Sattva is a Sankskrit word often translated as "purity." It is a quality that combines goodness, light, wisdom, harmony, bliss, and balance. Another translation of sattva is "the impulse to evolve, to go forward, to progress." Sattva is said to be "the fruit of virtuous living." We cultivate it by living in tune with nature and employing skillful means for awakening.Our yoga practices, diet, lifestyle, work, natural therapies, relationships, and thinking can either move us into the flow of sattva -- creating more health and happiness -- or against the flow of sattva -- causing more disease and suffering.
Living Sattva is about choosing self-healing and inner transformation. It is a way of being in the world that says "Yes!" to that which nourishes us, benefits others and the planet and supports the yogic quest of awakening (and staying awake!) for the benefit of all sentient beings. Living Sattva is about identifying with our expanded sense of Self, our Inner Light, and then acting from this higher, more luminous perspective.
