In Mari’s blog, about Yamas and Niyamas, she addresses a problem that many people in society struggle with, telling the truth. Maris refers to a study done by Bella De Paulo in 1996 where participants kept a journal of any lies that they told each day. The results showed that people lied about one to two times a day. The lies that were recorded were mostly around setting of social interaction with other individuals. She explains that any type of lies is hurtful to ourselves and others and that part of being the best version of ourselves is being truth 100% of the time.
I learned that Satya is a yoga term that means the practice of truthfulness. I knew that yoga was all about different poses, strength and flexibility, but I did not realize that it also encompasses the practice of truthfulness. I learned that yoga can strip away walls that we put up and help us reveal who we really are and want to be. As I continue to research mindfulness, meditation and yoga, I’m beginning to see them all as connected and realizing that the practice of yoga is much more than stretching on a mat or trying to do a backbend.
Degener, M. (2015, September 12). Exploring the Yamas & Niyamas: Satya. Retrieved July 7, 2019, from https://www.yogamaris.net/blog/2015/09/12/exploring-the-yamas-niyamas-satya
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