#79 Jivamukti Yoga - Contentment (60min)

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Contentment (or Santosha in Sanskrit), is a quality that essential required for realizing states of higher consciousness - to experience Yoga.

The experience of fullness or completeness (Samadhi) can only manifest through inner contentment - this is because the mind is at peace no matter what ! There is no preference (pulling towards), no prejudice (pushing away), only an attitude of completeness.

Contentment is the basis for non-attachment (Vairagya in Sanskrit) because it transcends cravings and desires of any kind, from which the yogi can finally LET GO of ego, and transcend to higher states of consciousness, free, uninhibited, and joyful.

TIP: - In the practice of Vinyasa yoga, the student is slowly conditioned to be OK, with whatever happens, how it happens as it happens - physically with poses, energetically with breath, and mentally with feelings. Allow these to come, be Ok, and allow them to go, be Ok. This is Santosha - an attitude of contentment of mind.

Namaste.

(an accessible class for most yogis, always stick to a safe practice, and always be OK)

PS: Santosha is the 2nd Yama or inner-observance in Patanjali's yoga sutras (YS 2:32)

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