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Exploring the 5 Koshas with Nina Saacks
When we get this habit of easeful living, life, with all its ups and downs happens. We don’t get wrapped up in the drama, we can see past the confusion and disappointment and we can go beyond. We don’t ignore the hurt and pain, we don’t pretend everything is all butterfly and roses, but we learn to skilfully navigate our being into a space of calm, serenity and honesty. A place where we can be ourselves truthfully and peacefully. A place where we can just be. Where we can be at ease.
This could be simple practices like resting your eyes on the horizon or cupping your eyes, scraping your tongue and practicing neti or nasya.
I must say, one thing that I have improved on tremendously so far is meal prep. I’m the kind of person who used to work, work, work and then all of a sudden realize I hadn’t eaten anything, was starving and then open the fridge and start grabbing what ever was accessible (which used to mean left over cookies, cakes, yoghurt, bread) any thing that was easy and anything that would be quick.
For those of you who read my blog post on Breath Body Practice, will know that doing a regular morning practice has been one of my biggest challenges on my Yoga-path. The next one I would say, since I always believe the two went hand in hand was sitting in silence – i.e. meditation. This […]
‘t do it, I notice how out-of-sorts I feel. It is the one practice that really helps to settle vata. And for those who know me, know that my vata can sometimes get the better of me.
This is usually a fairly simple habit for Yogis – eating a plant-based diet or eating more of a plant-based diet than not. It’s not about being or going vegetarian, the pros or cons on that. It’s more about how much variety can you add to your die
I have decided that for you to get to know me a little better I feel being truthful and letting you know exactly who I am and where I stand is more beneficial than coming across as someone who has everything waxed!
Yes, you guessed it, the next habit is starting the day right.
This is such an easy one, yet so elusive and so difficult to get right if the previous day has been a little undesirable.
I can always tell in the morning if my yesterday was a good one, or if it was a little bit more on the poor side.
