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

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

Is your practice honoring your body or trying to conquer it?

Ahimsa means non-harming, the first ethical principle. Every forceful adjustment, pose pushed past pain - violations.

How do you practice ahimsa on your mat?

#ahimsa #yogaethics #nonharming
#yogaphilosophy #yamas #mindfulyoga
#selflove #yogapractice #embodiedpractice

Is your practice honoring your body or trying to conquer it?

Ahimsa means non-harming, the first ethical principle. Every forceful adjustment, pose pushed past pain - violations.

How do you practice ahimsa on your mat?

#ahimsa #yogaethics #nonharming
#yogaphilosophy #yamas #mindfulyoga
#selflove #yogapractice #embodiedpractice

Need a little more loving kindness in your life?

This FREE 47-minute hip opening yin practice is for you!

Stretch through the hips, groin, and legs.

Practice with attentiveness and compassion.

Notice how you feel.

https://thunderhoneysnowstudio.ca/video/ahimsa-yin/

#Yin #Stretch #Ahimsa #Hips #Stretch #Compassion #NonHarming #FreeYoga #Notice #LovingKindness

Ahimsa Yin

Need a little more loving kindness in your life? This 47-minute hip opening yin practice is for you!

Stretch through the hips, groin, and legs. Practice with attentiveness and compassion. Notice how you feel.

#Yin #Stretch #Ahimsa #Hips #Stretch #Compassion #NonHarming #FreeYoga

https://thunderhoneysnowstudio.ca/video/ahimsa-yin/

Ahimsa Yin * FREE *

Need a little more loving kindness in your life? This 47-minute hip opening yin practice is for you!

Stretch through the hips, groin, and legs. Practice with attentiveness and compassion. Notice how you feel.

#Yin #Stretch #Ahimsa #Hips #Stretch #Compassion #NonHarming

https://thunderhoneysnowstudio.ca/video/ahimsa-yin/

Just felt something crawl over my arm in the dark as I’m looking at Mastodon. “Oh there is a buggie in my bed.”

Reach over and turn on the light. See a spider walk over my arm and underneath one of my stuffies. Begin search, lifting up stuffie one by one. I find him. Or her. And politely blow him off my bed with a large exhale.

Turn off the light back, to Mastodon.

#spider #nofear #insect #ahimsa #nonharming

ethics are at the forefront of the Buddhist path. this is sometimes forgotten w/ so much emphasis on meditation & the mindfulness movement, but ethics are a cornerstone to practice & the path which is ultimately about embodying love & reducing/ending suffering.

~j
⭕️♥️🙏🏼

full post:
https://themettagarden.com/2023/11/26/living-a-life-of-non-harming/

#The5precepts #1stPrecept #NoKilling #Nonharming #ThichNhatHanh #Love #ethics #Path #Practice #OpenHeart #JinpaLhaga #JMWart #ZenCalligraphy #art