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Benefits of yoga yamas practice

Benefit of practicing yoga yamas

Further in these eight limbs, the first two limbs of Ashtanga yoga are Yamas (moral disciplines) and Niyamas (observances) that teach us life disciplines to achieve peaceful life.

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Ahimsa Yama - Non-Violence

Ahimsa Yama – Non-Violence

Ahimsa – Non harming or nonviolence is the widely known yamas. Practice of not harming others and nonviolence in all aspects of life means not physically and mentally

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Sathya yama – Truthfulness

Sathya yama – Truthfulness

The purity of speech is sathya, it is about speaking truth, conveying truth and not deceiving oneself and the world.

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Asteya yama- Non-Stealing

Asteya Non-Stealing

Non- stealing was one of the 11 vows that Mahatma Gandhiji was practicing. Asteya yama is non-stealing act that one must practice achieving self-confidence.

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Brahmacharya yama- Celibacy

Brahmacharya yama- Celibacy

Celibacy or Brahmacharya traditionally refers to abstinence of the young yogis who control their desires during early part of lives

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Aparigraha - Non-Attachment

Aparigraha Non-Attachment

Whenever yogi’s practice yoga, they must not hold onto things that causes imbalance in the body. Aparigraha or non-attachment or non-possessiveness will help yogis to achieve balance

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