Although I love parts of my job, and always have, I don’t mean to suggest that I now love going to work and that I enjoy the culture and the environment in which I work. Work became just work; sometimes pleasant, sometimes unpleasant. I was serene and calm for a while. Some difficult days at […]
Axis Teacher Training students choose a Yama (observance) or Niyama (restraint) to experiment with in their daily lives. This student focused on Satya, truth, with a commitment to avoid being judgmental. By withholding judgment, Truth had a clear path to present itself in surprising ways.
In an attempt to discover what Satya or truth means to me I did access consciousness as my experiment. In my experiment I hope to have a better idea of how judgments affect my daily activities. After Two weeks of journaling I plan to take my results and live my life for the better. Looking […]
After keeping track of things I found how very untrue to myself I have been. For example with my diet if I cheated I would tell myself it’s ok I’ll start again tomorrow, then tomorrow would come and I’d cheat again then it would be a new tomorrow and so on. Then when I got […]
In conclusion I am changing my behavior. I am approaching every day and everything in a new way. I’m not going to” judge a book by it is cover.” I’m also going approach my normal daily situations from a non-judgmental point of view and be willing to receive all possibilities of the universe. This has […]
As part of the Axis Teacher Training program, students experiment with select Yamas (observances) and Niyamas (restraints) in their daily lives. The following student account of a Satya experiment reveals one person’s observations about raw self-expression.
Satya, truth. What is truth? One of the dictionary definitions of the word is, “the state or character of being true,” for me this is a typical idea of what truth is and can be, the next definition is, “actuality or actual existence.” The embodiment of truth is expression, expression of raw human experience, the […]
I found that by honing my creative inspiration and applying it I am in sync with and a part of the rawness of emotion enables me to see patterns of emotion and true expression of it. There is also a free flow to existence, rather than feeling stuck or suppressed by every day cycles they […]
The experiment of cultivating creative expression as means to become a part of a state of Satya filled me with joy which springs up from the minutest of things, like seeing leaves blown about in swirly patterns or patterns of colors of the cars in traffic, sharing tea with a loved friend or family. I […]
As part of their teacher training, Axis Yoga students experiment with the application of Yamas (restraints) and Niyamas (observances) to their daily lives. This student found a new, enhanced ability to listen and focus on others through her dedication to daily silence. The following account shows how such a seemingly small step has made a […]