Suacha
Suacha
Yoga is more than the poses and movements we do in class. Yoga is also a philosophy. Patanjali, creator of the Yoga Sutra, wrote about how the practice contains 8 “limbs”: the Yamas and the Niyamas. The yamas are guidelines for how to operate in society, while the niyamas show how to elevate our inner being.
Suacha is the second Niyama. It means cleanliness or purity. I believe this is a time for Suacha. The corona virus or COVID-19 was a LOUD call — an awakening for Suacha — and we are all interpreting it in our own unique ways. The media tends to be a surface level way of understanding current events. The media had fed us superficial level interpretations of applying Suacha to the COVID19 epidemic. They said, wash your hands, keep your hands away from your face, and disinfect surfaces.
On the other hand, spiritual leaders such as Dr. Darren Weisman, Queen Afua and Iyanla Vanzant guide us to approach this global change from a deeper perspective. I invite us to apply the deeper meaning of Suacha to current or past challenging times.
Let us ask ourselves:
What is seeking to be released or cleansed from the core of our beings? What mental and emotional patterns are no longer serving us? What is seeking to be cleansed on a micro (individual) and macro (global) level? How can we get curious about this deeper meaning? How do we allow this cleansing to happen from a place of love and gratitude?
Here are some tips to flow with the wave of Suacha:
To cleanse the mind, Meditate for 10–20 minutes 2x a day
To purify the body, Practice yoga for 30+ minutes 3–4 times a week
Do your favorite cardio exercise. Dance or Burpees or Both. Sweat out those toxins.
Free write for 10 minutes first thing in the morning, allow all your thoughts to flow as a way to release mental hang ups and increase emotional awareness.
Make amends with yourself and others, forgive and let go of resentment.
Clean your entire home at least once a week, afterwards burn incense and repeat an affirmation such as “My home is blessed with health and wealth.”
Acknowledge all your emotions, positive and negative write them down, then tear the paper and release it.
Trust your intuition, it will guide you on what are the best Suacha practices for YOU and the PLANET moment to moment.
Suacha is not a one time thing. Now that COVID-19 pandemic is over, we will hopefully still have a regular practice of cleanliness. On the same token, this is a very special time when all humans are encouraged by Mother Earth to purify our minds, bodies, hearts, homes, businesses and everything else in between. This is not to undermine the stress, anxiety, loss, emotional and physical pain people (and possibly all living beings) are experiencing. However, I feel that these spiritual principles can help guide us into evolving individually and collectively. Hopefully understanding Suacha, will help us make sense of it all, create less suffering and bloom like May flowers.
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