Yoga 101: Living right (Yamas and Niyamas)
What you'll learn
- the meaning and philosophy behind the 5 Yamas
- the meaning and philosophy behind the 5 Niyamas
- applying the principles of Yamas and Niyamas to your Yoga practice
- applying these principles to your everyday life
Requirements
- will to learn and practice:)
Description
There is so much more to Yoga than just the physical practice! It is a way of living. According to one of the most important ancient text, known as Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, there are 8 limbs of Yoga or 8-fold path to Yoga, also known as Ashtanga/ Raja Yoga.
In this course you will learn all about the first two limbs, which are:
YAMAS - guidelines/ our attitudes toward our environment
NIYAMAS - observances/ our attitudes toward ourselves
One of my Yoga teachers in India once said to me, that you should first understand Yamas and Niyamas and then move on to the third limb of Yoga, Asanas (the physical practice).
This course is designed for all Yoga practitioners, who want to learn more about the very foundations of Yoga, going beyond the physical practice, AND for everyone else in general, who want to live a better, happier, healthier, more meaningful and higher quality life.
I recommend you to first simply start observing your attitudes toward your environment and toward yourself. Before going to bed, think about your day and ask yourself, if you could improve anything or maybe even keep a journal.
If you have any doubt come back to the course; remember that nothing happens overnight!
Keep observing, keep practicing, keep growing:)
Namaste
Who this course is for:
- Anyone in general, who is either interested in Yoga philosophy or in living right, better, happier, healthier and more peaceful and positive life
Instructor
Matea is a certified international yoga teacher, born in Slovenia. She always had a need to travel and a thirst for knowledge.
After graduating from University of Ljubljana, she went abroad, where she found her passion for languages and discovered Yoga. Besides Slovenia, she's lived in USA, Greece, Spain, Dominican Republic, currently living in Cyprus.
She has been teaching Yoga for over 8 years now. Her specialty is correct alignment, modifications and appliance of Yoga philosophy to the practice, which makes her classes most appropriate for complete beginners and for individuals who are only just starting with yoga. Her purpose is to help as many people as possible on their yoga journey, offering classes filled with love, fun and support.
She is fluent in Slovenian, English and Spanish, with intermediate knowledge of Serbo-Croatian and Portuguese and basics of Italian and Russian language.
By constantly continuing education, her love to practice and to teach Yoga is growing every day.