On & Off the Mat - Yamas: Asteya/Nonstealing

On & Off the Mat - Yamas: Asteya/Nonstealing

Hi and welcome back! Today I talk Asteya, the third yama in the 8 Limb Path of Raja Yoga. I give a lot of real life examples of where practicing non-stealing shows up for us. About Me I am a 200hr yoga teacher, with several additional certifications including children, yin, chair, restorative, yoga nidra. I am also an Ayurveda coach certified through The Shakti School. I have been teaching group and private yoga classes to adults and kids for a few years in my community. You can find me and more of my offerings at the links below. Live Classes: ⁠⁠⁠https://austin.revtrak.net/Community-Education/⁠⁠⁠ [https://austin.revtrak.net/Community-Education/] (click on Health & Wellness) YouTube:⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@WildVioletCrystals⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@WildVioletCrystals] FB: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/wildvioletcrystals⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/wildvioletcrystals] IG: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/wildvioletcrystals⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/wildvioletcrystals/] ETSY: ⁠⁠https://wildvioletcrystals.etsy.com⁠⁠ [https://wildvioletcrystals.etsy.com/] My Teachers and Influences:  Kandice Shaw⁠ ⁠https://sanghayogaandwellness.com/⁠⁠ [https://sanghayogaandwellness.com/]  Heidi Harrabi⁠ ⁠https://www.sistermoontemple.com/⁠⁠ [https://www.sistermoontemple.com/]  Maria Toso⁠ ⁠mariatoso.com⁠⁠ [http://mariatoso.com]  Cindie Corbin⁠ ⁠https://youtu.be/h50fal_EegQ?si=NTwuIIaflO19EMEX⁠⁠ [https://youtu.be/h50fal_EegQ?si=NTwuIIaflO19EMEX]  Trainings I have completed Steph Ball-Mitchell and Team of Lifted Lotus Online Yoga School⁠ ⁠https://courses.onlineyoga.school/⁠⁠ [https://courses.onlineyoga.school/]  Samarthya and Preetika Bhatnagar of Bodsphere⁠ ⁠https://www.bodsphere.com/⁠⁠ [https://www.bodsphere.com/]  Jess Fleming⁠ ⁠https://www.jessfleming.com.au/⁠⁠ [https://www.jessfleming.com.au/]  Katie Silcox and Team of The Shakti School⁠ ⁠https://theshaktischool.com/⁠ [https://theshaktischool.com/]

30 Minutes River Water with Pings Concentration Training

Welcome! Concentrating on one thing is the prelude to meditation and it is a skill that must be practiced over and over. This short video gives you an opportunity to do that practice.  This draws in multiple senses to help you stay engaged in your practice. There is continuous water flow (audio) and there is the visual of the stream where I recorded the video in my local area. Every minute, there is a gentle ping. These serve a couple purposes. They count down the time you have left if you feel like you are struggling and want to continue but need the little reassurance that you can (time blindness). AND it gives you the gentle reminder every minute to notice that you are thinking (it is natural, we ALL do it) and to bring your attention back to your practice (this is LITERALLY what you are practicing!!).  Catching your thoughts, or rather that you are thinking thoughts, and bringing your attention back to the video, to your breath, to the sound, that is what you are practicing. That is the work of getting better at meditation.  We need to be patient, gentle with ourselves. This takes SO MUCH effort for our brains. This is not our natural state. BUT, if we can commit and recommit to this practice over and over, it can get better. It can start to help.  This is the longest video of this style that I have. If you would be interested in a longer version, let me know in the comments!  You can do it! About Me I am a 200hr yoga teacher, with several additional certifications including children, yin, chair, restorative, yoga nidra. I am also an Ayurveda coach certified through The Shakti School. I have been teaching group and private yoga classes to adults and kids for a few years in my community. You can find me and more of my offerings at the links below. Live Classes: ⁠⁠⁠https://austin.revtrak.net/Community-Education/⁠⁠⁠ [https://austin.revtrak.net/Community-Education/] (click on Health & Wellness) YouTube:⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@WildVioletCrystals⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@WildVioletCrystals] FB: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/wildvioletcrystals⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/wildvioletcrystals] IG: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/wildvioletcrystals⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/wildvioletcrystals/] ETSY: ⁠⁠https://wildvioletcrystals.etsy.com⁠⁠ [https://wildvioletcrystals.etsy.com/] My Teachers and Influences:  Kandice Shaw⁠ ⁠https://sanghayogaandwellness.com/⁠⁠ [https://sanghayogaandwellness.com/]  Heidi Harrabi⁠ ⁠https://www.sistermoontemple.com/⁠⁠ [https://www.sistermoontemple.com/]  Maria Toso⁠ ⁠mariatoso.com⁠⁠ [http://mariatoso.com]  Cindie Corbin⁠ ⁠https://youtu.be/h50fal_EegQ?si=NTwuIIaflO19EMEX⁠⁠ [https://youtu.be/h50fal_EegQ?si=NTwuIIaflO19EMEX]  Trainings I have completed Steph Ball-Mitchell and Team of Lifted Lotus Online Yoga School⁠ ⁠https://courses.onlineyoga.school/⁠⁠ [https://courses.onlineyoga.school/]  Samarthya and Preetika Bhatnagar of Bodsphere⁠ ⁠https://www.bodsphere.com/⁠⁠ [https://www.bodsphere.com/]  Jess Fleming⁠ ⁠https://www.jessfleming.com.au/⁠⁠ [https://www.jessfleming.com.au/]  Katie Silcox and Team of The Shakti School⁠ ⁠https://theshaktischool.com/⁠⁠ [https://theshaktischool.com/]

Kids Body Scan Meditation

Hi and welcome! This is a simplified version of my Body Scan Meditation that is aimed at kids. Adults welcome, of course. Written and performed by Erin Jepson of Wild Violet Crystals. About Me I am a 200hr yoga teacher, with several additional certifications including children, yin, chair, restorative, yoga nidra. I am also an Ayurveda coach certified through The Shakti School. I have been teaching group and private yoga classes to adults and kids for a few years in my community. You can find me and more of my offerings at the links below. Live Classes: ⁠⁠https://austin.revtrak.net/Community-Education/⁠⁠ [https://austin.revtrak.net/Community-Education/] (click on Health & Wellness) YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@WildVioletCrystals⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@WildVioletCrystals] FB: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/wildvioletcrystals⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/wildvioletcrystals] IG: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/wildvioletcrystals⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/wildvioletcrystals/] ETSY: ⁠https://wildvioletcrystals.etsy.com⁠ [https://wildvioletcrystals.etsy.com/] My Teachers and Influences:  Kandice Shaw ⁠https://sanghayogaandwellness.com/⁠ [https://sanghayogaandwellness.com/]  Heidi Harrabi ⁠https://www.sistermoontemple.com/⁠ [https://www.sistermoontemple.com/]  Maria Toso ⁠mariatoso.com⁠ [http://mariatoso.com]  Cindie Corbin ⁠https://youtu.be/h50fal_EegQ?si=NTwuIIaflO19EMEX⁠ [https://youtu.be/h50fal_EegQ?si=NTwuIIaflO19EMEX]  Trainings I have completed Steph Ball-Mitchell and Team of Lifted Lotus Online Yoga School ⁠https://courses.onlineyoga.school/⁠ [https://courses.onlineyoga.school/]  Samarthya and Preetika Bhatnagar of Bodsphere ⁠https://www.bodsphere.com/⁠ [https://www.bodsphere.com/]  Jess Fleming ⁠https://www.jessfleming.com.au/⁠ [https://www.jessfleming.com.au/]  Katie Silcox and Team of The Shakti School ⁠https://theshaktischool.com/⁠ [https://theshaktischool.com/]

20 Minutes River Water with Pings Concentration Training

Welcome! Concentrating on one thing is the prelude to meditation and it is a skill that must be practiced over and over. This short video gives you an opportunity to do that practice.  This draws in multiple senses to help you stay engaged in your practice. There is continuous water flow (audio) and there is the visual of the stream where I recorded the video in my local area. Every minute, there is a gentle ping. These serve a couple purposes. They count down the time you have left if you feel like you are struggling and want to continue but need the little reassurance that you can (time blindness). AND it gives you the gentle reminder every minute to notice that you are thinking (it is natural, we ALL do it) and to bring your attention back to your practice (this is LITERALLY what you are practicing!!).  Catching your thoughts, or rather that you are thinking thoughts, and bringing your attention back to the video, to your breath, to the sound, that is what you are practicing. That is the work of getting better at meditation.  We need to be patient, gentle with ourselves. This takes SO MUCH effort for our brains. This is not our natural state. BUT, if we can commit and recommit to this practice over and over, it can get better. It can start to help.  When you are able to handle this video more easily, you are ready to move to my next one that adds ten minutes of practice.  You can do it! About Me I am a 200hr yoga teacher, with several additional certifications including children, yin, chair, restorative, yoga nidra. I am also an Ayurveda coach certified through The Shakti School. I have been teaching group and private yoga classes to adults and kids for a few years in my community. You can find me and more of my offerings at the links below. Live Classes: ⁠⁠⁠https://austin.revtrak.net/Community-Education/⁠⁠⁠ [https://austin.revtrak.net/Community-Education/] (click on Health & Wellness) YouTube:⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@WildVioletCrystals⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@WildVioletCrystals] FB: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/wildvioletcrystals⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/wildvioletcrystals] IG: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/wildvioletcrystals⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/wildvioletcrystals/] ETSY: ⁠⁠https://wildvioletcrystals.etsy.com⁠⁠ [https://wildvioletcrystals.etsy.com/] My Teachers and Influences:  Kandice Shaw⁠ ⁠https://sanghayogaandwellness.com/⁠⁠ [https://sanghayogaandwellness.com/]  Heidi Harrabi⁠ ⁠https://www.sistermoontemple.com/⁠⁠ [https://www.sistermoontemple.com/]  Maria Toso⁠ ⁠mariatoso.com⁠⁠ [http://mariatoso.com]  Cindie Corbin⁠ ⁠https://youtu.be/h50fal_EegQ?si=NTwuIIaflO19EMEX⁠⁠ [https://youtu.be/h50fal_EegQ?si=NTwuIIaflO19EMEX]  Trainings I have completed Steph Ball-Mitchell and Team of Lifted Lotus Online Yoga School⁠ ⁠https://courses.onlineyoga.school/⁠⁠ [https://courses.onlineyoga.school/]  Samarthya and Preetika Bhatnagar of Bodsphere⁠ ⁠https://www.bodsphere.com/⁠⁠ [https://www.bodsphere.com/]  Jess Fleming⁠ ⁠https://www.jessfleming.com.au/⁠⁠ [https://www.jessfleming.com.au/]  Katie Silcox and Team of The Shakti School⁠ ⁠https://theshaktischool.com/⁠⁠ [https://theshaktischool.com/]

Elf Warming Body Scan Meditation

Hi and welcome! In this short, whimsy meditation, I guide you through a simple body scan that also invites you to harness your brain to project and literally experience warmth in your body. This is also perfect for kids. Written and performed by Erin Jepson of Wild Violet Crystals. About Me I am a 200hr yoga teacher, with several additional certifications including children, yin, chair, restorative, yoga nidra. I am also an Ayurveda coach certified through The Shakti School. I have been teaching group and private yoga classes to adults and kids for a few years in my community. You can find me and more of my offerings at the links below. Live Classes: ⁠⁠https://austin.revtrak.net/Community-Education/⁠⁠ [https://austin.revtrak.net/Community-Education/] (click on Health & Wellness) YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@WildVioletCrystals⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@WildVioletCrystals] FB: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/wildvioletcrystals⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/wildvioletcrystals] IG: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/wildvioletcrystals⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/wildvioletcrystals/] ETSY: ⁠https://wildvioletcrystals.etsy.com⁠ [https://wildvioletcrystals.etsy.com/] My Teachers and Influences:  Kandice Shaw ⁠https://sanghayogaandwellness.com/⁠ [https://sanghayogaandwellness.com/]  Heidi Harrabi ⁠https://www.sistermoontemple.com/⁠ [https://www.sistermoontemple.com/]  Maria Toso ⁠mariatoso.com⁠ [http://mariatoso.com]  Cindie Corbin ⁠https://youtu.be/h50fal_EegQ?si=NTwuIIaflO19EMEX⁠ [https://youtu.be/h50fal_EegQ?si=NTwuIIaflO19EMEX]  Trainings I have completed Steph Ball-Mitchell and Team of Lifted Lotus Online Yoga School ⁠https://courses.onlineyoga.school/⁠ [https://courses.onlineyoga.school/]  Samarthya and Preetika Bhatnagar of Bodsphere ⁠https://www.bodsphere.com/⁠ [https://www.bodsphere.com/]  Jess Fleming ⁠https://www.jessfleming.com.au/⁠ [https://www.jessfleming.com.au/]  Katie Silcox and Team of The Shakti School ⁠https://theshaktischool.com/⁠ [https://theshaktischool.com/]