Yoga Challenge: Yamas (Interpersonal Ethics) #3 – Asteya (Non-Stealing)

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Happy Day 26 of our 30 Day Yoga Challenge – Asteya

Good Morning Yogis! We are continuing on with weaving practice of each of the Yamas into our day. Last time we practiced the positive version of the third of the Yamas Asteya (Non-Stealing) with an act of generosity, but today we will take it a step further and examine non-stealing.

Today’s Positive Practice suggestion

Today’s Daily Yogi Practice is to actively exercise Asteya or non-stealing by inviting more balance into your life. Need ideas? This is going to be similar to our Satya practice from yesterday, and we should reflect on areas of our life where we may be acting a bit selfishly or taking advantage of a situation. If you are taking a lot of assistance or time from a particular person but not giving much in return, reflect on that and consider how you can make the situation more fair. Or, examine a situation where you have been taking more than giving, express gratitude, and see how you can make things more balanced and take better care of those who take care of you. Examine areas where you can focus a bit more Asteya, and express that however it feels right to you.

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Today we are discussing and trying out Dhyana (full meditation)! You can try this with our breath focused meditation, and then allowing your mind to quiet, or a guided meditation to help bring this state. Please see full post for more info and links to a recommended guided meditation!⁣ Today we are discussing and trying out Dharana (intense focus)! Most meditative practices are Dharana. You can try this with our breath focused meditation, body scanning in Shavasana / corpse pose after an Asana practice, a meditative hike or drive, with a guided meditation, mandalas, flame gazing, or on your own.. whatever feels right to you! ⁣ Today we are revisiting the 5th Limb of Yoga - Pratyahara (withdrawal of the senses)! You can try this with Shavasana / corpse pose after an Asana practice, with a guided meditation, or on your own.. whatever feels right to you! ⁣ 𝘉𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦, 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘯𝘦’𝘴 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦. - 𝘓𝘶𝘤𝘦 𝘐𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘺⁣ Today is Asana Day and we are in a meditation-focused June. Today we are keeping the moving meditation theme for the weekend, and revisiting the meditative flow of Vinyasa Yoga. ⁣ 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘐𝘚 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. - 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘚. 𝘞𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘴⁣ Today is Ishvara Pranidhana / Surrender Day. We are also in the middle of a daily meditation challenge for the month. Today we are getting our OMs on! ⁣ 𝘕𝘰 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘣𝘢𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘥, 𝘦𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦. - 𝘉𝘩𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘥 𝘎𝘪𝘵𝘢⁣ 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘪𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴. - 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘰⁣

Share your Practice

Please comment and share how you decided to practice Asteya today. How did it make you feel? Always remember, be kind!

              

5 thoughts on “Yoga Challenge: Yamas (Interpersonal Ethics) #3 – Asteya (Non-Stealing)”

  1. My husband does more than his fair share of food shopping/meal planning/cooking. Unlike me he actually enjoys/is good at all these things 😂 but I know it’s a lot of time/mental effort on his part that I often take for granted. So tonight I started making dinner without him asking me to do it. He was pleasantly surprised by/appreciated my efforts, and I boosted by own self esteem by pulling off something that I normally struggle with, without burning the house down 🙌🏼

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  2. My mom does so much to help me out and I would love to be able to do extra nice for her in return. I tell her every day how grateful I am for all of her support, but one day I would love to be able to treat her and my dad to a cruise. In the meantime I’m going to help out more at their house to make her life easier.

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  3. My husband works hard so I can stay home and be with our girls. He has really stepped up and started helping around the house with things he normally wouldn’t do. I try to always thank him for his extra help to know how much I appreciate it.

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  4. I honestly give way more than I take. It’s hard for me to think of anything here! I did just get to go to a friend’s cabin for the weekend so that was nice, and involved me taking something sooo let’s go with that. Whenever I’m a guest I just try to be neat and do my dishes and say thank you. Hopefully this counts.

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