WEBVTT 1 00:01:13.220 --> 00:01:21.729 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: Welcome, and Kathy welcome, and Astrid. we'll go ahead and get started now. 2 00:01:21.800 --> 00:01:35.399 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: Hello, everybody! My name is Harpinder core man. I will be leading the office hours today in place of Susanna, who, I believe, might just be finishing up her 3 00:01:35.470 --> 00:01:42.659 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: bipoc retreat at Holly Hawk in BC. Canada, which is very exciting. 4 00:01:42.960 --> 00:01:43.830 and 5 00:01:44.420 --> 00:02:02.459 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: my pronouns are she her hers. I'm based on Tonga Shumash and Quiche lands. I'm a trauma, informed yoga teacher a mindfulness educator, the co-founder of the women of Color Summit. And in today's office hours. What we're going to be focusing on is the yama of sepia. 6 00:02:03.720 --> 00:02:14.190 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: the Yama Sapiya of being, of truthfulness in Indie or Indu Aurora's book. Yoga. 7 00:02:14.920 --> 00:02:21.319 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: She defines truthful truthfulness, Sapia, as the non-telling of lies. 8 00:02:21.380 --> 00:02:26.960 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: and maintaining truthfulness to self more than anything or any one else. 9 00:02:29.640 --> 00:02:35.620 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: And so when we look to practice Satia, this truthfulness embody it. 10 00:02:36.830 --> 00:02:50.320 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: it's truthfulness and expressing how we're feeling in our thoughts. and also being truthful to our own desires and our needs. And I'll talk a little bit more about what it looks like 11 00:02:50.430 --> 00:02:55.549 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: to put this into practice what it means for sepia to follow Ahimsa. 12 00:02:55.890 --> 00:03:01.050 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: what it means for it to be second in the line of the Yamas 13 00:03:01.060 --> 00:03:09.030 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: Cause in the Yoga features of potentially in Vidonte study. The order of things matters. So if something is 14 00:03:09.140 --> 00:03:19.410 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: first or something is last, but makes a difference, it usually means it's more important. And so we'll talk about what it means for truthfulness to follow nonviolence. 15 00:03:19.860 --> 00:03:29.349 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: But before we do that I'll invite us into a short meditation practice. I'll then open up the space for a check in to hear from everybody. 16 00:03:29.460 --> 00:03:36.109 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: So for this practice will be about 10 to 12 min 17 00:03:36.240 --> 00:03:47.500 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: more of a mindfulness practice where we're very honestly taking witness and stock of how is physical body doing? How is mind doing? 18 00:03:47.730 --> 00:03:49.639 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: Is mine distracted 19 00:03:49.680 --> 00:03:53.890 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: and bringing a lens of compassion and curiosity. 20 00:03:57.730 --> 00:04:04.730 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: Welcome in all that. We're about to move into a 10 to 12 min meditation practice. 21 00:04:05.490 --> 00:04:22.289 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: So before we start to find some stillness. I'll invite you to move your physical body in whatever way might feel nice, whether that's already see kind of stretching out to the sides, whether that's rolling shoulders up towards the ears, back and down. 22 00:04:22.940 --> 00:04:30.049 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: Maybe it's moving the head from side to side to release any tension throughout the neck. 23 00:04:31.670 --> 00:04:36.760 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: Maybe it's moving into the jaw muscles so opening the mouth wide. 24 00:04:37.940 --> 00:04:41.180 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: maybe fluttering the lips. Do. 25 00:04:41.370 --> 00:04:47.620 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: Maybe it's shaking out into the hands anything else that your physical body might be needing here. 26 00:04:48.430 --> 00:04:50.950 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: So allowing yourself to listen 27 00:04:51.960 --> 00:04:54.060 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: and to move in that way. 28 00:04:57.800 --> 00:05:04.310 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: and then, slowly, slowly starting, move, starting to move towards the direction of some stillness 29 00:05:05.460 --> 00:05:11.510 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: and stillness can look seated. it can look lying down. 30 00:05:12.750 --> 00:05:15.729 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: whatever would feel most comfortable for you. 31 00:05:16.580 --> 00:05:36.690 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: for your practice, for me. I'm seated towards the front thirds of my chair. Both the soles of my feet are pressed firmly down against the ground, so I feel that groundedness of the ground underneath the soles of my feet, I rest my hands on the tops of my thighs. I find some length in my spine. 32 00:05:37.990 --> 00:05:44.190 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: and then I'll invite the eyes to close down. or the gaze to soften. 33 00:05:48.220 --> 00:05:52.580 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: And if there's any other minor adjustments that you need to make 34 00:05:54.370 --> 00:05:57.150 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: to balance, feeling comfortable 35 00:05:58.470 --> 00:06:01.950 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: and also alert. making those now 36 00:06:05.630 --> 00:06:08.419 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: relaxing the shoulders down. 37 00:06:11.220 --> 00:06:13.480 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: softening the hands. 38 00:06:19.390 --> 00:06:21.250 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: softening the face. 39 00:06:24.630 --> 00:06:28.660 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: and beginning to tune the awareness inwards. 40 00:06:39.100 --> 00:06:45.309 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: We'll take a few rounds of a cleansing breath. so breathing in through the nose 41 00:06:47.430 --> 00:06:50.090 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: and sighing it out of the mouth. 42 00:06:51.910 --> 00:06:59.200 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: allowing the shoulders to relax even more. If that feels good, we'll do it 2 more times, breathing in through the nose 43 00:07:00.970 --> 00:07:08.329 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: a sense of groundedness. and breathing out any feelings of scatteredness. 44 00:07:11.190 --> 00:07:13.629 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: breathing in a sense of calm. 45 00:07:17.530 --> 00:07:21.660 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: breathing out any worries or anxiety. 46 00:07:26.980 --> 00:07:30.989 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: and now inviting yourself to breathe naturally. 47 00:07:37.880 --> 00:07:42.209 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: beginning to draw your awareness to your physical body. 48 00:07:44.130 --> 00:07:47.790 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: In present time space, experience. 49 00:07:50.390 --> 00:07:54.719 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: So if soles of the feet have contact against the ground. 50 00:07:55.980 --> 00:07:59.010 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: feeling that connection, that groundedness. 51 00:08:01.990 --> 00:08:07.059 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: If backs of legs or sides of legs have contact with any surface. 52 00:08:09.060 --> 00:08:10.290 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: noticing that. 53 00:08:12.370 --> 00:08:16.749 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: noticing how the length of spine supports to sit upright. 54 00:08:22.720 --> 00:08:27.090 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: noticing where hands are in relationship to your body 55 00:08:28.170 --> 00:08:29.800 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: and in space 56 00:08:33.179 --> 00:08:40.899 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: and head balance comfortably between right and left, shoulder, between front and back plane of body. 57 00:08:46.400 --> 00:08:48.809 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: inviting yourself to notice. 58 00:08:51.320 --> 00:08:52.619 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: I am here. 59 00:08:57.060 --> 00:08:58.790 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: I am grounded. 60 00:09:02.630 --> 00:09:03.970 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: I am present. 61 00:09:09.320 --> 00:09:12.399 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: and as you notice, the physical body 62 00:09:16.800 --> 00:09:21.409 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: begin to notice any other sensations. 63 00:09:24.300 --> 00:09:29.470 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: If any particular parts of the body have something to say right now. 64 00:09:33.310 --> 00:09:36.849 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: and inviting yourself to practice deep listening. 65 00:09:42.100 --> 00:09:45.109 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: but also practicing truthful listening. 66 00:09:49.730 --> 00:09:53.880 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: allowing yourself to listen to any messages 67 00:09:56.270 --> 00:09:59.499 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: without wanting the messages to be different. 68 00:10:03.150 --> 00:10:04.830 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: or judging them 69 00:10:07.120 --> 00:10:08.980 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: for pushing them away. 70 00:10:13.290 --> 00:10:16.099 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: but creating enough spaciousness 71 00:10:17.440 --> 00:10:19.310 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: where there is receptivity 72 00:10:23.940 --> 00:10:27.189 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: taking on the hat of being 73 00:10:27.760 --> 00:10:30.469 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: a curious, compassionate 74 00:10:30.480 --> 00:10:31.610 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: witness her. 75 00:10:41.560 --> 00:10:43.440 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: and as you listen. 76 00:10:47.640 --> 00:10:51.060 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: these messages might inform what you do later on 77 00:10:56.120 --> 00:11:01.259 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: might inform you, relaxing a little bit more into the physical body. 78 00:11:09.230 --> 00:11:11.839 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: and as you notice, the physical body 79 00:11:14.660 --> 00:11:16.779 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: begin to notice the breath. 80 00:11:20.450 --> 00:11:23.029 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: how breath reads the body. 81 00:11:28.130 --> 00:11:31.380 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: noticing how there is nothing that you have to do. 82 00:11:33.640 --> 00:11:35.180 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: It just happens 83 00:11:40.430 --> 00:11:42.980 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: breathing such a simple 84 00:11:44.860 --> 00:11:46.469 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: and profound act 85 00:11:48.620 --> 00:11:52.290 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: of being in communion with the worlds around us. 86 00:11:57.980 --> 00:12:00.559 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: And again with that hat of 87 00:12:01.300 --> 00:12:04.429 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: curious, compassionate witnesser. 88 00:12:05.120 --> 00:12:07.259 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: now noticing the breath. 89 00:12:11.010 --> 00:12:13.100 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: how the breath travels 90 00:12:17.340 --> 00:12:19.829 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: if it feels easeful 91 00:12:20.880 --> 00:12:22.030 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: or stuck. 92 00:12:25.650 --> 00:12:29.960 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: if it feels flowing or dragon. 93 00:12:34.600 --> 00:12:40.200 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: and once more noticing. without needing to change. 94 00:12:53.290 --> 00:13:00.980 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: I'll invite us to be with the next 10 rounds of breath in silence together. 95 00:13:02.630 --> 00:13:07.170 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: and if you notice that the mind wanders. Wonderful 96 00:13:09.260 --> 00:13:15.490 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: awareness has been built gently, with a kind in her voice. 97 00:13:18.040 --> 00:13:20.840 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: We bring the awareness back to the breath 98 00:13:23.570 --> 00:13:24.950 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: to noticing. 99 00:13:27.890 --> 00:13:32.479 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: and also, knowing if at any point any of these practices 100 00:13:35.340 --> 00:13:37.080 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: become too much. 101 00:13:37.840 --> 00:13:43.140 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: and you wish to open your eyes or shift your gaze or awareness somewhere else. 102 00:13:44.440 --> 00:13:46.600 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: give yourself the gift of doing that. 103 00:13:51.390 --> 00:13:53.120 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: And we begin observing. 104 00:13:54.740 --> 00:13:57.710 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: being with the breath, just as it is. 105 00:15:16.300 --> 00:15:21.430 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: lovingly guiding the mind, the awareness back to the breath. 106 00:15:32.820 --> 00:15:34.920 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: And before we close. 107 00:15:36.290 --> 00:15:39.000 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: I'm gonna invite in a reflection question 108 00:15:40.020 --> 00:15:44.529 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: for this reflection question, allow the mind to wander. 109 00:15:45.450 --> 00:15:47.970 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: to look under any rocks 110 00:15:49.890 --> 00:15:52.370 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: to peer between bushes. 111 00:15:53.510 --> 00:16:05.019 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: basically allowing the mind to do what it does. except now from a place where more spaciousness. hopefully, more clarity, and calm has been cultivated. 112 00:16:08.000 --> 00:16:12.400 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: and the question to reflect and contemplate on here is. 113 00:16:16.020 --> 00:16:19.079 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: What does being truthful mean to mean? 114 00:16:25.410 --> 00:16:28.109 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: What does being truthful 115 00:16:29.660 --> 00:16:31.259 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: mean to me? 116 00:16:43.040 --> 00:16:46.759 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: And if this naturally leads into the next question of. 117 00:16:48.840 --> 00:16:51.150 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: And why is that important to you? 118 00:16:53.900 --> 00:16:56.490 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: Allowing the mind to go there as well? 119 00:18:07.470 --> 00:18:11.310 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: Good, slowly, slowly 120 00:18:11.810 --> 00:18:14.789 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: start to come back into the physical body 121 00:18:16.200 --> 00:18:21.359 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: once more begin to feel the contact between physical body and any surfaces 122 00:18:23.190 --> 00:18:26.839 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: start to pick up on one to 2 sounds around you. 123 00:18:32.650 --> 00:18:40.710 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: Maybe some gentle movement into the physical body. gently swaying from side to side, perhaps. 124 00:18:46.550 --> 00:18:59.900 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: and we'll see all this practice bringing hands into unduly Mudra in front of our chest. bowing our heads in gratitude to the blessing of this life. the realities of all the highs, and lows 125 00:18:59.960 --> 00:19:10.200 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: in gratitude to the wisdom of these practices. All the teachers and practitioners before us will walk this path, illuminating it. So we know we are never alone. 126 00:19:10.420 --> 00:19:14.759 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: and gratitude to all the teachers and practitioners who have 127 00:19:14.840 --> 00:19:20.120 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: walked on this path, who have passed down these teachings from the Indus valley. 128 00:19:20.380 --> 00:19:25.349 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: and gratitude to the lands of South Asia for holding these practices for so long. 129 00:19:25.720 --> 00:19:37.599 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: and gratitude to ourselves for making this very intentional time, space, energy, and commitment to practice, and we close with the blessing of Meta to share the merits of our practice with all beings breathing it 130 00:19:39.100 --> 00:19:40.450 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: and out. 131 00:19:41.040 --> 00:19:54.340 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: May all beings everywhere, with no limit be happy, healthy, safe, and at ease. Hands can come to the third eye point, and bowing down to one another in gratitude for practicing together. 132 00:19:55.030 --> 00:19:56.060 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: Thank you. 133 00:19:57.520 --> 00:20:02.499 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: and taking all the time in the world to start to come back to one another. 134 00:20:11.680 --> 00:20:15.169 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: Hmm! Thank you all for your practice. 135 00:20:15.510 --> 00:20:21.860 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: I have some more things to say about Satthia, about truthfulness. 136 00:20:21.980 --> 00:20:26.209 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: but before I do that I would love to offer a check in 137 00:20:26.830 --> 00:20:33.889 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: a check in either in the chat, or someone would like to unmute themselves. What are you bringing into the space? 138 00:20:33.980 --> 00:20:44.799 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: How are you feeling coming into the space? And that answer might be profoundly different before and after the practice before may have been like I came and worried about this thing. And now I don't remember about that thing anymore. 139 00:20:45.020 --> 00:20:48.109 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: So how are you feeling coming into this space. 140 00:20:48.870 --> 00:20:58.080 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: You can write it into the chat, and then we have space right now before we open it back up for one to 2 people 141 00:20:58.260 --> 00:21:01.059 a share as well. You would like to unmute yourself. 142 00:21:25.970 --> 00:21:26.850 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: Hmm! 143 00:21:28.050 --> 00:21:32.250 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: All those feeling reappraisal with lots of work commitments coming into the space. 144 00:21:32.310 --> 00:21:37.749 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: That's such a beautiful practice. Thank you. Thank you, feeling very grounded at ease now. 145 00:21:40.370 --> 00:21:45.890 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: yeah, I, too, came into this space. Feeling frazzled. 146 00:21:46.300 --> 00:21:49.350 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: by much on my plate 147 00:21:50.270 --> 00:21:55.160 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: and nervous, nervous about being here in the space is my first time being a part of this Sangha. 148 00:21:55.390 --> 00:22:03.700 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: but I know Susanna always curates such lovely spaces and calls and beautiful people. So I had to remind myself of that coming into here. 149 00:22:05.070 --> 00:22:16.260 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: branding, feeling sad, tired, coming in. still tired. but feeling more hopeful and connected after practice, and being here with you all. Hmm! 150 00:22:17.360 --> 00:22:21.279 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: I'm sending love the sad parts of you right now. 151 00:22:24.240 --> 00:22:33.639 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: Rachel, bringing my whole messy self to the space, and feel now connected, grounded, and accepting my messiness. There is just so much 152 00:22:35.670 --> 00:22:41.490 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: freedom and accepting like our messiness. and 153 00:22:41.820 --> 00:22:48.609 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: sometimes I call like the hot mess part of myself where it's like, I just have shame about it. She's like that's so hard to me. 154 00:22:48.800 --> 00:22:51.019 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: And it releases what 155 00:22:51.240 --> 00:23:03.830 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: one of my teacher, Charlotte Nguyen talks about. Sometimes feeling like we have to cause play is like calm and collected all the time, especially on this path, is like Yoga students, Yoga practitioners. 156 00:23:03.840 --> 00:23:17.350 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: Buddhist teachers, practitioners. We're like, I am calm. I am collected, and it's like, No, I'm more than half the time I'm a hotass mess, and I accept my humanness. I accept both the spiritual side of myself and the human side of myself. 157 00:23:17.620 --> 00:23:22.700 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: So thank you, Rachel, for ringing that side is deeply resonating 158 00:23:23.200 --> 00:23:26.190 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: Justine's bringing in some fatigue. Hmm! 159 00:23:27.390 --> 00:23:41.630 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: I'm coming into this space with the need to pause, even though I'm fatigued. I feel good here. Thank you for sharing Justine. anything you can do to bring in more comfort like to 160 00:23:41.810 --> 00:23:46.750 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: get horizontal. Maybe during this, as we're chatting and speaking, feel free to do so. 161 00:23:47.510 --> 00:23:58.719 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: Kathy. Wonderful practice. Thank you. Unfortunately, I have to leave. Thank you so much for being here. If there's others that haven't written into the chat feel free to do so. 162 00:24:00.550 --> 00:24:10.610 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: Avianna says, appreciate being able to step away from hustle and bustle of the day and drop into a more intentional way of being bringing more ease and slowing down 163 00:24:10.680 --> 00:24:11.690 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: love, that. 164 00:24:12.760 --> 00:24:22.540 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: Justine, I have a lovely mug that is gifted to me at States hotness. Am I need to buy one of those apparently my mug. This is my partner's mug. his cat, dad. 165 00:24:22.560 --> 00:24:25.829 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: So I have his hat. Dad. Mug, right now. 166 00:24:27.760 --> 00:24:41.229 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: okay, let's talk a little bit more about subpia, and then we'll open it up for questions. And also any reflections that came up for anybody when we're talking about this yama of subpia, of truthfulness. 167 00:24:41.870 --> 00:24:52.830 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: So in Hindu. Aurora's book. truthfulness is the non-telling of lies and maintaining truthfulness to self more than anything or anyone else. 168 00:24:53.980 --> 00:25:14.020 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: and the Yoga features of potentially I typically use edwin F. Bryant's translation and commentary. I also turn to Swami Sachinand's translation and commentary as well as Dr. Shawn, run the nothings. Translation and commentary. 169 00:25:14.750 --> 00:25:17.060 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: What they say is 170 00:25:18.750 --> 00:25:32.679 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: Vyasa and I don't know if Susanna may have mentioned this Suzanne, via is known as the original commenter and translator of the Yoga Sutras of potentially it's also believed that 171 00:25:32.810 --> 00:25:37.440 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: potentially himself or the group of people that makes up potentially 172 00:25:37.680 --> 00:25:45.889 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: could also be Vyasa. So I just botanically coming in and then translating, commenting his or their own work. 173 00:25:46.070 --> 00:25:49.459 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: Okay. so V also defines truth. 174 00:25:49.490 --> 00:25:56.780 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: the second Yama, as one's words and thoughts being in exact correspondence to fact. 175 00:25:56.840 --> 00:26:03.810 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: that is, to whatever is known through the 3 processes of knowledge accepted by the Yoga school. 176 00:26:03.840 --> 00:26:08.209 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: So sense, perception, inference, and verbal testimonial 177 00:26:09.980 --> 00:26:19.800 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: speech, he continues, is for the transfer of one's knowledge to others, and should not be deceitful, misleading, or devoid of value. 178 00:26:19.920 --> 00:26:26.450 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: it should be for the benefit of all beings, and not for their harm. Otherwise it is sinful. 179 00:26:26.970 --> 00:26:41.979 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: posing deceptively as a truthful or virtuous person causes one downfall. Therefore he warns. One should consider that you think these things carefully, and speak only the truth, for the welfare of all creatures. 180 00:26:43.830 --> 00:26:45.800 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: So I think truthfulness. 181 00:26:45.980 --> 00:26:50.270 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: Justine. Yes, I can do that. I'll do that. As folks for sharing. 182 00:26:51.090 --> 00:27:01.900 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: So when I think about Sophia as truthfulness. I feel like it shows up in many different ways. It shows up. I feel like, firstly, and I always start with like being in relationship with myself. 183 00:27:02.450 --> 00:27:07.110 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: So it shows up on if I'm example leading a space. 184 00:27:08.050 --> 00:27:13.789 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: And if I'm coming into the space feeling frazzled or nervous. 185 00:27:15.150 --> 00:27:23.580 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: and I feel like there's that common saying. fake it till you make it oftentimes what I do. If I come into the space feeling those things. 186 00:27:23.620 --> 00:27:32.249 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: I just let it be known, I let it be known. Hey, everybody! I'm feeling frazzled. I'm feeling nervous instead of having to pretend to be something else. 187 00:27:32.310 --> 00:27:38.089 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: and at times being confident is wonderful and feels very natural. 188 00:27:38.710 --> 00:27:44.969 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: But I think there's small ways that we can be more truthful than maybe we're not being 189 00:27:45.480 --> 00:27:54.419 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: another way. I also take a look at. That is a lot of times in my life. I'll keep pushing myself to do work. My body, my mind. You're telling me. 190 00:27:54.570 --> 00:27:57.679 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: hey? We're tired. We're tired. 191 00:27:57.740 --> 00:28:09.499 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: We want to rest. We don't want to keep working on these things, but I keep pushing through it. I'm not listening to the truth that's being received through me through the messages of my body 192 00:28:10.000 --> 00:28:11.670 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: and parts of my mind. 193 00:28:11.850 --> 00:28:17.499 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: There's like an overarching bigger part that comes out and says we need to keep doing it. 194 00:28:17.740 --> 00:28:21.749 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: And so a lot of my work in the last couple years has been really noticing. 195 00:28:22.640 --> 00:28:29.940 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: Physical body is tired. Heavy spirit is tired right now with the chaos of the world, I need to rest. 196 00:28:30.740 --> 00:28:35.150 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: I need to listen to that truthful part of myself that's coming out. 197 00:28:35.960 --> 00:28:39.110 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: Truthfulness also shows up in relationship 198 00:28:39.480 --> 00:28:44.490 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: with others. it can show up. And even if we're doing little white lives. 199 00:28:46.120 --> 00:28:53.389 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: what I like to turn to here is those questions of. is it true? Is it kind? 200 00:28:53.440 --> 00:28:57.989 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: And instead of isn't necessary? I like, is it helpful? 201 00:29:02.260 --> 00:29:10.980 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: And when I spoke earlier about sepia following a hymns and nonviolence. makes it the second most important Yama. 202 00:29:11.990 --> 00:29:15.980 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: And so, if we're thinking about, is it true? Is it kind? Is it helpful? 203 00:29:17.400 --> 00:29:22.280 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: If someone asks us? Do you think I look horrible in this dress. 204 00:29:24.030 --> 00:29:29.499 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: If Sappya is following Ahimsa, following nonviolence. 205 00:29:30.600 --> 00:29:38.389 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: there's gotta be, if we really feel like it has to be spoken a kind way of letting that person know also figuring out what a relationship is with them or 206 00:29:41.590 --> 00:29:46.949 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: not letting them know. And they say in the Yoga Futures of Patanjali. 207 00:29:48.220 --> 00:29:53.430 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: And there's a story. There's a story in this one actually 208 00:29:54.400 --> 00:29:56.169 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: in the Mahabartha. 209 00:29:57.520 --> 00:30:06.559 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: where they say it's better to just say nothing. It's better to say nothing than to actually speak and say something that's not truthful 210 00:30:08.320 --> 00:30:12.649 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: in Yoga Sutra 2.3 6, 211 00:30:13.380 --> 00:30:15.000 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: which actually, I'll read out loud 212 00:30:22.820 --> 00:30:30.310 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: when one is established in truthfulness, one ensures the fruition of actions. 213 00:30:30.470 --> 00:30:45.089 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: So what Sutra 2.3 6 is saying. when you become very truthful. whatever you say will come into fruition. And so, if you're saying things that are full of deceit. 214 00:30:45.990 --> 00:30:56.140 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: full of violence, then those things will become true. But if you're saying things that are truthful. that are in the highest good. Then those things are going to come true. 215 00:30:59.410 --> 00:31:03.980 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: The other last thing I wanted to mention here. 216 00:31:05.180 --> 00:31:14.779 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: and this is just more like the etymology of the word so Satian sat is a common 217 00:31:15.150 --> 00:31:43.420 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: is used in many different Sanskrit words, also using Gurmo key. Gormo key is the language and Sikhism, that all the text is written in and set means many different things. So it means absolute truth. It means reality. It means Brahmin, it means unchangeable. It means that which has no distortion, that which has no distinctions of time, space, and person. 218 00:31:44.540 --> 00:31:48.619 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: So Seth can really be understood to mean. 219 00:31:52.970 --> 00:31:59.559 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: like a word describing something that is the truth that is good, that is unchanging. 220 00:32:01.160 --> 00:32:12.460 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: Anytime you put an a in front of any of the words in Sanskrit that means the opposite. So that's why Ahimsa Asath is then the opposite of sat 221 00:32:13.830 --> 00:32:15.420 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: and 222 00:32:16.420 --> 00:32:22.200 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: so anytime there's a before it means then not so like himza! As that example. 223 00:32:23.210 --> 00:32:31.419 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: And the last thing I wanted to say here, just as like, another personal story is 224 00:32:31.800 --> 00:32:35.389 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: there's and this kind of goes back to that 225 00:32:36.550 --> 00:32:48.710 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: in the chat. Talking about like owning up to being imperfect or a hot mess are frazzled. Is that fairs 226 00:32:48.950 --> 00:33:01.900 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: great freedom and being who you truly are. rather than like hiding behind a mask of what we think others want us to be. 227 00:33:04.210 --> 00:33:05.470 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: And 228 00:33:05.510 --> 00:33:25.620 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: an example of this for me is, I've been with my partner now for over 9 years. and I didn't tell my family about him for the first 6 years. My family is Punjabi, Sikh, and all I heard growing up was, You have to marry a Punjabi Sikh Guy. So this falls into cast. This falls into religion. 229 00:33:26.060 --> 00:33:33.920 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: and that's all I heard, and my partner is half Persian, half Filipino. So by their standards, absolutely not. 230 00:33:33.940 --> 00:33:42.110 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: and I spent 6 years keeping him a secret, and II felt that heaviness of not being able to speak truthfully 231 00:33:42.130 --> 00:33:52.469 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: with my family about my life cause that also meant I had to lie about cause he lived together for a certain couple years while they didn't know I had to lie about 232 00:33:52.770 --> 00:34:03.379 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: who I was living with what I was doing like day to day. And I finally remember. And this is like this is especially like a cup few years into my Yoga journey. 233 00:34:04.240 --> 00:34:11.549 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: where I was like, I just. I need to be honest about the way that I'm living, the way that I carry myself and not hide anything. 234 00:34:12.880 --> 00:34:18.169 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: and through the help of my therapist I was able to let my family know and open up, and 235 00:34:18.310 --> 00:34:31.309 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: they went through all stages of processing, of anger, of grief, of. And now last weekend I went home to see my family with my partners the third time, like we've all hung out together, so it's all fine now. 236 00:34:31.659 --> 00:34:37.660 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: But I felt that way of having to pretend and hide this big part of myself. 237 00:34:40.469 --> 00:34:53.280 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: and so I think, like as much as we can, being truthful about who we are, about our skills, our gifts, our struggles, our weaknesses. allows us to also embrace our like humanity, embrace all of it. 238 00:34:53.790 --> 00:34:59.160 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: Instead of pretending like I need to be this way or that way, and then I'm acceptable. Then I'm lovable. 239 00:34:59.820 --> 00:35:14.850 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: Last thing I'll say here is when we're also thinking about Vedic philosophy. If we're thinking about perushamp record-the for for a really long time, I got really obsessed with what does like absolute truth, what does ultimate truth mean. 240 00:35:15.120 --> 00:35:22.639 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: and I don't know how the answer to that. Yet II think I'd be aligned. Once I realized that it might not have it in this lifetime. 241 00:35:22.690 --> 00:35:29.670 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: like what is absolute truth? And when I think about the perusha, our consciousness that soul. 242 00:35:29.850 --> 00:35:42.759 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: the consciousness that unites all of us like that being that ultimate truth of I am the witnesser, witnessing all of my experiences and the recordthies that material. So even my mind is material. My body is material. My thoughts are material. 243 00:35:43.040 --> 00:36:00.150 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: and so that maybe the whole truth is that I'm just the witnesser experiencing all of it. and then to really be able to be truthful about that is to accept the ugliness, the messiness, the beautiful parts of it, to accept all of it as part of ourselves. 244 00:36:00.270 --> 00:36:05.520 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: instead of thinking like I need to look a certain way. Be a certain way, then I'll be acceptable. And that's been 245 00:36:06.030 --> 00:36:09.050 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: profound learning, teaching 246 00:36:09.120 --> 00:36:10.770 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: embodiment for me. 247 00:36:11.760 --> 00:36:25.039 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: so that was a lot. That was a lot and I jump from thing to thing. But I would love to open it now. Either, if someone has a question or a reflection on anything that was shared. 248 00:36:25.160 --> 00:36:29.659 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: and I will. 249 00:36:30.060 --> 00:36:37.090 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: You can either raise your hand or you can just unmute yourself. I will also quickly like, look through the chat as well. 250 00:36:43.690 --> 00:36:46.600 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: Pristine type. The title I can do that. 251 00:36:50.070 --> 00:36:55.709 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: Will we receive a list of the books? That's the original sign. I guess that would be a Juliana question. 252 00:36:56.910 --> 00:37:03.439 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: Sethi, as truth and transparency, modeling leadership and imperf imperfection with the himza. Hmm. 253 00:37:03.870 --> 00:37:07.300 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: thank you for distilling it down that way. I really love that. 254 00:37:10.650 --> 00:37:22.300 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: Thank you for sharing so openly. Harpinder sounds like the practice of Sophia felt good to finally share with family. Does it also positively affect your relationship with your partner. thinking of the many ways it can support us? 255 00:37:26.080 --> 00:37:30.289 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: It was really interesting. Karen, that's a good question. 256 00:37:32.770 --> 00:37:34.539 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: because I think there was like a 257 00:37:34.830 --> 00:37:42.899 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: ultimately yes, vastly improved, not having to keep anything a secret. But I did notice, and this is where I think like. 258 00:37:42.900 --> 00:38:09.180 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: wow! There's so many different parts of us ourselves, like the 12 year. The rebellious part of me was just like, Oh, like your parents except your partner like that's so lame like that far came out. And I was like, Okay, okay, it's like, I see you. I love you. So we don't need you running the show right now. So it's also interesting to see like, sometimes I think about, even if we think something is going to be just like good news. 259 00:38:09.180 --> 00:38:18.449 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: How other things sometimes come in, sometimes like grief or anger also arise to the occasion as well. Not everything is always just like the binaries of things. 260 00:38:18.490 --> 00:38:23.180 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: But thank you for that question, Karen. Rachel, I can see you have your hand up. 261 00:38:26.310 --> 00:38:44.920 Rachel (she/her): Hi, yes, thank you, Carpenter, I appreciate this whole discussion. I grew up in a family that was chaotic. where there was a lot of abuse and violence, and and like constant untruths, and and not 262 00:38:45.130 --> 00:38:53.059 Rachel (she/her): speaking anything that was true and pretending and denying. And so it's been an interesting 263 00:38:53.420 --> 00:38:57.889 Rachel (she/her): journey to. I didn't know how to be honest 264 00:38:58.010 --> 00:39:26.360 Rachel (she/her): for the longest time, because even little white lies were a a normal thing. And so that's been a really, it still shows up like that, you know we know now those family voyages. Beliefs are like some scars and deeply ingrained neural networks. But it it's interesting cause, I think, a lot of times, whether there's that much level of chaos or not. A lot a lot of times in families or even in relationships. There's like a script that we're supposed to be on. It's like this. 265 00:39:26.750 --> 00:39:51.350 Rachel (she/her): it's over top of what's real. This like you're supposed to say hello. You're supposed to say hello back, or whatever, and I noticed, like my mom for many years, was like, oh, I was such a horrible mother! I was such a horrible mother once we got older, and we're supposed to say, No, you're not. You were. And one of the things that I really sat with for very many years, and and I found like, well, what is the truth about this? What is the truth about 266 00:39:51.460 --> 00:40:00.909 Rachel (she/her): her behavior? What is the truth about how I responded, and I said back to her. I believe you weren't given very much at all 267 00:40:01.160 --> 00:40:02.309 in your life. 268 00:40:02.530 --> 00:40:24.469 Rachel (she/her): and I believe that you did the best that you could, which was with what was given to you, which was very little, and that to me felt like such an honest truth. To be able to say that I don't think is what she wanted to hear, but it wasn't harmful like I didn't feel like it was harmful. It felt like it came from a place like. I don't want to hurt her. She's hurt me, but I don't want to hurt her back. 269 00:40:24.560 --> 00:40:44.970 Rachel (she/her): But what can I say that has an element of truth to it, and that is what showed up, you know, is is saying that. And in my partner, my husband, we've been together for 24 years, came from a similar background. And so we've learned to even like in our conversations with one another. 270 00:40:45.030 --> 00:40:50.610 Rachel (she/her): Do you have like, ask consent? Do you have space? Do you have the emotional bandwidth 271 00:40:50.680 --> 00:41:02.519 Rachel (she/her): for for me right now? And II would love for you to just listen, or I would love for you to reflect, I'm really confused. And so a lot of times. My truth is like, what do I need 272 00:41:02.560 --> 00:41:18.620 Rachel (she/her): like? What do I need? Do I? Am I clear about what I need. And can I ask for consent even when I'm asking for what I need? So it's complex and it's messy. And II love discussions on this. This is really really rich. So thank you. 273 00:41:18.960 --> 00:41:19.920 Rachel (she/her): And I'm done. 274 00:41:22.650 --> 00:41:26.010 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: Thank you so much for sharing Rachel. 275 00:41:27.580 --> 00:41:30.059 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: I feel like you really touched on 276 00:41:30.540 --> 00:41:36.939 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: the nuances and complexities that come in to any of these conversations. 277 00:41:37.220 --> 00:41:42.299 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: And I really appreciated in response 278 00:41:42.360 --> 00:41:59.810 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: with your mom and noticing those scripts that we have where we're supposed to act in a certain way supposed to default in certain ways, and instead of choosing to continue in that way, you responded back to your mom in a way that felt very compassionate. 279 00:42:00.170 --> 00:42:03.310 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: but also offered also offer that truth. 280 00:42:03.880 --> 00:42:08.979 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: yeah, that was 281 00:42:09.920 --> 00:42:11.729 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: deeply resonated with me. 282 00:42:11.940 --> 00:42:15.009 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: Thank you so much for sharing, Rachel. 283 00:42:17.020 --> 00:42:19.800 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: I can see, Karen. You have your hand up as well. 284 00:42:21.180 --> 00:42:28.010 Karen McMillan | YINpreneur: Thank you. I signed down sign back in. So at least I can turn on my mic. Now, I don't know. I think this ipad updated. 285 00:42:28.230 --> 00:42:31.700 Karen McMillan | YINpreneur: Thank everyone. But I wanted to thank you, because. 286 00:42:32.540 --> 00:42:38.949 Karen McMillan | YINpreneur: you know, it's we read, we look the potentially we think about such as a practice, and 287 00:42:39.140 --> 00:42:44.149 Karen McMillan | YINpreneur: so, being honest with others, being honest with herself. But now you're really expanding it. 288 00:42:44.370 --> 00:42:45.890 Karen McMillan | YINpreneur: Many in terms of 289 00:42:46.380 --> 00:43:00.270 Karen McMillan | YINpreneur: the sandala, because no one was Oh, wow! I wonder how that affected your relationship. But then, as you answering, I thought. Wait a minute this takes courage. It's not just a simple Yoga practice. 290 00:43:00.800 --> 00:43:03.160 Karen McMillan | YINpreneur: Now, I'm realizing. 291 00:43:03.790 --> 00:43:06.150 Karen McMillan | YINpreneur: still broad and deep 292 00:43:06.400 --> 00:43:18.519 Karen McMillan | YINpreneur: and expansive, and maybe how challenging it can be. It's not. Just tell the truth, don't lie. So I just wanted to share what it's so much coming up for me. Thank you. 293 00:43:20.160 --> 00:43:34.560 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: Hmm. yeah, thank you for reflecting that back Karen, because I think about in the context of when we're seeing harm being caused. 294 00:43:34.680 --> 00:43:38.040 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: And I think about this in the context, say of like 295 00:43:38.100 --> 00:43:48.470 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: working for an employer, and I can think of just 2 2 situations right now where? And I had these conversations last couple of weeks. So they're coming up for me right now. 296 00:43:49.630 --> 00:44:00.510 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: where both employees went up to. The employer, went up to the Hr. Department and stated all the ways that they were seeing this harm being caused. and in both instances both people were fired. 297 00:44:00.520 --> 00:44:08.670 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: They were laid off or fired in very insidious ways, instead of being listened to, and changes being made. 298 00:44:08.790 --> 00:44:10.760 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: those people were just pushed out. 299 00:44:11.090 --> 00:44:17.029 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: And so I think when we're talking about like speaking truthfully and 300 00:44:17.170 --> 00:44:21.359 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: standing in our power and being courageous, it can 301 00:44:22.230 --> 00:44:26.579 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: be incredibly courageous cause. It can mean the loss 302 00:44:27.220 --> 00:44:35.140 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: of your job. It can mean the loss of relationships. It can be the loss of many different things. So I think 303 00:44:35.240 --> 00:44:43.080 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: something I think about here is just because we're truthful. And even if we're taking on, is it kind? Is it helpful? 304 00:44:44.210 --> 00:44:47.970 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: What's the third one? Is it kind? Is it helpful? Is it true? 305 00:44:49.350 --> 00:44:52.769 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: That doesn't mean the other person is going to receive it that way? 306 00:44:53.190 --> 00:45:06.439 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: And I think that's why we have to say, really honest with ourselves, is this in line with my values? And do I need to say it, even if it means the other person's situation isn't going to receive it. The way that I hope for 307 00:45:06.740 --> 00:45:10.809 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: cause there's always there's always that possibility. 308 00:45:11.180 --> 00:45:20.749 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: So thank you for Karen, for also bringing in like those nuances. Yeah, and possibly sacrifice yes, Dawn. 309 00:45:22.520 --> 00:45:35.049 Dawn Lane’s iPhone (2): thanks everybody. Such great topic. I wish I knew more about it. But I'm listening. And I'm feeling that we have this truth that we all suffer and we need each other. So 310 00:45:35.120 --> 00:45:44.030 Dawn Lane’s iPhone (2): I'm gonna share what I put on my QA response form, because it's on my heart and mind. And it's a funny, weird connection between myself and Susanna. 311 00:45:44.040 --> 00:45:52.180 Susanna was had a broken femur, and I don't know the story. I don't know her details, but I also had a broken femur as a child. 312 00:45:52.420 --> 00:45:55.740 Dawn Lane’s iPhone (2): and it's rare thing. So that's kind of like Whoa, that's 313 00:45:55.990 --> 00:46:24.840 Dawn Lane’s iPhone (2): awesome. There's something way bigger than us that's holding us together, and I don't have to understand it. But my beloved aunt has also just recently fallen and broken her femur, and she's away from home. She was traveling, and she's really really alone and vulnerable. So I thought, well, I believe in this Yoga community. So I'm gonna ask everybody here if you've got any people in Boston near Boston. You know any healers in that area. 314 00:46:24.940 --> 00:46:29.540 Dawn Lane’s iPhone (2): I would love to have some help. And when I wrote this 315 00:46:29.890 --> 00:46:46.730 Dawn Lane’s iPhone (2): Q&A, I was like, really, urgently, I gotta get to this meeting, and I wanna make sure everybody helps me, cause, you know, I'm also really needy as a human being. But guess what? The mystery that is. The goddess that's bigger than us solves the problem right after I asked the question. 316 00:46:46.850 --> 00:46:52.259 Dawn Lane’s iPhone (2): So this is back to your saying like when we're in our truth, it could really be 317 00:46:52.340 --> 00:47:00.089 Dawn Lane’s iPhone (2): painful, true, bringing up so many pieces and making us feel small that we can't do it. 318 00:47:00.250 --> 00:47:02.150 Dawn Lane’s iPhone (2): I'm so glad we have each other. 319 00:47:06.080 --> 00:47:08.160 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: Thank you for sharing dawn. 320 00:47:12.050 --> 00:47:15.410 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: There are a couple different pieces there that 321 00:47:16.260 --> 00:47:18.050 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: are coming up for me. 322 00:47:18.380 --> 00:47:33.709 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: one, the acknowledgment of the great mystery of it all. The great mystery of creation, and I really appreciate bell hooks all about love. She defined spirituality for her. 323 00:47:34.120 --> 00:47:43.720 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: And she defines it as some people are like, it's God, it's universe, it's higher power. And she's like, well, for me, it's that underlying 324 00:47:44.270 --> 00:47:58.349 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: just mystery of it all, where we don't actually know, like right? We don't. We don't know, but we do know in different ways that we are supported and for you to. And I think this also goes back to switch for 2.3 6 of like you spoke your truth. 325 00:47:58.540 --> 00:48:03.649 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: and then you were. The actions were then came into fruition. You were then supported 326 00:48:03.820 --> 00:48:23.020 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: and I know for my work. And this this resonated also with what Rachel was saying was, I noticed in my family how white lies were abundant and just lies in general. And how that became a part of my nature to do the same until I became really aware of. And I was like, oh, this needs to change. 327 00:48:23.570 --> 00:48:27.590 So thank you, Rachel, for bringing that up. And then thank you, Dawn, for 328 00:48:28.330 --> 00:48:29.700 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: sharing that 329 00:48:30.060 --> 00:48:43.220 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: example of the mystery of it all, speaking your truth and then receiving that help, but also the fact that the truth that we're all suffering we're all suffering in different ways, and that we all deeply need one another. 330 00:48:43.470 --> 00:48:48.380 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: yeah. 331 00:48:48.430 --> 00:48:52.430 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: II feel like I'm always just so touched by when, like we can acknowledge. 332 00:48:52.640 --> 00:48:58.720 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: So we're all going through some shit in different ways, and how much we need that support. 333 00:48:58.920 --> 00:49:07.949 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: And I'm so grateful that there is Sunda, and that there are spaces like this. So we're able to connect and talk about these real things without needing to pretend. 334 00:49:08.070 --> 00:49:23.719 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: I think about when people ask, How are you doing today, it's always just like fine good. And then you just move on with your day. Because if you're really be like, well, actually, this, this and this or like, Wait, wait, wait! Actually, truthfully asking. I was just 335 00:49:24.210 --> 00:49:27.070 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: a cordial, just like, Okay, bye, bye. 336 00:49:27.290 --> 00:49:35.140 and so to have spaces where you can be very honestly open about all of these things is important. It's important for a well-being and important for our connection 337 00:49:38.730 --> 00:49:40.839 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: is there? I can see there is 338 00:49:42.460 --> 00:49:54.759 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: some stuff in the chat. Brandi really appreciating this conversation, Sethi especially resonating with the idea of being in truthful relationship with self through deep and honest listening to needs communicated through the body. 339 00:49:54.870 --> 00:50:03.250 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: I can also deeply relate with the struggle accepting the full truth. People I love hurt me both the love and the harm. Yes, I've been thinking a lot about that 340 00:50:06.710 --> 00:50:15.650 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: somehow, like someone like this is a lifetimes of work. It's a lifetime, lifetimes of work. Thank you, Brandi, for bringing that into the space. Hmm. 341 00:50:17.480 --> 00:50:22.910 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: I can see Avianna, you have your hand up. 342 00:50:25.390 --> 00:50:26.700 Aviana Xochitl (she/her/ella): Can you all hear me? 343 00:50:27.030 --> 00:50:27.690 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: Hmm. 344 00:50:27.880 --> 00:50:29.609 Aviana Xochitl (she/her/ella): Okay. 345 00:50:31.390 --> 00:50:33.060 Aviana Xochitl (she/her/ella): So 346 00:50:33.230 --> 00:50:38.660 Aviana Xochitl (she/her/ella): I've been doing a lot of thinking. I just now started leading Yoga classes. 347 00:50:39.140 --> 00:50:47.109 Aviana Xochitl (she/her/ella): and so I've been deep, like building into like. And then, you know, the side. Yeah, yeah, to kind of like, really, like. 348 00:50:47.600 --> 00:50:57.129 Aviana Xochitl (she/her/ella): let's figure this out so I can share it in a good way. Because it's not my lineage. And I wanted harm with harm reduction, you know. I went through the 349 00:50:57.220 --> 00:51:12.479 Aviana Xochitl (she/her/ella): ytt with Susana, and I see a couple of my cohort members here. Anyways, I'm also in a radical love group which is based on the Bell Hooks book you had just mentioned. And 350 00:51:12.650 --> 00:51:18.169 Aviana Xochitl (she/her/ella): I think a common thing that's coming up for me is like really honoring our humanness. 351 00:51:18.260 --> 00:51:22.770 Aviana Xochitl (she/her/ella): you know, in this physical experience. And 352 00:51:24.040 --> 00:51:25.760 Aviana Xochitl (she/her/ella): being able to just 353 00:51:26.160 --> 00:51:36.760 Aviana Xochitl (she/her/ella): But like I don't know who had said it like that. Maybe was, you could say like not not pretending. You don't have to wear that mask like we are all 354 00:51:36.780 --> 00:51:41.840 Aviana Xochitl (she/her/ella): humans living this very human experience and like to be truthful with that 355 00:51:41.890 --> 00:51:49.840 Aviana Xochitl (she/her/ella): in as good a way as possible, like really kind of normalize that, and that we fill all these themes. 356 00:51:50.380 --> 00:51:59.939 Aviana Xochitl (she/her/ella): and I feel like kind of delving into myself. I'm able to hold space and share multiple truths 357 00:52:00.170 --> 00:52:04.260 Aviana Xochitl (she/her/ella): even for those I don't necessarily agree with. I could just be like, Okay, I see that 358 00:52:05.500 --> 00:52:10.840 Aviana Xochitl (she/her/ella): that's cool. But anyways, it, it's complex. It's it's very. It's 359 00:52:11.130 --> 00:52:13.080 Aviana Xochitl (she/her/ella): I don't know what I'm saying now. 360 00:52:13.340 --> 00:52:26.479 Aviana Xochitl (she/her/ella): It's just it's it's juicy, it's complex. It's like all the things to to find. you know, stuff yet, to be able to share that in a good way. But I feel like with my self study and stuff. I'm able to hold 361 00:52:26.620 --> 00:52:46.960 Aviana Xochitl (she/her/ella): face and like also share yoga practice in a more meaningful way. With others to kind of drop in and explore that so they can show up in their best way for others in their communities and stuff like that. I don't know. I'll stop cause I'll go on. But this is my jam, and I love getting into it, and thank you everybody for sharing. It gets me all like juice. 362 00:52:47.310 --> 00:52:58.220 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: Thank you for sharing your energy with us, and you're just like clear passion for this. II love it. 363 00:52:58.410 --> 00:53:10.470 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: yeah, I appreciate for celebrating you, for for teaching Yoga classes. 364 00:53:10.490 --> 00:53:19.870 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: For putting yourself out there, I know, like I remember my first time 6 years ago, and it was like scary when I first started leading classes to the public, anyways. 365 00:53:20.070 --> 00:53:33.639 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: and then finding ways to be an integrity, and be in truth, if you are being not of a lineage, and finding ways, and holding space, and also bringing, like your clear passion and energy for this. It makes a huge difference. 366 00:53:34.040 --> 00:53:42.629 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: I don't know who says this, but he's not even someone who says this, but 367 00:53:45.040 --> 00:53:55.350 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: a wise person can understand that there's multiple truths. And I think that's that distinction for me where I think about like, okay, absolute, ultimate truth. 368 00:53:55.510 --> 00:53:59.879 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: Not fully sure. But to know that there's multiple truths. 369 00:54:00.000 --> 00:54:14.960 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: And to hold space for that where it's not for me to be right. You have to be wrong. It could just be like. We have differing truths. and to hold enough space for the complexity and the nuances. Again, the complexity and nuances around that 370 00:54:14.980 --> 00:54:23.170 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: and the spaciousness around that cause. I find that creates a lot more spaciousness where it's just like, oh, doesn't mean I'm right. You're wrong. 371 00:54:23.360 --> 00:54:32.040 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: You're right. I'm wrong. There's a space for a lot more multiple truths to exist. So thank you for bringing that into the space I'll be on 372 00:54:32.230 --> 00:54:37.700 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: let's let's start to move towards wrapping up. 373 00:54:38.190 --> 00:54:45.239 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: So before we close, I'm gonna write into the chat, the books I talked about. So 374 00:54:45.900 --> 00:55:01.669 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: bell hooks all about love. I'll just say that out loud. And the 3 yoga sutras of the Tanjali translation and commentary that I use myself, and I'll I'll make a list. Here is 375 00:55:01.760 --> 00:55:03.640 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: Edwin F. Bryant. 376 00:55:04.920 --> 00:55:09.779 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: and then 2 is Dr. Sean 377 00:55:09.870 --> 00:55:17.260 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: Ronga, Nov. Then? And then the third one is Swami. 378 00:55:20.690 --> 00:55:22.550 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: He's such 379 00:55:22.770 --> 00:55:29.799 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: the the non. Yeah. Okay. So those are the 3 books 380 00:55:29.960 --> 00:55:41.139 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: I will also throw in. If anybody wants to stay in contact with me, please send it for my newsletter. You can also find me 381 00:55:41.150 --> 00:55:45.810 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: on Instagram as well. I'm currently 382 00:55:46.810 --> 00:55:50.879 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: writing a book. Book will be released next year. 383 00:55:51.570 --> 00:56:01.479 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: liberating yoga. But the next month in October I'm leading a yoga for anxiety course, embodying shred the embodying that faith. 384 00:56:01.590 --> 00:56:17.139 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: You can sign up for Newsletter. You can find that info chat over here. and I have bipoc scholarships, as all I have 2 left. If that's of interest of any for anyone, but we'll go ahead and close now. 385 00:56:18.240 --> 00:56:21.780 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: So finding yourself in a comfortable space. 386 00:56:23.170 --> 00:56:26.729 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: and I believe y'all always close with Om. Chantish Chanty. 387 00:56:30.590 --> 00:56:31.560 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: Just 388 00:56:34.370 --> 00:56:50.630 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: so, om shanti shanti Shanti own peace, peace, peace, peace. and then own shuff. Thee chef thee shuff thee own power power power, so invite you to find a comfortable seat closing down the eyes. 389 00:56:51.410 --> 00:56:53.599 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: taking in a full breath here 390 00:56:53.720 --> 00:56:59.060 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: a full breath to bring in the truth the power of all that was shared. 391 00:57:00.580 --> 00:57:08.039 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: and then exhaling out anything that doesn't serve, that didn't land. That really doesn't need to continue to stay forth with you. 392 00:57:11.120 --> 00:57:13.510 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: breathing in a sense of wholeness 393 00:57:16.580 --> 00:57:19.029 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: and breathing out. 394 00:57:20.160 --> 00:57:23.729 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: I'll invite us to bring our hands into Anjuli Mudra in front of our chest. 395 00:57:24.870 --> 00:57:28.370 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: bowing our heads slightly in gratitude. 396 00:57:29.510 --> 00:57:32.780 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: The next inhale will begin so breathing in 397 00:57:34.930 --> 00:57:46.180 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: so the 398 00:57:46.420 --> 00:57:54.559 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: breathing in. 399 00:57:55.780 --> 00:57:59.500 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: oh. 400 00:58:04.240 --> 00:58:11.869 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: shark thee, shark thee, shark thee 401 00:58:11.950 --> 00:58:14.969 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: home, peace, peace, peace, peace. 402 00:58:14.990 --> 00:58:28.409 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: own power, power, power, and hands, and come to the third eye point, and bowing down to one another in gratitude for the Sangha, and gratitude for the power and truth behind these conversations. 403 00:58:28.680 --> 00:58:30.709 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: May it heal all of us! 404 00:58:33.570 --> 00:58:42.750 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: Thank you all so much for sending this past hour being here in Sangha, being here in community for these conversations. 405 00:58:42.880 --> 00:59:07.230 Harpinder Mann (she/her) @harpindermannyoga: yeah, I really really enjoy being here in this community in this space, and hearing from all of y'all, I'm wishing you all such a beautiful rest of your day afternoon evening depending on where you are. You want to connect with me all my newsletter sign. Newsletter, follow my Instagram. You have my course. But I'm wishing you all so well. Thank you all for being here. I hope to see you all soon. 406 00:59:07.740 --> 00:59:08.560 Aye.