Welcome to Sacred Spaces! A joint effort between Jennifer Dixon from Thrive Yoga and Wellness and Merritt Maloof Plumb from The Energy Center. 

 In this episode, we explore the very first yama, or ethical guideline from the 8 limbs of yoga; Ahimsa.   

Ahimsa is non-violence.   

Although it goes without saying that non-violence is not killing someone or causing injury, non-violence can be much more subtle than that and it is the absolute foundation to the first limb of yoga, or Yama.   

Non-violence extends outward but starts right within when you look at how you treat yourself. Whether it is the words you allow that internal voice to say to you or how you force yourself to do things that your body simply isn't ready to do (ahem, all you super serious yogi friends of ours!) Practicing non-violence towards yourself is key to translating a non-violent relationship with the world.  

We dive deep into what non-violence means to each of us and how it extends from within and we bring up some interesting tid bits in today's shorter episode, so sit back, relax and let us know what you think about Ahimsa, or Non-violence.

If you would like to watch this episode go over to our youtube channel here: https://youtu.be/kftZHDyeapo

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