AHIMSA YOGA (Non-Harmining) | Asana, Mantra & Mudra practice | Yoga Flow With Kim

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the first yama is ahimsa which means non-harming never producing pain by thought word or deed in any living human being today i'm going to show you a short yoga practice that includes a mantra a chant a mudra a hand gesture and an asana a yoga pose that will integrate ahimsa on the mat so you can apply ahimsa in your daily life click that notification bell and let's get started so first i'd like you to just take a moment and mountain pose with your feet hip width apart root down through the heels slight tuck of the tailbone shoulders back and down reach down through the fingers lift through the crown close your eyes and just take a moment tune into your breath notice if your breath feels fast slow shallow deep if we take fast or shallow breaths that is not applying ahimsa in our body to apply ahimsa or non-harming in our body it's important to take long slow deep full breaths so notice how you're breathing today naturally then begin to take long slow deep breaths deepening your inhales and lengthening your exhales maybe apply ooh jay breath breathing in and out through the nose only notice what's going on in your mind notice if the thoughts are embodying this concept of ahimsa are you thinking harmful thoughts about yourself about others or are you practicing ahimsa in the mind thinking peaceful loving thoughts just notice how you're feeling physically mentally and emotionally when you're ready you're welcome to open the eyes we're going to practice warrior one pose so from mountain pose at the front of your mat take a big breath in and exhale step your right leg back bend your left knee reach your hands up driving the left knee forward pressing your right heel back into the mat tucking in the tailbone navel to spine shoulders back and down i'm going to show you padma mudra lotus mudra so take a big breath in exhale press your pinkies and thumbs together and open up your other fingers like this this is a lotus mudra you can find a focal point to gaze at focus your eyes on a drishti or maybe close your eyes and visualize the lotus flower floating above mud and mulch maybe take a moment think about the symbolism of that lotus flower imagine yourself overcoming desire attachment anything that may cause you to create harm in this life and imagine yourself like the lotus flower rising above any negativity any harmful thoughts or harmful actions harmful words rising above all of that we're going to take a big breath in big breath out straighten your left leg reach your hands high above you we're going to do that three more times big breath in big breath out big breath in big breath out big breath in big breath out now take a big breath in bend your left knee bring your hands back to your heart and lotus mudra and i'm going to teach you a mantra related to ahimsa loka samastha sukino babatu which means may all beings be happy and free take a big breath in [Music] to we'll practice that two more times breathe in [Music] take a big breath in breathe out back to mountain pose now we'll practice that same sequence on the opposite side so from mountain pose take a big breath in breathe out step your left leg back bend your right knee warrior one driving the right knee forward pressing your left heel back hips are square navel to spine tailbone tucks take a big breath in reach your hands up big breath out bring your hands to your heart and open your fingers except thumbs and pinkies to create lotus mudra padma mudra you can find a focal point to gaze at focus your eyes there or close the eyes and visualize a lotus flower rising above the mud and melt creating a beautiful bloom and maybe imagine yourself rising above fear negativity anything that may inhibit you from inhabiting the quality of ahimsa in your life the quality of non-harming take a big breath in breathe out straighten your right leg reach your arms up big breath in bend the right knee big breath out three more big breath in big breath out big breath in big breath out breath in big breath out now take a big breath in bend the right knee bring your hands back to your heart with lotus mudra and if you'd like to i invite you to chant may all beings be happy and free deep breath in luka samastha suki take a big breath in breathe out back to mountain pose take a big breath in swoop your hands out and overhead exhale bring your hands to your heart close your eyes and just take a moment notice how you're feeling outward notice how you're feeling inward notice if you're feeling the feeling state of ahimsa a little bit more after that practice observe if you're feeling a little more peaceful a little less harming in body and mind and word and thought thank you so much for sharing your practice with me today if you have any questions comments or concerns please comment below i'd be happy to hear any feedback and answer questions you may have and i'd love to hear how are you integrating ahimsa on your mat and how are you integrating ahimsa into your daily life i would love to hear from you the light in me honors the light in you namaste