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kjwright
May 6, 20193 min read
3 Months In: A 25% Changed Woman?
I never would have believed it if someone told me at the beginning of this project how much my life and how I live it would change in...
kjwright
May 5, 20196 min read
I Am a Japanese Sex Kitten:(Brahmacharya/Non-excess)
This Yama, like Ahimsa, is often translated to an overly-distilled and myopic concept: celibacy. But Adele is quick to point out the...
kjwright
May 3, 20194 min read
Living as a Visitor and Building My Adikara: Asteya Weeks 3,4, & Conclusions
Week 3 of living Asteya (non-stealing) tells me to "live as a visitor to this world, rather than an owner"; I am to use free and...
kjwright
Apr 11, 20196 min read
Asteya: Non-Stealing
A couple of lifetimes ago I was a teacher at a Yeshiva (Jewish school), and although I'll never be an orthodox Jew, there are many Jewish...
kjwright
Apr 8, 20194 min read
Am I a Lying Piece of Garbage? Conclusions on living by Satya
No, I'm no a lying piece of garbage. But I learned the value of speaking less and thinking more. Reflections on living according to...
kjwright
Apr 5, 20194 min read
Satya Week 4, in Which I Update My Entire Belief System in 7 Days
Continuing my exploration of Satya, Week 4 Tells me to look at ideas and beliefs that once served me but have now become archaic: What am...
kjwright
Mar 27, 20192 min read
A Slow, Spooky Run (with Satya)
Every time I do succeed in slowing down & looking around, I'm often enchanted--or at least entertained-- by what I notice, especially in NYC
kjwright
Mar 24, 20195 min read
Speak Up and Slow Down: Satya Week 2 & 3
When we're not expressing our true uniqueness, we may turn to destructive ways of dealing with what's pent up.
kjwright
Mar 9, 20194 min read
Tell Me No Lies (Satya)
The most important aspect of the second Yama, Satya, is that it works in partnership with the first, Ahimsa: be truthful, but do no harm.
kjwright
Mar 8, 20194 min read
Restraining My Violent Tendencies: Ahimsa Week 4 & Conclusions
The whole concept of Ahimsa requires one to be kind and non-violent to oneself first, so I've tried (and mostly failed) to keep that in mind
kjwright
Feb 28, 20193 min read
Value Neutral: Ahimsa Week 3
Worrying over someone is a type of violence, as it means we don't trust them to make their own way or make the right (in our eyes) decisions
kjwright
Feb 21, 20195 min read
Living Ahimsa (Non-Violence) Weeks 1 & 2
Ahimsa the first item of all 8 limbs of yoga and serves as the foundation for everything that follows--first and foremost, do no harm.
kjwright
Jan 24, 20193 min read
It all started with an idea...and the need for project
January's theme at my home yoga studio, Yogamaya, was "The Niyamas", which allowed me to go back to my favorite book on the subject, The...
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