07/05/2026
Did you know, before you get ON a mat in yoga, you’re encouraged to do some stuff OFF the mat that make you yogic?
Morality, values, altruism: all are linked to the Yamas in yoga, or ‘restraints’. Things like being nice, not lying, avoiding greed and overindulgence, all these things are the practise of yoga.
Pretty simple, right?!
Truth is, these are probably the hardest parts of yoga. Can you adhere to truthfulness when your boss wants you to stay late but you’d rather get out in the sun?
Can you be kind to the driver who yelled at you for going ‘too slow’ off the lights?
Are you able to throw away all those ‘really special’ ornaments you have and clear space?
When someone expresses the fact they find your partner attractive, can you appreciate their comment or does it make you jealous?
Yoga is the art of being a good human! It takes practise. It takes being mindful. It’s easy to take it off the mat, because that’s where it starts….