The toughest aspect of Ahimsa to confront is Flexible Morality: how we manipulate our values to serve us in the moment.

The most glaring lesson I take away from 2020 is that holding on too tightly to future plans can cause suffering when they slip away.

Motivation is a mysterious thing that everyone's trying to crack at some point. But the very nature of motivation is that it wanes and re-em

Although the basic values of the Yamas and Niyamas at their core could be considered universal, their application, both individually and as

Still in quarantine. It's been 6 or 7 weeks. I never really started counting because I didn't think it could possibly extend this long....

The last two Niyamas get more esoteric and spiritual, especially compared to the tangibility of Tapas. Svadyaya--self-study--is not about...

Finally, Tapas month is here! I have been looking forward to Tapas since I began this project. It's always been my favorite yama/niyama,...

As I alluded to in the last post, I started on a mental and emotional spiral near the middle of my month dedicated to Santosha. All this...

My month-long assignment is to ponder the words of Swami Rama and try to "fall in love with my life as it is." I hate that it's so hard...

This concept, Saucha (purity), is the one that brought my whole project to a screeching halt six months ago, especially the last task for...

I am officially overwhelmed with how behind I am on this project and blog. So rather than rush to catch up and rush through what's left,...

Practicing yoga requires no special accessories or clothes, nor does it require I leave my house or shower afterwards.

The last of the Yamas, Aparigraha, invites me not to grasp for or try to hold on to anything. Basically this precept covers everything...

I didn't think I'd have so much trouble living by this rule! It's not entirely the nature of the guideline that has given me trouble, I...

I never would have believed it if someone told me at the beginning of this project how much my life and how I live it would change in...

This Yama, like Ahimsa, is often translated to an overly-distilled and myopic concept: celibacy. But Adele is quick to point out the...

Week 3 of living Asteya (non-stealing) tells me to "live as a visitor to this world, rather than an owner"; I am to use free and...

A couple of lifetimes ago I was a teacher at a Yeshiva (Jewish school), and although I'll never be an orthodox Jew, there are many Jewish...

No, I'm no a lying piece of garbage. But I learned the value of speaking less and thinking more. Reflections on living according to...

Continuing my exploration of Satya, Week 4 Tells me to look at ideas and beliefs that once served me but have now become archaic: What am...