Santosha yoga

Santosha (also santosa) — Living in the present and feeling true satisfaction. Being completely content and satisfied with what you have and where you are instead of wishing for things you don’t have or daydreaming on the future. A state of inner peace. | Namasté (Yoga & Meditation) ॐ

It’s hard to appreciate our lives when we’re caught in busyness. Here are 16 ways to find contentment that you'll love to add to your life.

Don't block the bliss! Practice Santosha, the nectar of Yoga that draws many practitioners back to the mat over and over again. Santosha can exist as a physical sensation that is produced within the body and the psyche post practice. Among other benefits, Santosha resets the nervous system and pr

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Santosha is a Sanskrit term that means contentment, satisfaction, or inner peace. It is one of the five Niyamas in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, a text that outlines the principles and practices of yoga.

Iyengar developed yoga props to help practitioners of all ages, body types and experience levels to be able to maximize the benefits of their practice.

Santosha is the second of the Niyamas in Patanjali’s Eight Limbs of Yoga. It translates to “contentment”, or “satisfaction”. It is not to be confused with sitting idly back and relinquishing the need to take action - it simply means an acceptance and appreciation of what we have.​​​​​​​​​ #yogaseeds #yoga #eigthlimbs

Santosha – संतोष – is the Sanskrit word for contentment. 🙏 It involves finding peace in one's current situation and cultivating gratitude for life's gifts and simply practicing gratitude and finding joy in being alive. It's so easy to get stuck in life's stressors and life's admin. These nuances can bog us down if we let them. For most of my life, I have been goal orientated. Determined and driven to succeed. I don't think there's anything wrong with that or wanting more out of life - more…