Svadhaya: The Beauty of Self-Inquiry

With the uncertainty of COVID-19, social injustice, and economic insecurity turning our world upside down, we are being called to take a look at how we have been living and what we are putting forth into our society. As we realize what no longer serves us and what is no longer relevant to our lives today, we must ask ourselves, how do we change?

Aristotle says, “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom”.

In the midst of this current storm, we are being asked to open our eyes, to pause and re-evaluate. The practice of Svadhaya, or self-study, is to build awareness even with the storm that is swirling around us.

Are we accepting who we are? How do we become empowered, in spite of our wounds, to create the space we need to choose love and to forgive?

Svadhaya is about peeling away the accumulation of layers from years of conditioning that may have lead us to believe things about ourselves and others that aren’t necessarily true. It’s the heaviness of this weight that darkens the light of our authenticity and keeps us from experiencing true peace. Sometimes leading us to seek outside of ourselves for comfort with the use of drugs, alcohol, food, and material things.

Yoga and meditation practices offer a path of getting to know ourselves by discovering…

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