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𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘 𝗕𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗣

𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘 𝗕𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗣𝘁. 𝟮 ⚖️
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Yesterday we've started with the 1st Purushartha (aim of life) - Dharma.
The second aim that is vital for life balance is Artha.
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💰 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗮 (meaning abundance, wealth, prosperity, success) refers to everything we need to live in this material world.
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If compared to a popular in Western world Maslow's pyramid, Artha would comprise Physiological and Safety needs - food, shelter, a secure environment, and of course, money.
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In a way, Artha creates a foundation for Dharma since we all need a certain level of comfort to serve others and fulfill your purpose.
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When you're hungry and thinking about how to make ends meet to pay rent, higher goals such as helping your community or even meditating would probably be the last on your mind.
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Plus, if your Dharma is to be a doctor, you will need college money to get the necessary skills and knowledge.
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That said, Artha should never become the primary goal. If your desire for wealth is driven by greed rather than good intentions, the balance is lost.
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In the modern world, where it's hard to know when enough is enough, you might want to ask yourself:
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❓ How much do I need to fulfill my role?
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❓ Do the things I own bring me joy or leave me wanting more?
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📸 𝗧𝗿𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝗮𝗿 👇
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𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘 𝗕𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗣

𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘 𝗕𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗣𝘁. 𝟭 ⚖️
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From Aristotle's Golden mean to Buddha Middle way, the notion of life balance is central in almost every philosophy and modern self-help books on happiness and fulfillment.
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𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗹𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲:
👉 how yoga tradition defines life balance
👉 how balanced your life is - are you living in extremes?
👉 where you need to shift your priorities to feel more joy.
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According to yoga philosophy, we can achieve a balanced and happy life through working on 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘀 - 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗶𝗺𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲. These are Dharma, Artha, Kama, and Moksha.
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🛣️ 𝗗𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮 (meaning duty, righteousness, responsibility) refers to a life's purpose, a virtuous living.
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It’s believed that each living being is born to serve a specific purpose - Dharma. Only through finding this purpose, we can lead a life of ease and harmony.
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In essence, Dharma refers to a form of behavior and daily actions you take that serve the universe and society and leave you personally fulfilled.
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Dharma may manifest on different levels depending on your social role. As a parent, your Dharma is to raise your kids, as an employee - to show up to work, as a citizen - to pay taxes.
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Getting proper rest, food, and sleep are actions that constitute personal Dharma since you won't have the energy to fulfill your obligations in the world without appropriate self-care.
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𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱/𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗗𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮 𝗯𝘆 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀:
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❓ What are the things I like doing/have talent toward that simultaneously bring good to others?
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❓ What obligations do I have?
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❓ Which of these feel right?
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What are your thoughts on Dharma? Have you managed to uncover yours or you're still in the process?

My face when I set goals for the week and accompli

My face when I set goals for the week and accomplished them 😁
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Doesn't happen often, tbh... 🤷‍♀️ But when it does, it's because I put my goals and plans on paper.
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It's a true game changer, I swear!
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And if you don't know where to start, 𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 (based on 3-step technique from Warren Buffett):
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👉 Write down your top 15 things you want to do next week.
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👉 Review your list and circle the top 5 things.
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👉 You now have two lists: the 5 items you circled move up to FOCUS list. The other 10 you did not circle move to Avoid-At-All-Cost list.
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⚠️Important! No matter what, things in Avoid-At-All-Cost list get no attention from you until you’ve succeeded with your top 5 FOCUS list.
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Try it and let me know how it goes in the comments below! 👇🤗

𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵

𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗲𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗰 🤸‍♀️
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It not only makes us stronger and younger by increasing blood flow to the cells, replenishing them with nutrients, and helping them get rid of toxic debris.⁣
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It can also influence our feelings ☹️👉😁 ⁣
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Movement can:⁣
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🟢 reduce anxiety⁣
🟢 relieve mild depression⁣
🟢 boost mood⁣
🟢 increase self-esteem
🟢 benefit overall mental health.⁣
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Yoga is an awesome sadness buster. But if getting on your mat is not what you're looking for at the moment, there are plenty of other options:⁣
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- walking⁣ 🚶‍♀️
- dancing 👯‍♂️ to your fav song⁣
- jogging⁣ 🏃‍♀️
- rope skipping⁣
- rollerblading⁣
- swimming⁣ 🏊
- gardening⁣
- cleaning 🧹(yeah, that's movement too!).⁣
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Resistance training and cycling are my go-to activities after yoga for increasing happiness.⁣
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What's yours? Share in the comments below 👇
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𝗣.𝗦. 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗜 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 @organicbasics 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱. 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗳𝘆, 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟭𝟬𝟬% 𝗼𝗱𝗼𝗿-𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲. 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟬% 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗬𝗢𝗚𝗔𝗞𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗢𝗕𝗖𝟰. 🧘‍♀️ 𝗬𝗼𝗴𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝘁: @vidahyndyaco - 𝟭𝟬% 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗬𝗢𝗚𝗔𝗞𝗔𝗟𝗜𝟭𝟬

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗴𝗼

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗴𝗼 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻, 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝘂𝗽𝗽𝘆.
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Puppy is a beginner-friendly backbend that helps you open the chest and upper back.
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This sweet spot between the shoulder blades is where our sympathetic nervous system resides. When coming into Puppy, you're basically pushing your body into "fight or flight" mode. Your heart rate increases, and your blood sugar level jumps up.
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But wait for it; the true magic happens once you release the pose.
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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁-𝗺𝗲𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻-𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝘁𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳, 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗱.
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Which means that once you're off your mat you can deal woth messy life and meet a heavy storm with lull of calm. ❤️ 📸 𝗪𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 @organicbasics 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟬% 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗬𝗢𝗚𝗔𝗞𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗢𝗕𝗖𝟰

𝟱 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗜 𝗗𝗼 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜 𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗬𝗼𝗴𝗮
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You can be a committed practitioner, building a yoga habit for years. Yet, the length of your yoga experience doesn't automatically mean you have greater motivation and eagerness to step on your mat every single time.
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(Oh, and how I wish it would!)
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There are days when all I want is stay in bed and eat marshmallows.
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And don't get me wrong, often I do.
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Sometimes you just need to acknowledge that "doing nothing" might be exactly what your body and mind are asking for today.
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But in case I have even at least some energy in me, 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝟱 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗜 𝗱𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝗴𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲:
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𝟭. 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝗴𝗮 - over the years I realized that you don't have to sweat it out every time to call it yoga. So I stock up on yoga props, pillows, and blankets and let myself catch some nirvana.
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𝟮. 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝗴𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀 - that's my favorite way to squeeze a bit of postural yoga into those crazy hectic days. Chair pose for 5 breaths every time I go to the bathroom. Sitting in Hero's pose or Wide-Legged position while playing with my kid. Catching some balance in Tree pose while cooking. The options are endless!
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𝟯. 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲 - as short as 5 minutes of breathing and meditation can significantly lower anxiety, decrease blood pressure, and leave you with a clear mind and fresh ideas.
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𝟰. 𝗚𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸 - I leave my phone and headphones at home and turn walking into a moving meditation, bringing full awareness to breath and physical sensations of my body.
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𝟱. 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝘆𝗼𝗴𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 - when I can't keep my body active today, at least I try to keep my brain in shape.
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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀?

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