Ep. 36 Sutra 2.43 on the Third Niyama - Tapas or Heat
This week we explore a foundational concept for many modern yoga ãsana practices and the third of the Niyamas - tapas. The root word in Sanskrit is tap meaning to burn, make hot, shine (as the sun), or to practice austerity. Tapas, as presented in the Niyamas, is the practice of cultivating that heat or consuming by heat, and it can also mean austerity, self-discipline, penance, intense meditation, excellence of devotion or even causing pain or trouble, distressing, and purification. In the methodology of Baptiste Power Yoga, Tapas is one of the “Five Pillars of Baptiste Yoga” (Dristi /…
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