Bringing Saucha (purity) into your life

The habits we pick up throughout life off the mat may or may not serve us, and the idea of our practice is to recognise what doesn’t help us and what does, coming towards a state in which everything we do aids us towards being happier, healthier and more awake and aware in life. If we take our ‘bad’ habits on to the mat with us, then our practice becomes a lot harder, we have to sift through the ‘impurities’ or negativity we’ve picked up before reaping the benefits of Yoga. 

The easiest example to use is that of an apple: You may or may not know that apples have the highest amount of pesticides of all fruit, which is why it’s best to eat organic apples. If we eat an apple full of pesticides, our body has to detoxify and digest the impurities before being able to absorb the goodness of the apple. The same goes for our yoga practice: If we ourselves are ‘impure’ when we practise, then our efforts have to work through our ‘impurities’ before eventually the real Yoga magic happens. 

Of course, by impurities we’re not just talking about physical aspects. Saucha means cleanliness of body, mind, spirit and surroundings, all helping to direct us towards a pure and positive life. 

In practicing yoga we strive for purity (saucha) in all we do, both on & off the mat.

Namaste xo