Mindful Living

In modern life, where overstimulation is the norm and burnout is common, brahmacharya invites a deeper inquiry into how we direct and honour our vital energy (prana) in daily life. 

Rather than repressing desire, brahmacharya encourages conscious choice. Ultimately, brahmacharya is not about denial, but devotion - to what truly matters.

Brahma is the Sanskrit for God (in particular Creation God), and charya means path. Brahmacharya means to walk along the path of God - in other words walking with the divine.

Through the practice of brahmacharya we learn to release attachment to temporary sources of pleasure, in honour of unveiling a more potent power that leads to true contentment and genuine happiness.

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Francesco - one of our current Yoga Teacher Training 200hr program trainees - recently wrote an article on brahmacharya, which further articulates what this Yama is about . With his blessing, please read on!

Big love,

Erin Lee
Founder, The ...

Jo-Anne, a Yoga Teacher Trainee (now graduate!) wrote an article on Svadhyaya (self-study/study of the texts) during her 200hr studies or the Yoga Teacher Training 200hr program with The Mindful Yoga School.

She covers an important topic that often brings about separation: can you be Christian and practice yoga at the same time? Jo-Anne's approach in this article is with CONNECTION, as she realises crossovers of Christian and yogic philosophies through reading one of the provided books in the course, Light on Life by BKS Iyengar.

Thank you Jo-Anne for sharing this piece with us - see below for the full article.

Big love,

Erin Lee
Founder, The Mindful Yoga School

I have  'done' yoga for almost twenty years.

However I now realise that I have only just started to 'practice' yoga. Even then, my efforts are fledgling at best.

Until enrolling at The Mindful Yoga School, I had no understanding of the philosophy that sits behind the practice: the eight limbs, the Koshas and the connectio...