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The yamas

Brahmacharya
The Language of Yoga

The Yamas: Aparigraha

The last yama is usually translated as non-greed or non-possessiveness. But a better way to think of it might be learning how to deal with our innate desire for more, or at least, to sit with the desire, observe…

ASTEYA
The Language of Yoga

The Yamas: Asteya

The third yama, asteya, is translated as “non-stealing,” or more fully, “To one established in non-stealing, all wealth comes.” There are a lot of different interpretations of this one.…