Sva: Own, Self
\nAdhyaya: Lesson, Reading, Lecture<\/p>\n
\tSvadhyaya is an internal observation; Niyama. Broken into Sva (meaning own or self) and Adhyaya (meaning lesson, reading or lecture), Svadhyaya in sanskrit translates to self study. During these first couple of weeks of the ytt200 I find myself practicing svadhyaya quite a bit. This is in the physical sense since I am learning my limitations and slowly overcoming them. Now that I have an understanding of many asanas, I can close my eyes and really focus on my body\u2019s alignment in the different poses. Svadhyaya is also a mental practice that can and should be taken off the mat. It\u2019s a reminder to always stay grounded and acknowledge your own weak points as well as strengths in order to improve yourself. Since we are always in a state of change, there is never a lack of need for svadhyaya.<\/p>\n
– M Elaine
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Sva: Own, Self Adhyaya: Lesson, Reading, Lecture Svadhyaya is an internal observation; Niyama. Broken into Sva (meaning own or self) and Adhyaya (meaning lesson, reading or lecture), Svadhyaya in sanskrit translates to self study. During these first couple of weeks of the ytt200 I find myself practicing svadhyaya quite a bit. This is in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[122],"tags":[134,135,136,137,138],"class_list":["post-11378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","tag-8-limbs-of-yoga","tag-niyama","tag-raja-yoga","tag-svadhyaya","tag-ytt200"],"yoast_head":"\n