79 00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:49,720 your life. 80 00:04:49,720 --> 00:04:50,720 Yeah. 81 00:04:50,720 --> 00:04:54,720 And I think so much of the yamas and nyamas that we're going to cover today, we've kind 82 00:04:54,720 --> 00:04:56,360 of covered indirectly. 83 00:04:56,360 --> 00:05:00,080 These are a lot of the principles that fall under spirituality. 84 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:05,920 But I think the main difference, I often forget how much my yoga teacher training and my experience 85 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:10,760 on the yoga mat and with these practices, how much that has created a lens that when 86 00:05:10,760 --> 00:05:17,920 I take in more new age and spiritual belief systems, I'm also kind of filtrating them 87 00:05:17,920 --> 00:05:23,600 through the yamas and nyamas and some of these one of, yeah, it's two of the eight limbs 88 00:05:23,600 --> 00:05:26,000 of yoga, which is a whole system. 89 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:29,140 Yoga is so much more than just what you see on social media. 90 00:05:29,140 --> 00:05:32,540 And this is really like some of the basic principles. 91 00:05:32,540 --> 00:05:38,460 One of the books that I read in yoga teacher training, it's called the yamas and nyamas 92 00:05:38,460 --> 00:05:45,280 exploring yoga's ethical practice by Deborah Adele and A-D-E-L-E. 93 00:05:45,280 --> 00:05:50,540 This book was one I read in yoga teacher training and it really helped to take these concepts 94 00:05:50,540 --> 00:05:56,160 and make them more modern to our day to day, which has definitely shifted from when they 95 00:05:56,160 --> 00:05:59,680 were originally written out. 96 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:04,280 But yeah, it's sacred to learn through this lens. 97 00:06:04,280 --> 00:06:09,080 And I think rereading this book and looking at this, even to prepare for this podcast 98 00:06:09,080 --> 00:06:15,080 episode, remembering my little mind when I first took all this information in and seeing 99 00:06:15,080 --> 00:06:20,400 how much it has applied through my years of spiritual growth. 100 00:06:20,400 --> 00:06:25,160 It was a real moment of reflection just to look back and even prepare for this podcast 101 00:06:25,160 --> 00:06:26,160 episode. 102 00:06:26,160 --> 00:06:27,160 Love it. 103 00:06:27,160 --> 00:06:35,400 Yeah, so like Jen said, the asana yoga postures that you commonly see or maybe think of yoga 104 00:06:35,400 --> 00:06:38,000 as, that's the third limb. 105 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:43,360 So there's like a whole set of principles, kind of you can think of them as the yogi 106 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:49,680 commandments that you should in theory be doing before even stepping onto your mat in 107 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:55,740 order to live a yogic life and prepare your mind and your body for these postures. 108 00:06:55,740 --> 00:06:58,260 So poses asana, that's the third limb. 109 00:06:58,260 --> 00:07:00,800 The fourth limb is pranayama. 110 00:07:00,800 --> 00:07:06,400 This is breath control, something that we're not commonly taught how to do in at least 111 00:07:06,400 --> 00:07:10,800 the United States in Western civilizations. 112 00:07:10,800 --> 00:07:17,720 But in Eastern civilizations, it is more commonly known and not all to say, but it's an ancient 113 00:07:17,720 --> 00:07:22,920 practice that really teaches you how to channel your breath and think of it as your vital 114 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:24,480 life force energy. 115 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:27,000 It's really powerful stuff. 116 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:29,960 Then the next limb is called pratyahara. 117 00:07:29,960 --> 00:07:32,520 This is withdrawal of your senses. 118 00:07:32,520 --> 00:07:38,200 So taking out the external stimuli and just bringing your awareness inside. 119 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:40,920 From there, the next limb is called dharana. 120 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:45,440 And this is concentration of your mind, your inner focus. 121 00:07:45,440 --> 00:07:49,680 This is all setting you up for dhyana, which is meditation. 122 00:07:49,680 --> 00:07:52,520 Maybe you've heard of it before. 123 00:07:52,520 --> 00:07:57,640 And finally, everything culminates to the final limb, which is samadhi. 124 00:07:57,640 --> 00:08:00,600 This may also be known as nirvana. 125 00:08:00,600 --> 00:08:08,400 This is oneness, complete absorption and just bliss, connection with God, goddess, whatever 126 00:08:08,400 --> 00:08:11,640 you want to call it. 127 00:08:11,640 --> 00:08:18,080 So beginning from the top with the yamas, we are going to run through each of them. 128 00:08:18,080 --> 00:08:23,760 There's five of them, five yamas and five niyamas, and we'll break down each of our 129 00:08:23,760 --> 00:08:28,720 experiences with them and our takeaways and teachings that we glean from them. 130 00:08:28,720 --> 00:08:30,400 Yeah, let's dive in. 131 00:08:30,400 --> 00:08:31,480 All right. 132 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:33,640 Number one is ahimsa. 133 00:08:33,640 --> 00:08:37,080 This is really commonly known as kindness. 134 00:08:37,080 --> 00:08:43,920 I like to think of it as self-love, self-care and filling your own cup to pour into others 135 00:08:43,920 --> 00:08:47,480 while also being kind outwardly. 136 00:08:47,480 --> 00:08:51,880 An idea that came up on our retreat is that sometimes when it feels hard to be kind to 137 00:08:51,880 --> 00:08:57,920 yourself, being kind to others and showing that love to someone else can also help you 138 00:08:57,920 --> 00:09:01,520 fill your own cup and feel that same love towards yourself. 139 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:07,420 Yeah, and I believe that the ability to be nonviolent to other people is really directly 140 00:09:07,420 --> 00:09:11,100 related to our ability to be nonviolent to ourselves. 141 00:09:11,100 --> 00:09:16,280 So it's looking at those little seeds that end up creating kind of that malicious behavior, 142 00:09:16,280 --> 00:09:19,440 which usually can be rooted in fear and power. 143 00:09:19,440 --> 00:09:24,280 So looking at your relationship to fear, your relationship to what happens when you feel 144 00:09:24,280 --> 00:09:28,800 powerless, what sides of yourself come out, all of that is really good to look at when 145 00:09:28,800 --> 00:09:30,880 you're trying to cultivate nonviolence. 146 00:09:30,880 --> 00:09:39,040 And I think nonviolence can sound really generic, but it's really little things too. 147 00:09:39,040 --> 00:09:42,840 I think one of the things that like hit me in the gut when I first learned about that 148 00:09:42,840 --> 00:09:48,320 was when we are trying to subtly control other people or we think that our way is better 149 00:09:48,320 --> 00:09:53,400 than others, we're kind of creating violence towards that person because we're teaching 150 00:09:53,400 --> 00:09:59,080 them not to trust their own abilities and find their own answers that they are seeking. 151 00:09:59,080 --> 00:10:00,720 And we're thinking our way is right. 152 00:10:00,720 --> 00:10:02,880 So in a way you're taking from them. 153 00:10:02,880 --> 00:10:08,080 And that is, was a big hit in the face to my people pleasing tendencies and my also 154 00:10:08,080 --> 00:10:12,040 ability just to fight for so much control. 155 00:10:12,040 --> 00:10:16,160 I wouldn't have thought of myself as violent, but when I saw it kind of through another 156 00:10:16,160 --> 00:10:19,440 perspective, I definitely could relate to it. 157 00:10:19,440 --> 00:10:20,440 Well said. 158 00:10:20,440 --> 00:10:25,520 And to clarify, ahimsa is most commonly known as nonviolence. 159 00:10:25,520 --> 00:10:29,440 The way that I translated it first is kindness is like the inverse. 160 00:10:29,440 --> 00:10:32,920 So to just explain that a little bit. 161 00:10:32,920 --> 00:10:36,420 Number two, the second of the yamas is satya. 162 00:10:36,420 --> 00:10:39,560 This one is non-lying. 163 00:10:39,560 --> 00:10:41,440 I like to just say truthfulness. 164 00:10:41,440 --> 00:10:46,600 Just being honest with yourself and others and not sugarcoating things and just telling 165 00:10:46,600 --> 00:10:52,040 people things that you think they want to hear rather than like what's actually true, 166 00:10:52,040 --> 00:10:55,000 even though sometimes the truth can be hard to hear. 167 00:10:55,000 --> 00:10:58,100 It's all about how we share it. 168 00:10:58,100 --> 00:11:02,240 And living in your own truth takes a lot of time to develop that relationship. 169 00:11:02,240 --> 00:11:07,680 So when you're being honest with yourself, once again, you can reflect that more outwardly. 170 00:11:07,680 --> 00:11:14,160 And I think taking that previous yamas of violence, you have to learn to be truthful 171 00:11:14,160 --> 00:11:15,320 in a nonviolent way. 172 00:11:15,320 --> 00:11:19,400 I think we can often use our truth intentionally to hurt people. 173 00:11:19,400 --> 00:11:25,000 So we need to keep in mind that there is a way to live in our truth and express our truth 174 00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:31,940 and share our truth with other people, but without doing it within a malicious intent. 175 00:11:31,940 --> 00:11:34,080 Number three is a stay out. 176 00:11:34,080 --> 00:11:36,400 This one's non-stealing. 177 00:11:36,400 --> 00:11:40,960 Jen and I were talking before a little bit about how non-stealing can be seen. 178 00:11:40,960 --> 00:11:46,000 I think in the Bible, there's one really way to think of it, and that's material goods, 179 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:47,840 items, maybe people. 180 00:11:47,840 --> 00:11:50,720 But we also like to think of it as energy. 181 00:11:50,720 --> 00:11:57,400 So jealousy is a really good example of non-stealing, wanting what others have. 182 00:11:57,400 --> 00:12:01,560 Also being happy for others is a great way to practice this in action. 183 00:12:01,560 --> 00:12:07,040 And celebrating the good from an authentic place rather than a lack from what you have, 184 00:12:07,040 --> 00:12:10,680 trying to get out of your own story and actually be happy for others. 185 00:12:10,680 --> 00:12:11,680 Yeah. 186 00:12:11,680 --> 00:12:16,600 When we compare ourselves to others, we're once again trying to control, to manipulate, 187 00:12:16,600 --> 00:12:18,960 to boost our own ego. 188 00:12:18,960 --> 00:12:23,680 And also when we immediately come and chime things in, we can be stealing from someone 189 00:12:23,680 --> 00:12:25,820 else's experience. 190 00:12:25,820 --> 00:12:30,960 And I also think it's really important to see how we're stealing from the earth, looking 191 00:12:30,960 --> 00:12:35,720 at ways that we can be more intentional about that and give back to the planet. 192 00:12:35,720 --> 00:12:37,320 That is a form of stealing too. 193 00:12:37,320 --> 00:12:42,200 And yeah, I had this, you know, my first instinct when I initially read this book, I was thinking 194 00:12:42,200 --> 00:12:43,840 of the 10 Commandments, as we said. 195 00:12:43,840 --> 00:12:45,720 And I was like, oh, I don't steal. 196 00:12:45,720 --> 00:12:51,600 I think people very black and white know stealing has implications and maybe isn't the best. 197 00:12:51,600 --> 00:12:57,920 But yeah, once again, looking at things through the context, when we take and take and take, 198 00:12:57,920 --> 00:13:01,840 it's going to throw us off of this energetic balance of giving and receiving. 199 00:13:01,840 --> 00:13:06,120 And I think that's really important to look at how we do with in relationships with other 200 00:13:06,120 --> 00:13:10,720 people, relationships to ourselves and relationships to the planet. 201 00:13:10,720 --> 00:13:11,720 Yeah. 202 00:13:11,720 --> 00:13:12,720 Yes. 203 00:13:12,720 --> 00:13:16,960 That's a good segue into number four, which is Brahmacharya. 204 00:13:16,960 --> 00:13:20,200 This one is known as the right use of energy. 205 00:13:20,200 --> 00:13:29,040 You can also think of this as moderation, balance, not overindulging, whether that's, 206 00:13:29,040 --> 00:13:36,040 you know, getting greedy with money or food or just kind of losing yourself in that present 207 00:13:36,040 --> 00:13:41,880 moment and maybe letting your emotions or outside perspectives or feelings take a hold 208 00:13:41,880 --> 00:13:47,040 of you just like coming back to that place of your energy and deciding how you want to 209 00:13:47,040 --> 00:13:50,360 direct that from a place of presence and awareness. 210 00:13:50,360 --> 00:13:51,360 Yeah. 211 00:13:51,360 --> 00:13:56,920 And for me, when I went into this practice and yoga teacher training, I looked at what 212 00:13:56,920 --> 00:13:58,980 I had too much of. 213 00:13:58,980 --> 00:14:01,680 And I also had watched that documentary minimalist. 214 00:14:01,680 --> 00:14:03,240 Yeah, so good. 215 00:14:03,240 --> 00:14:04,240 I love it. 216 00:14:04,240 --> 00:14:11,000 And I went on a cleanse, just realizing that when you have a ton of stuff, it might create 217 00:14:11,000 --> 00:14:13,320 this kind of like wall of safety. 218 00:14:13,320 --> 00:14:18,120 I really think there is definitely an emotional protection when we own too much stuff and 219 00:14:18,120 --> 00:14:21,600 we're trying to like hide behind that. 220 00:14:21,600 --> 00:14:24,040 But it it it scatters your energy. 221 00:14:24,040 --> 00:14:28,080 You're always paying attention to so many things within your environment that you can 222 00:14:28,080 --> 00:14:31,220 really lose that connection to self. 223 00:14:31,220 --> 00:14:36,240 And if I learned anything on that year on the road of traveling, I lived out of one 224 00:14:36,240 --> 00:14:38,080 car for an entire year. 225 00:14:38,080 --> 00:14:43,480 I had one box of clothes, but I realized that it filled up my tank so much more. 226 00:14:43,480 --> 00:14:49,240 And so I really have had a different relationship to access and how much stuff me and Danny 227 00:14:49,240 --> 00:14:55,440 went on an even deeper detox of extra stuff that we had in our house, especially when 228 00:14:55,440 --> 00:14:57,320 we unpacked our storage unit. 229 00:14:57,320 --> 00:14:59,160 But we don't think of that stuff. 230 00:14:59,160 --> 00:15:04,720 I think with the shopping culture and capitalism, we just we just end up owning so much and 231 00:15:04,720 --> 00:15:07,920 we don't think much of it as affecting our spiritual path. 232 00:15:07,920 --> 00:15:12,440 But in reality, it takes up a lot of energy to have that many things in your environment. 233 00:15:12,440 --> 00:15:17,320 And yeah, the overindulgence of food and seeing just what you take in excess often access 234 00:15:17,320 --> 00:15:21,260 is is showing us that there's something we're hiding from. 235 00:15:21,260 --> 00:15:26,360 So I think it really is a response to not looking inward and seeing like where that 236 00:15:26,360 --> 00:15:27,760 need is coming from. 237 00:15:27,760 --> 00:15:34,760 So yes, this is also the Yama that sexual energy is often associated with. 238 00:15:34,760 --> 00:15:39,120 And so if you think about everything we've been sharing with like being present and not 239 00:15:39,120 --> 00:15:44,480 overindulging, not underindulging, just finding that sweet spot, you can interpret that however 240 00:15:44,480 --> 00:15:45,480 you'd like to. 241 00:15:45,480 --> 00:15:46,480 Yeah. 242 00:15:46,480 --> 00:15:47,480 Yeah. 243 00:15:47,480 --> 00:15:51,440 And the final Yama is called Aparigraha. 244 00:15:51,440 --> 00:15:55,480 And this one is known as non possessiveness. 245 00:15:55,480 --> 00:15:59,460 Generosity is the flip side of how I like to see this in action. 246 00:15:59,460 --> 00:16:05,860 You know, giving, donating your time and your energy without expectation. 247 00:16:05,860 --> 00:16:10,460 And I think that part is really important because, you know, how often have you heard 248 00:16:10,460 --> 00:16:17,600 about someone who maybe gave something to a homeless person and then them sharing that 249 00:16:17,600 --> 00:16:22,400 is like looking for some credit and it kind of, I don't know, to me sometimes feels like 250 00:16:22,400 --> 00:16:26,480 it undoes the good act to a certain point. 251 00:16:26,480 --> 00:16:32,480 You know, if you're looking for praise or something for like your good deed, then that's 252 00:16:32,480 --> 00:16:33,760 a little sour taste. 253 00:16:33,760 --> 00:16:35,680 Just like doing good for doing good. 254 00:16:35,680 --> 00:16:36,680 Yeah. 255 00:16:36,680 --> 00:16:37,680 So I see this. 256 00:16:37,680 --> 00:16:38,680 Yeah. 257 00:16:38,680 --> 00:16:39,680 And I just put non clinging. 258 00:16:39,680 --> 00:16:44,480 I really see this as kind of like a general letting go. 259 00:16:44,480 --> 00:16:50,680 And yeah, I put the quote, one of my favorite quotes is, when you love a flower, don't pick 260 00:16:50,680 --> 00:16:51,980 it up. 261 00:16:51,980 --> 00:16:54,800 Love is about appreciation, not possession. 262 00:16:54,800 --> 00:16:59,560 I try to think of that all of the time that we can appreciate stuff without having to 263 00:16:59,560 --> 00:17:02,200 attach ourselves so deeply to it. 264 00:17:02,200 --> 00:17:06,180 And even like that overly clinging just creates this energy as well. 265 00:17:06,180 --> 00:17:09,000 I think of that in my codependency as well. 266 00:17:09,000 --> 00:17:13,840 So really just letting things be and realizing that when we tightly hold onto stuff, there's 267 00:17:13,840 --> 00:17:16,440 an energy behind that that can get in the way. 268 00:17:16,440 --> 00:17:17,440 Hmm. 269 00:17:17,440 --> 00:17:18,440 Beautifully said. 270 00:17:18,440 --> 00:17:19,440 Yeah. 271 00:17:19,440 --> 00:17:26,080 So that's five of our Yamas and really practicing the Yamas pulls us back from needing so much 272 00:17:26,080 --> 00:17:31,360 that's external and points us towards the unique expression of our own life. 273 00:17:31,360 --> 00:17:32,360 I love it. 274 00:17:32,360 --> 00:17:38,520 So nonviolence, truthfulness, non stealing, non excess and non possessiveness as a quick 275 00:17:38,520 --> 00:17:39,820 little recap. 276 00:17:39,820 --> 00:17:42,000 And we will go into the Niyamas. 277 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:43,000 Yes. 278 00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:45,560 So starting with the first of the Niyamas. 279 00:17:45,560 --> 00:17:49,280 And again, these are the practices that you do. 280 00:17:49,280 --> 00:17:51,160 The first one is Shaucha. 281 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:53,800 This one's commonly known as purity. 282 00:17:53,800 --> 00:17:58,280 And we can look at this again in so many different ways in our lives. 283 00:17:58,280 --> 00:18:03,480 One really direct way that comes to me as a health coach is eating organic, local, whole 284 00:18:03,480 --> 00:18:07,640 foods and actually caring about living a clean life. 285 00:18:07,640 --> 00:18:10,160 Also the more direct ways of like showering. 286 00:18:10,160 --> 00:18:15,120 I remember one of the early principles I learned in yoga teacher training was that you 287 00:18:15,120 --> 00:18:17,640 should show up to your mat clean. 288 00:18:17,640 --> 00:18:19,960 Make ideally if you can. 289 00:18:19,960 --> 00:18:22,720 And life I know can get crazy. 290 00:18:22,720 --> 00:18:26,000 Sometimes they go right from work, had a sweaty day, whatever. 291 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:31,980 The idea is that your mat is a sacred space and you're bringing forth your best energy 292 00:18:31,980 --> 00:18:35,600 so that you can really channel that and work through it. 293 00:18:35,600 --> 00:18:41,480 So showing up clean for yourself, for others and just approaching it from that pure place 294 00:18:41,480 --> 00:18:42,740 in that sense. 295 00:18:42,740 --> 00:18:46,480 I was very scared of the word purity with all the purity culture of church. 296 00:18:46,480 --> 00:18:51,040 I remember when I first read it I was like, oh gosh, here we go, down that rabbit hole 297 00:18:51,040 --> 00:18:52,040 again. 298 00:18:52,040 --> 00:18:57,240 But honestly, yeah, looking at everything through an energetic context is super helpful. 299 00:18:57,240 --> 00:19:01,400 I see this as just purifying our bodies, thoughts and words. 300 00:19:01,400 --> 00:19:07,040 And I also think it's important to drop the image of what purity looks like to start gaining 301 00:19:07,040 --> 00:19:09,180 your own sense of purity. 302 00:19:09,180 --> 00:19:13,360 It's going to look a little bit different for everyone depending on, yeah, some of the 303 00:19:13,360 --> 00:19:18,600 other principles, what you fall into, what your past experiences has led you to turn 304 00:19:18,600 --> 00:19:19,840 to. 305 00:19:19,840 --> 00:19:21,680 I think it's going to look a little bit different. 306 00:19:21,680 --> 00:19:27,680 So I think having this image of what perfect is can once again be an unequal energy exchange. 307 00:19:27,680 --> 00:19:34,480 So it's really looking at what is making you feel good and whole and balanced. 308 00:19:34,480 --> 00:19:40,960 I also think of regularly cleansing my space and myself, which I do very often, which we've 309 00:19:40,960 --> 00:19:45,800 talked about on this podcast before, kind of like an energy reset. 310 00:19:45,800 --> 00:19:47,560 Yeah, yeah, yeah. 311 00:19:47,560 --> 00:19:49,920 I like what you said too about minimalism. 312 00:19:49,920 --> 00:19:53,440 We can also see here cleaning your space. 313 00:19:53,440 --> 00:19:58,600 One thing I always say when I'm cleaning is, okay, clean space, clean mind. 314 00:19:58,600 --> 00:20:00,880 It's really true. 315 00:20:00,880 --> 00:20:06,040 So then the second of the nyamas is santosha. 316 00:20:06,040 --> 00:20:08,600 And this one's one of our favorites. 317 00:20:08,600 --> 00:20:11,280 This one's translated as contentment. 318 00:20:11,280 --> 00:20:17,200 I see this as being grateful for and making the best of what you have. 319 00:20:17,200 --> 00:20:24,040 Not always searching for the next big thing and focusing on growth mentality at all times, 320 00:20:24,040 --> 00:20:28,360 but actually, it's healthy to take a step back from that. 321 00:20:28,360 --> 00:20:32,720 Maybe pause your healing work if that's something that you've been really deep in for a long 322 00:20:32,720 --> 00:20:38,160 time and just allow some space to just be and be content with what you have. 323 00:20:38,160 --> 00:20:39,160 Yeah. 324 00:20:39,160 --> 00:20:40,160 Oh my gosh. 325 00:20:40,160 --> 00:20:44,800 This one is one that has just come up again and again for me. 326 00:20:44,800 --> 00:20:46,440 I think it's really important. 327 00:20:46,440 --> 00:20:53,960 I don't see people in day-to-day life paying attention to this enough, but when we have 328 00:20:53,960 --> 00:21:00,880 really extreme preferences, that really leads to when something is pulling you out of your 329 00:21:00,880 --> 00:21:08,080 preference, you feeling extremely discontented and upset and just out of alignment and not 330 00:21:08,080 --> 00:21:13,280 feeling good and we can have all this resistance to things that are not for us. 331 00:21:13,280 --> 00:21:18,640 I think that definitely pops up in spirituality more than I like to see of people being like 332 00:21:18,640 --> 00:21:23,720 cut out anything that's not serving you, get rid of everything. 333 00:21:23,720 --> 00:21:30,800 And there is a beauty to not feeding into toxicity, but I also think that when we learn 334 00:21:30,800 --> 00:21:37,880 to ebb and flow and release kind of the grip on our preferences, we also will be so content 335 00:21:37,880 --> 00:21:43,400 and regardless of what is happening in our external environment. 336 00:21:43,400 --> 00:21:48,520 I really did a lot of work on that early in my spiritual journey of looking at what I 337 00:21:48,520 --> 00:21:50,360 preferred and why. 338 00:21:50,360 --> 00:21:56,520 And I started intentionally practicing making myself uncomfortable, doing things with less 339 00:21:56,520 --> 00:22:03,040 convenience so that I could learn to find reframing and just overall contentment regardless 340 00:22:03,040 --> 00:22:04,840 of what was happening. 341 00:22:04,840 --> 00:22:06,100 So yeah, look at that. 342 00:22:06,100 --> 00:22:12,840 Look at maybe where you lean and kind of holding it version to certain things and look at the 343 00:22:12,840 --> 00:22:19,120 why because that really can probably be where you can explore to find more joy and just 344 00:22:19,120 --> 00:22:22,360 the ebb and flows, the ups and downs. 345 00:22:22,360 --> 00:22:26,000 More flow in life is such a goal. 346 00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:28,960 And I also put to gratitude practice. 347 00:22:28,960 --> 00:22:34,840 I think contentment is also really easy to fall back on when you have a good practice 348 00:22:34,840 --> 00:22:37,720 of reflecting on the things that you're grateful for. 349 00:22:37,720 --> 00:22:41,120 I love the practice of waking up in the morning and picking a couple things. 350 00:22:41,120 --> 00:22:46,000 I also usually do that at the end of my yoga asana practice. 351 00:22:46,000 --> 00:22:48,360 Yeah, gratitude can link us back. 352 00:22:48,360 --> 00:22:54,280 So if you're noticing that there's just a lot of trouble finding joy, maybe even reflecting 353 00:22:54,280 --> 00:22:55,280 on that as well. 354 00:22:55,280 --> 00:22:56,280 Yeah. 355 00:22:56,280 --> 00:23:01,720 And for all our science people, it has been scientifically proven that gratitude, practicing 356 00:23:01,720 --> 00:23:09,120 gratitude actually uplifts your state of being your mood and has physiological positive effects 357 00:23:09,120 --> 00:23:10,120 as well. 358 00:23:10,120 --> 00:23:11,120 Very nice. 359 00:23:11,120 --> 00:23:12,120 Check out the contentment. 360 00:23:12,120 --> 00:23:13,120 Contentment. 361 00:23:13,120 --> 00:23:14,120 Yes. 362 00:23:14,120 --> 00:23:17,760 Then the third of the niyamas is called tapas. 363 00:23:17,760 --> 00:23:19,220 There's a lot to this one. 364 00:23:19,220 --> 00:23:22,440 It's often said as self-discipline. 365 00:23:22,440 --> 00:23:26,160 In yoga, we say it as heat or internal fire a lot. 366 00:23:26,160 --> 00:23:28,840 It's leaning into discomfort. 367 00:23:28,840 --> 00:23:34,040 And the first thing that pops into my head is holding plank pose. 368 00:23:34,040 --> 00:23:35,040 We all hate it. 369 00:23:35,040 --> 00:23:37,400 Who actually likes holding plank pose? 370 00:23:37,400 --> 00:23:44,160 We do it because we know it's good for us and that future us will be happy that we actually 371 00:23:44,160 --> 00:23:45,480 stuck through it. 372 00:23:45,480 --> 00:23:48,800 And there's a pride that comes with that too. 373 00:23:48,800 --> 00:23:55,480 I think the shadow side of self-discipline can be seen as forcing yourself to do things 374 00:23:55,480 --> 00:24:02,000 that don't actually serve you or don't feel good or don't feel aren't actually aligned, 375 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:10,320 like starving yourself or pushing yourself to do poses to their most fullest, advanced 376 00:24:10,320 --> 00:24:15,340 settings, just because that's what other people around you are doing when that's not actually 377 00:24:15,340 --> 00:24:16,340 what serves you. 378 00:24:16,340 --> 00:24:21,600 So I kind of prefer the word integrity and that's holding yourself high to your own goals 379 00:24:21,600 --> 00:24:22,600 and standards. 380 00:24:22,600 --> 00:24:23,600 Yeah. 381 00:24:23,600 --> 00:24:27,920 I think we're talking a lot that this one's touchy because self-discipline can really 382 00:24:27,920 --> 00:24:34,120 create like a visceral response because we've been fed so many ways that we need to do things 383 00:24:34,120 --> 00:24:39,720 right that it can feel really kind of disgusting to feel like you have to like have this hard 384 00:24:39,720 --> 00:24:42,040 self-discipline towards something. 385 00:24:42,040 --> 00:24:46,160 Some people really thrive in self-discipline and then other times it just has kind of like 386 00:24:46,160 --> 00:24:48,040 a yucky feeling. 387 00:24:48,040 --> 00:24:52,920 I also think there's a lot of context within this one that you're reflecting on kind of 388 00:24:52,920 --> 00:24:59,560 your own path, but yeah, building a routine that is yeah, actually kind of like my happiness 389 00:24:59,560 --> 00:25:08,160 formula, you know, I found like a way where I can invite in a lot of body work, reflection, 390 00:25:08,160 --> 00:25:15,200 meditation, but in a way that's pushing me, but also not like choking me and making me 391 00:25:15,200 --> 00:25:19,080 feel so tightly gripped that I end up just releasing it. 392 00:25:19,080 --> 00:25:24,400 And I've been able to keep that little formula for myself to stay on track and I've done 393 00:25:24,400 --> 00:25:29,520 it for three years and it's given me enough ease and space, but also has applied me to 394 00:25:29,520 --> 00:25:34,400 something that I can reflect back on to continue to grow and develop my soul. 395 00:25:34,400 --> 00:25:37,200 So yeah, love. 396 00:25:37,200 --> 00:25:43,520 And something you shared reminded me too that this Niyama in particular, there can be a 397 00:25:43,520 --> 00:25:45,320 lot of ego attached to it. 398 00:25:45,320 --> 00:25:46,320 Yeah. 399 00:25:46,320 --> 00:25:47,320 Right. 400 00:25:47,320 --> 00:25:53,080 If you're focused on maybe more than the others, not taken in balance, ego can be tied to a 401 00:25:53,080 --> 00:25:59,040 two of like, well, I'm a very disciplined person or, you know, the people who we see 402 00:25:59,040 --> 00:26:04,240 not straying from any plans and then it actually causes some dysfunction in your life. 403 00:26:04,240 --> 00:26:05,720 So just look out for that too. 404 00:26:05,720 --> 00:26:06,720 Yeah. 405 00:26:06,720 --> 00:26:11,040 And I think because it's self-discipline, it has to do with self and often when we find 406 00:26:11,040 --> 00:26:15,000 this like magic, we also want to push it on to other people. 407 00:26:15,000 --> 00:26:20,920 I definitely was guilty of this early on in my journey, especially when I started doing 408 00:26:20,920 --> 00:26:21,920 yoga. 409 00:26:21,920 --> 00:26:22,920 I was like, everyone needs to do it. 410 00:26:22,920 --> 00:26:26,160 And then when people weren't doing it, I was like, you're missing the point. 411 00:26:26,160 --> 00:26:33,200 Like still, yeah, definitely so much attachment to ego thinking that, yeah, this everyone 412 00:26:33,200 --> 00:26:35,640 is so structured and so built differently. 413 00:26:35,640 --> 00:26:38,240 We know about soul blueprints and this stuff. 414 00:26:38,240 --> 00:26:43,200 And so yeah, a routine that makes you feel like it's pushing you for growth is going 415 00:26:43,200 --> 00:26:45,360 to be very different person to person. 416 00:26:45,360 --> 00:26:50,120 So I think they're sharing your experience and then there's, does your whole thing fall 417 00:26:50,120 --> 00:26:56,600 apart the second other people aren't doing it with you and is then that really self-discipline. 418 00:26:56,600 --> 00:27:00,160 So reflecting on that too, definitely a good point, Kat. 419 00:27:00,160 --> 00:27:01,160 Yeah. 420 00:27:01,160 --> 00:27:02,800 Then the fourth one is spotty. 421 00:27:02,800 --> 00:27:05,480 I, uh, we could talk about this one for days. 422 00:27:05,480 --> 00:27:06,480 This one is self-study. 423 00:27:06,480 --> 00:27:10,280 If I am not the queen of self-study. 424 00:27:10,280 --> 00:27:18,440 I do not know any of Graham Myers, human design, astrology, all of it falls in here. 425 00:27:18,440 --> 00:27:24,360 It's being the watcher, the witness of your thoughts, checking back in with yourself on 426 00:27:24,360 --> 00:27:28,000 how things are going periodically. 427 00:27:28,000 --> 00:27:32,240 And I mean, if you don't have those points of mindful check in with yourself, how will 428 00:27:32,240 --> 00:27:34,880 you celebrate how far you've come? 429 00:27:34,880 --> 00:27:40,280 Um, sometimes, you know, when we're just looking forward and not, uh, studying ourselves in 430 00:27:40,280 --> 00:27:46,480 our past and having these mindful moments of reflection, then we're just looking towards, 431 00:27:46,480 --> 00:27:51,440 you know, what's next constantly rather than being content on where you are and how far 432 00:27:51,440 --> 00:27:52,440 you've come. 433 00:27:52,440 --> 00:27:53,440 Yeah. 434 00:27:53,440 --> 00:27:59,420 So this is really kind of the epitome of spirituality shadow work for sure. 435 00:27:59,420 --> 00:28:03,220 It's really unpacking the boxes you've created around yourself. 436 00:28:03,220 --> 00:28:09,280 It's looking at your belief systems and yeah, what is inside of that box, what you can release. 437 00:28:09,280 --> 00:28:11,200 It's unboxing yourself from those things. 438 00:28:11,200 --> 00:28:12,360 It's releasing ego. 439 00:28:12,360 --> 00:28:14,160 It's releasing old wounds. 440 00:28:14,160 --> 00:28:17,160 And you do that through a lot of self-study and reflection. 441 00:28:17,160 --> 00:28:23,080 And it's the witness is something in yoga that we, you just learned again and again 442 00:28:23,080 --> 00:28:24,080 and again. 443 00:28:24,080 --> 00:28:26,880 And it's like the watcher of your thoughts. 444 00:28:26,880 --> 00:28:31,900 It's seeing what you're doing, which comes from a real place of mindfulness. 445 00:28:31,900 --> 00:28:36,360 That when you notice like those little subtleties in your body, you notice like, Oh, I just 446 00:28:36,360 --> 00:28:39,280 tightened up when somebody said that I just did this. 447 00:28:39,280 --> 00:28:44,040 And then reflecting on that, it's taking those responses to where you can figure out the 448 00:28:44,040 --> 00:28:49,440 root cause so that you can be moving through life in the present moment very intentionally. 449 00:28:49,440 --> 00:28:53,600 And yeah, as Kat said, this is something that you are going to keep coming back to because 450 00:28:53,600 --> 00:28:55,980 we're in a constant state of growth. 451 00:28:55,980 --> 00:28:58,500 So self-study doesn't really end. 452 00:28:58,500 --> 00:29:06,000 And I think a lot of people in the spirituality world, you know, it gets exhausting overlooking 453 00:29:06,000 --> 00:29:07,000 at yourself. 454 00:29:07,000 --> 00:29:12,200 And I think there's definitely like an excess that can happen there where you're just like 455 00:29:12,200 --> 00:29:15,240 dissecting absolutely everything. 456 00:29:15,240 --> 00:29:22,240 But I really think that self-study can be so fun if you do it from like a more lighthearted 457 00:29:22,240 --> 00:29:26,700 place of like, I'm just trying to figure out why I do what I do. 458 00:29:26,700 --> 00:29:29,120 It's not because something's wrong with you. 459 00:29:29,120 --> 00:29:32,840 You just have to constantly check in on the things that you're picking up or living this 460 00:29:32,840 --> 00:29:36,060 life or respond responding to circumstances. 461 00:29:36,060 --> 00:29:40,920 We have different relationships with different people and all that stuff is constantly at 462 00:29:40,920 --> 00:29:43,920 play and how we respond and move through things. 463 00:29:43,920 --> 00:29:50,760 So I think the self-study, I find it very beautiful that it never ends and I don't put 464 00:29:50,760 --> 00:29:51,760 as much weight on it. 465 00:29:51,760 --> 00:29:56,200 I think some people feel that they're going to get to the bottom of all of it. 466 00:29:56,200 --> 00:29:57,920 I don't really think there is a bottom. 467 00:29:57,920 --> 00:30:01,440 It's more just a constant check back and reflection. 468 00:30:01,440 --> 00:30:03,400 Like you said, Pat, it comes in layers. 469 00:30:03,400 --> 00:30:07,760 I think you have to do a ton of it at the beginning because if you've never done any 470 00:30:07,760 --> 00:30:13,520 intentional work, there's going to be a lot of stuff that comes up early on as you start 471 00:30:13,520 --> 00:30:18,280 unpacking those traumas and your childhood experiences. 472 00:30:18,280 --> 00:30:23,920 But it gets lighter and more kind of fun just to kind of reflect back. 473 00:30:23,920 --> 00:30:27,160 I think there can be a real ease with it as you go further on your journey. 474 00:30:27,160 --> 00:30:28,160 Yeah. 475 00:30:28,160 --> 00:30:34,600 And we promise just understanding the language behind why you are the way you are between 476 00:30:34,600 --> 00:30:39,520 all of these different personality tests and dissection of all that. 477 00:30:39,520 --> 00:30:41,120 I promise you it's validating. 478 00:30:41,120 --> 00:30:44,880 It's very, very validating. 479 00:30:44,880 --> 00:30:48,560 It's eye-opening and it might stir the pot, get uncomfy. 480 00:30:48,560 --> 00:30:53,460 But at the end of the day, that's the whole point of it is to validate your experience 481 00:30:53,460 --> 00:30:58,440 and help you bring some compassion to it and bring your best self forward from there on 482 00:30:58,440 --> 00:30:59,440 out. 483 00:30:59,440 --> 00:31:00,440 Yep. 484 00:31:00,440 --> 00:31:01,440 And releasing what you are not. 485 00:31:01,440 --> 00:31:02,440 That is what I say. 486 00:31:02,440 --> 00:31:03,960 Personality tests should not add a label. 487 00:31:03,960 --> 00:31:06,720 It should help you work on removing some labels. 488 00:31:06,720 --> 00:31:07,720 Love it. 489 00:31:07,720 --> 00:31:08,720 Yeah. 490 00:31:08,720 --> 00:31:12,800 Well, friends, we're at our final of the Niyamas. 491 00:31:12,800 --> 00:31:18,000 And this one, it makes sense that it comes last because it's all kind of a building up 492 00:31:18,000 --> 00:31:19,000 here. 493 00:31:19,000 --> 00:31:21,640 But it is Ishvara Pranidhana. 494 00:31:21,640 --> 00:31:26,460 And this literally translates to surrender to God. 495 00:31:26,460 --> 00:31:28,320 So it's surrender. 496 00:31:28,320 --> 00:31:32,920 It's having done all of these amazing things for yourself that can be triggering and hard, 497 00:31:32,920 --> 00:31:38,960 and then just kind of letting it go, loosening your grip, releasing, allowing yourself to 498 00:31:38,960 --> 00:31:45,760 live deeply and trusting that the universe has your back and that it's working for you 499 00:31:45,760 --> 00:31:47,120 and your best interest. 500 00:31:47,120 --> 00:31:48,120 Yes. 501 00:31:48,120 --> 00:31:49,120 Which is so beautiful. 502 00:31:49,120 --> 00:31:51,200 And I so deeply believe it. 503 00:31:51,200 --> 00:31:57,720 And it's I really feel that maybe this one didn't make as much sense to me early on. 504 00:31:57,720 --> 00:32:06,000 Yeah, I had a weird relationship with the universe early on in a sense of just surrendering 505 00:32:06,000 --> 00:32:08,200 to the rhythm of life. 506 00:32:08,200 --> 00:32:14,520 I so feel like I can tune into that flow state so much more now where I'm really realizing 507 00:32:14,520 --> 00:32:21,000 that so many experiences that happen around me have very little to do with me or are a 508 00:32:21,000 --> 00:32:23,200 part of this bigger cosmic picture. 509 00:32:23,200 --> 00:32:24,760 I love thinking like that. 510 00:32:24,760 --> 00:32:28,400 I love that just surrendering to the experience. 511 00:32:28,400 --> 00:32:33,640 I think that can be a really hard thing to do early on is trust that it's all kind of 512 00:32:33,640 --> 00:32:35,600 going to work out in our favor. 513 00:32:35,600 --> 00:32:39,200 And I still think there's a lot of intentional steps you can see through all of them that 514 00:32:39,200 --> 00:32:41,960 are important to take. 515 00:32:41,960 --> 00:32:47,040 But yeah, just that general knowing if that is in the back of your mind, there's just 516 00:32:47,040 --> 00:32:49,120 such a general sense of peace. 517 00:32:49,120 --> 00:32:50,680 Still think there's a lot of action steps. 518 00:32:50,680 --> 00:32:54,800 I think you can take it so far as you don't do anything because you think it's all going 519 00:32:54,800 --> 00:32:56,680 to work out. 520 00:32:56,680 --> 00:33:00,480 But I think having that in the back of the mind in the back of your mind as you move 521 00:33:00,480 --> 00:33:06,140 through life and just knowing that, yeah, it all ends up coming together and that when 522 00:33:06,140 --> 00:33:10,400 you continue to release and let go of the things not serving that there's this going 523 00:33:10,400 --> 00:33:14,120 to be this really profound and beautiful connection guiding you. 524 00:33:14,120 --> 00:33:18,240 And when you've actually felt that and experienced that, like we just did at the retreat for 525 00:33:18,240 --> 00:33:23,440 sure, you just feel, yeah, it just life seems so much more beautiful. 526 00:33:23,440 --> 00:33:26,320 Yeah, that's what this is all for. 527 00:33:26,320 --> 00:33:29,500 So friends, little check in with you all. 528 00:33:29,500 --> 00:33:34,520 Having learned all of this, how to live a yogic lifestyle, like these are the bones, 529 00:33:34,520 --> 00:33:37,080 the foundation of yoga. 530 00:33:37,080 --> 00:33:38,680 Like how does it feel? 531 00:33:38,680 --> 00:33:42,160 Does it feel like these are some things that you're already doing? 532 00:33:42,160 --> 00:33:46,880 Are there some new things that you'd like to incorporate into your day to day life for 533 00:33:46,880 --> 00:33:54,840 everyday sadhana practice to to hop on this path and dig a little bit deeper and make 534 00:33:54,840 --> 00:33:57,400 your life a little more rich and whole? 535 00:33:57,400 --> 00:33:58,400 Yeah. 536 00:33:58,400 --> 00:34:03,680 And this yoga practice, me and Kat would not be here today if it weren't for this way of 537 00:34:03,680 --> 00:34:07,560 thinking and all the beautiful epiphanies that have come on the mat. 538 00:34:07,560 --> 00:34:13,000 And yeah, my yoga practice really shifted when I started adding in these deeper levels. 539 00:34:13,000 --> 00:34:17,840 I really think I understood what teachers were saying when they meant that yoga is so 540 00:34:17,840 --> 00:34:25,280 much more beyond the asanas, the poses that we do, tons of benefit from the physical yoga 541 00:34:25,280 --> 00:34:26,280 practice. 542 00:34:26,280 --> 00:34:31,160 But when you add these layers in, I think you see it more as like a mission of life 543 00:34:31,160 --> 00:34:35,240 versus just something you go to and do periodically. 544 00:34:35,240 --> 00:34:39,680 Yeah, this is this is yoga off the mat. 545 00:34:39,680 --> 00:34:43,560 This is yoga and everyday action in life. 546 00:34:43,560 --> 00:34:48,240 So we hope that you learn something new and useful. 547 00:34:48,240 --> 00:34:51,480 And please let us know your thoughts and takeaways. 548 00:34:51,480 --> 00:34:55,860 If you could leave us a review, that's always super helpful for us. 549 00:34:55,860 --> 00:35:00,140 Find us on Instagram at Awaken Together podcast. 550 00:35:00,140 --> 00:35:03,120 And we can't wait to see you next time. 551 00:35:03,120 --> 00:35:04,120 See you next time. 552 00:35:04,120 --> 00:35:10,120 Bye.