Hello and Welcome to our 30-day challenge. This is Olivia with Karma Yoga.
For the next 30-days, we'll learn a little bit about yoga through a 15-minute sequence and mini-dharma talk each day.
Yoga is an ancient practice with a long history, so we'll be using the Yamas and Niyamas as a framework for our 30 day challenge.
The Yamas and Niyamas are two of the 8 Limbs of Yoga, compiled and written by a sage in India by the name of Patanjali about 3000 years ago. His works have been used as foundational frameworks for many spiritual teachers and schools after.
So, why are we studying this? The goal of yoga is freedom and unity; "moksha" and "yoga". Moksha means liberation from suffering, or enlightenment. Yoga means "to yoke" or union, union with the divine, or all that is. Yoga is not the only path to liberation and unity, of course, but it is a well-trodden one.
In our 30-day yoga challenge, we will be focusing on the Asana and Pranayama limbs, the physical postures and breath exercises, commonly combined as vinyasa; movement with breath. If you've been curious to start or join a vinyasa or flow yoga class at your local studio, then this challenge is for you!
Through the lenses of the Yamas and Niyamas - or, the vows and duties of a yoga student - we'll spend 3 days learning related postures and flows, before moving onto the next. By the end of our 30 day yoga challenge, you'll hopefully come away with a few nuggets of knowledge and some fun ways to move your body.
Thank you for listening, and hope to see you on the mat!
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