Practicing the Yamas

We began classes this week by focusing on the five YAMAS.   The first Yama is AHIMSA:  non-harm, kindness and compassion.    The best way to learn the yamas is to practice them.   I have shared a few questions to invite the practice of ahimsa into your daily life.

1. Can I freely give a compliment, an affirmation a statement of appreciation or encouragement?

2. Can I go beyond what is expected of me? 

3. Can I treat others the way I like to be treated?

4. Can I pay it forward when something good comes my way?

5. Can I PAUSE and LISTEN and not fill up the space?

Can you pick just one of these and practice it for a day, a week, a month?  Then ask yourself what you have discovered about the practice of AHIMSA.