Karma Yoga: 30-Day Challenges
30-Day Yoga Challenge
Day 1: Saucha, Yoga as a Shower for the Inside of Your Body
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Day 1: Saucha, Yoga as a Shower for the Inside of Your Body

Today we will look our yoga practice as a daily shower for the inside of the body, activating and pumping our lymphatic system to cleanse and drain our bodies of waste and support our immune systems.

Our focus for today is cleanliness or "saucha". Saucha is one of the 5 Niyamas, one of the internal vows or duties of a yoga student.

This means that practicing cleanliness, such as removing your shoes before entering the practice area, or even the cleanliness of your speech - are parts of our yoga practice.

Today we will look our yoga practice as a daily shower for the inside of the body, activating and pumping our lymphatic system to cleanse and drain our bodies of waste and support the healthy functioning of our immune systems.

Our lymphatic systems live in our network of connective tissues, with hubs of lymph nodes in our necks armpits, abdomen and groin. Today's flow will focus on these four areas. We'll keep this flow gentle, so you can notice the inner work.

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