I have decided to break my experiment into two easy lists successes and failures. I wanted to have something that was tangibly quantifiable. I knew that this experiment was going to be difficult for me, but as stated earlier, I KNEW that Satya would be a great challenge for me. To give you a bit […]
Upon reflecting over the last few weeks I realized that I did not find a lot of success with this project. This is not a self deprecating statement, but more of a reality which I will expound upon in my failures analysis. One success that I did find however was simply living my life more […]
First and foremost I did not commit to this experiment nearly as much as I should have or wanted to. For the first week I focused quite diligently, really focusing on how I was forming my sentences and being concise in the words that I spoke. As time passed I found my focus drifting into […]
Although I did not perform in the way that I wanted this is a life long practice. Putting self judgment aside, I think that it is important for me to attempt to continue living with more conscious awareness.
As part of Axis yoga’s teacher training, students conduct experiments with one of many yogic principles. This student chose asteya (or non-stealing). She focused on non-accumulation and misappropriation of her time as areas of her life where she wanted to apply asteya. She developed a hypothesis and used the practice of meditation, pranayama and asanas […]
I didn’t really choose to focus on asteya as my yama experiment; I just went to the group that had the least amount of people. Oops. I struggled and procrastinated at first because it was hard to feel that this yama was very applicable to me. Fortunately, I don’t go around taking things that aren’t mine. […]
In contemplating these definitions, as well as the catalyst behind these actions (jealousy and desire), I began to categorize them in terms of which ones don’t challenge me, which I’ve already worked on in the past and which are still a challenge. It is the basic, material definitions of asteya that are not challenging. Stealing, […]
I decided to focus on these two areas of asteya that challenge me most, gathering things that I don’t need (non-accumulation) and misappropriation of my time. This brought me to two different hypotheses. First, by being present and considering my buying motives I’ll accumulate fewer things. Second, by training my mind to focus I’ll be […]
On the first day I went to a clothing store to return some clothes and do a little shopping. I bought a few items without much attention to the criteria and when I got home realized I didn’t really need them. Not a great start to non-accumulation. They also didn’t fit. That’s the double whammy. […]
On another day I found that I was very focused on singular tasks at hand following a restless night of both my husband and baby being ill. The desire to take care of them focused my attention. Likewise, the days that I am most busy are the days I seem to manage my time the […]