Sattva Yoga Society
Yoga and Pure livingWHAT IS SATTVA?
To understand SATTVA, we must first understand the very purpose of Yoga. The purpose of Yoga is to get established in our self nature. Or in other words…connect with the soul. Or consciousness.
This consciousness is imbued with the three qualities (gunas) of tamas (inertia), rajas (vibrancy) and sattva (luminosity).Sattva is pure. It is selfless. It is effulgent with pure light.Through the discipline of Yoga, we direct our senses, actions and our entire existence towards this purity…towards sattva.
Yoga is a holistic path and a state of being that purifies your body, calms your mind, raises your consciousness and brings back the equilibrium in your life. This is achieved through the practice of asanas (postures) for the physical body, pranayama (breath control) for the vital or pranic body and dhyana (meditation) for the mental body.
