🕊️ Yoga Sutra im Kriegslärm
Patanjali stellt Ahimsa – das Nicht-Verletzen in Gedanken, Worten, Taten – an allererste Stelle.
Gewaltlosigkeit heißt nicht Passivität. Es heißt: keine weitere Gewalt hinzufügen – auch nicht durch Hass, Verachtung oder Zynismus.
Ich kann die Bilder aus Gaza, Sudan, Iran nicht ändern. Aber ich kann in mir ein kleines Feld von Ahimsa kultivieren.
🌬️ Beim Einatmen: „Ich sehe das Leiden.”
Beim Ausatmen: „Ich füge keine weitere Gewalt hinzu.”

#Yoga #Ahimsa #Frieden

There's a sentence I'd read a hundred times. During injury recovery, it finally arrived.

Ahimsa. Non-harming. I could define it, I just hadn't felt it yet.

What idea took years to land in your body?

#yoga #ahimsa #spirituallearning
#yogaphilosophy #embodiedpractice #injuryrecovery
#yogatransformation #selfcompassion #nonviolence

Mile seven. That's when my hamstring said no, discipline had become harm.

I thought I could run forever... then my body stopped me.

What has your body been trying to tell you that you haven't been listening to?

Read the full essay

https://medium.com/@clarainsweden/when-the-body-says-no-e5ca3df5f30a

#yoga #running #bodyawareness
#injuryrecovery #selfcompassion #discipline
#ahimsa #nonharming #listeningtoyourbody

My hamstrings taught me more about non-harming than any yoga text ever could.

After my first marathon, my body ached for weeks. That pain wasn't punishment, it was a message I'd been ignoring.

What has your body been trying to tell you lately?

Find the full essay

https://medium.com/@clarainsweden/from-mat-to-marathon-how-yoga-taught-me-to-run-with-awareness-f0dc5bdee3a4

#ahimsa #bodylistening #yogawisdom
#injuryprevention #recovery #mindfulmovement
#selfcare #intuitivemovement #embodiedwisdom

I learned ahimsa in Rishikesh, non-harming. But never connected it to my own body.

I did not eat meat, tried to be kind. But pushing through was harm.

Where in your life might you be practicing harm while calling it discipline?

#ahimsa #yogaphilosophy #nonharming
#yogawisdom #embodiedpractice #selfcare
#yogateachings #contemplativepractice #mindfulness

I learned ahimsa in Rishikesh, non-harming. But never connected it to my own body.

I did not eat meat, tried to be kind. But pushing through was harm.

Where in your life might you be practicing harm while calling it discipline?

#ahimsa #yogaphilosophy #nonharming
#yogawisdom #embodiedpractice #selfcare
#yogateachings #contemplativepractice #mindfulness

If compassion doesn't include yourself, is it really compassion?

For years I practiced ahimsa by refusing animal products. But I harmed myself with depletion, rigidity, and the belief purity equaled worth.

How do you practice compassion toward yourself?

#ahimsa #selfcompassion
#compassion #mindfulness #yogaphilosophy
#wellbeing #spiritualpractice #authenticity