An Introduction to Svadhyaya
[vc_row][vc_column][mkdf_section_title title="Articles by Christina Bernunzio" title_color="#730073" title_text_transform="none" title_text_align="left" margin_bottom="" title_size=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_empty_space height="18px"][vc_single_image image="5316" img_size="large"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]An Introduction to Svadhyaya, January 2021 There are 5 principles of observance within niyama, which is the second limb of yoga. The niyamas are: Saucha (purity) Santosa (contentment) Tapas (willpower, self-discipline, self-purification) Svadhyaya (self-study) Isvarapranidhana (the yoga of devotion) This month at Paxson Yoga Center we are focused on self-study, Svadhyaya. In Light on Life, B.K.S. Iyengar tells us that "you do not need to seek freedom in some distant land, for it exists within your own body, heart, mind, and soul. Illuminated emancipation, freedom, unalloyed and untainted bliss await you, but you must choose to embark on the Inward Journey to discover it." This journey includes reading scriptures and being taught by a "wise master or guru,"...