2.Yoga and How Not To Be an As*hole to Yourself

This week, Sheena and Zaakiyah discuss how yoga can nurture a relationship with yourself. Starting with how yoga affected their self-love journeys and mindset shifts that their help relationships with those around them. Zaaki shares practical tips on using affirmations, her favourites, and how to build personalised ones for you. Yogic philosophy encapsulates all this with concepts like Ahimsa and Chitta Vritti. Listen to the end to find out how you could meet up with Zaaki and Sheens in Joburg during the month of February 2023. Themes and Timestamps: - Check in on how you might be an a*shole to yourself (00:1:38) - How helped Sheena and Zaakiyah be kinder and less critical of themselves (00:05:49) - The kind of mindset shifts that Yoga can bring (00:11:01) -Can you Stand Up for Yourself without Being an Asshole? (00:14:00) - The Bhavagad Gita: A lesson in asserting yourself when needed (00:16:30) - Ahimsa and Chitta Vritti (00:18:26) -Self-love practices, using affirmations (and Zaaki’s favorites!) (00:26:20) - Not judging yourself During a Yoga Class (00:32:20) Additional Resources: Learn more about Yoga Sutra 2.46 https://yogainternational.com/article/view/sthira-and-sukha-steadiness-and-ease Learn more about about The      Bhagavad Gita https://www.yogajournal.com/yoga-101/spirituality/first-book-yoga/ Learn more about about Chitta      Vritti https://www.yogabasics.com/connect/yoga-sutra-1-2/ Learn more about the Yama and      Niyama https://www.yogajournal.com/yoga-101/philosophy/yoga-sutras/path-happiness/ Connect with us: -@yogabigsisterspodcast [email protected] Chat with us: - Got a problem, secret, question, or life challenge you can’t figure out? We use yogic philosophy to become yoga agony aunts and give advice. DM us on Instagram to have your issue resolved. Submit to be a podcast guest by sending us a DM on Instagram