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Svadhyaya (Mati) Niyama - The Power of Self-Inquiry
The Yamas and Niyamas—ten of each—are yoga’s guiding principles for ethical living and self-discipline. They offer timeless wisdom to help us unlock our potential, both personally and professionally, while also breaking free from the endless cycles of struggle and dissatisfaction. When we live out of sync with these higher values or consistently avoid taking the high road, we can get stuck in what feels like an endless rut.
The middle of winter, the month of January is an excellent time to dive into reflection and grow the roots of understanding. Svadhyaya, or Mati - a practice of pondering, and self-inquiry to our values, beliefs, and life. Svadhyaya in yoga philosophy is the art of turning inward to explore our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors with curiosity and compassion. Self-inquiry is essential to foster self-awareness, authenticity, and personal growth by helping us align with our core values and release the grip of our past conditioning. Psychologically, this practice builds emotional resilience, providing clarity and self-empowerment in moments of inner conflict.
Do I value success, but put in a bare minimum effort? Do I value kindness, but act judgmental towards others? Do I value nature preservation, but purchase plastic daily? Do I value intimacy, but avoid transparency? Do I value health, but drink soda, or watch TV every day instead of exercising?
With regular self-inquiry practice, we observe our behavior and how it compares to our values, what makes us anxious and reactive, the inner workings of our mind, how we relate to situations, and which beliefs keep us in the estate of resistance, rumination, and worries. Our beliefs and behavior either support our well-being and help us move forward, or prevent us from achieving our goals. By practicing self-reflection we dig deeper into our patterns and compare them with our values to clean up our plate.
Most importantly, Self-inquiry is not about judging ourselves but about observing with love and compassion, so we can understand our inner conflicts and take meaningful steps toward resolution and growth. Alongside Svadhyaya, the rest of Yamas and Niyamas practices like discipline (tapas), honesty (satya), and self-trust (astikya) serve as powerful tools to help us overcome challenges and align our lives with purpose and integrity.
5 Ways of implementing Self-Inquiry daily:
1. Ask yourself daily: Which one of my values did I live by today? Which challenge did I overcome today? Did anything make me feel upset or defensive? What am I grateful for today?
2. Meditate daily, even if it's only 5 minutes with a goal to tune out the outside data flood so you can glimpse inwards - our mind deserves love, attention, and rest.
3. Take yoga classes to reconnect the mind to the body for self-exploration, see what is going on within, what you need to let go of, and what to lean into to find your inner calm.
4. Journal before bed about your day on your lows and highs of the day, and answer the questions from the 1st point. Take walks to think about any of your challenges. Do not hesitate to ask for help to guide you out of repetitive patterns.
5. Read a particular book or listen to a podcast on the quality you want to develop, the challenges you are facing, or an aspect that you want to improve within yourself, and contemplate as you read. Also, working with a therapist or any outside professional guidance helps us navigate the fascinating landscapes of the human psyche.
In what ways can you self-reflect this month?
Take time this month to contemplate this beautiful practice - and I look forward to seeing you in classes!
Sending so much love. Let's stay curious about self-care that serves our well-being, connection, and growth in every area of our precious life ❤️❤️❤️
Natasha & Glowing Team
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SPIRITUAL RESOURCES I LISTEN TO:
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Adyashanti recordings - he has many recorded sanghas I like listening to on my walks >
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The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer (constantly, on repeat - it's a lifelong reminder) >
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The Spiritual Psychology teacher Michelle Chalfant's Adult Chair Podcast >
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Weekly recordings from the Spirit Rock The Heart Wisdom Podcast of Jack Kornfield >
WHAT CLASSES DOES GLOW OFFER?
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WISHING YOU A HEALTHY AND PEACEFUL 2025
Reflecting on 2024, with over 1,115 people served this year, we are grateful for each and every one of your visits. We hope you keep making time for self-care whenever you can: in the hustle of daily life, it’s easy to overlook how precious your health and the power of slowing down truly are. In 2025, some of our inspiring members will celebrate 13 years and a 2,500th class anniversary! Looking ahead, we're excited to keep building a supportive, welcoming community for you to learn, get strong, and embrace life with calm confidence for the greatest good of all beings. Here’s to even more growth, balance, and connection in 2025.
HOW TO CHOOSE 2025 FITNESS MEMBERSHIP
We’re committed to keeping our memberships affordable compared to other Barre, Pilates, Yoga, and Spa offerings in the city, making it easier for you to join us long-term. We don't allow ClassPass in order to protect the health of our small business, and our community. Consider the 10 Membership Options below to fit your lifestyle and budget, and if none of them work for your current circumstances, please Apply to our Volunteer Team for a complimentary pass - we would love to welcome you!
All our memberships can be interchanged. For instance: if you're on Unlimited Golden Glow and crave a massage, Facial, or Red Light Therapy - get Pro Glow Glow for a few months to boost your recovery. All memberships below come with members discounts for Spa, guest passes, Selfcare Rewards, weekend events, and Free Mat Rentals:
1. SILVER GLOW $89* is ideal for those who plan on 1-2 weekly classes. Includes 5 monthly classes, $20 additional classes, and conveniently renews month-to-month.
2. GOLDEN GLOW $169 is the simplest choice for 3+ weekly visits with unlimited classes. Or, prepay for 6 Months and save 12%. If you have a partner or a roommate, join together via shared GLOWING BUDS $300.
3. SUNRISE GLOW $120 is hard to beat for our morning birds. Includes unlimited 7:30a Yoga, Barre in-studio, plus Live Workouts from home.
4. For a daily non-negotiable routine, join our unique LIVE HOME WORKOUTS: $290 3 MONTHS. Sign up for 1st Free Week here
5. ZEN GLOW $125 is ideal for all stressed and tense: monthly Massage is by far the best solution without breaking the bank on an extravagant vacation. Includes a custom 60min CBD Massage, or 3 Red Light Therapy Sessions each month. Even better news, this membership comes with $20 classes to have it all! Send us a chat note today if you'd like to add this membership to your existing pass for a month or two without paying the enrollment fees, and book a massage this week!
6. PRO GLOW $299 includes Unlimited Classes + 80Min CBD Massage, or Facial, or a Private Class to tune up your progress. Taking 3+ classes a week? Regular massage is an essential component of professional training. Your body, mind, and your immune system deserve a Spa day.
7. PEACHY GLOW $389 comes with Unlimited Classes + 8 Red Light Therapy Sessions, a relaxing anti-inflammatory treatment. Pop in for any class, and enjoy the Red Light - combine your workouts with quality recovery.
8. Do you already belong to another gym, and planning to come just a few times a month? Snatch 20 CLASSES + 1 YEAR MEMBERSHIP for $500 to get glowing whenever you like. This super-flexible pass comes with a full year of $20 additional classes, discounted events, and all other Membership Perks.
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10. COMPLETE GLOW $449 includes Unlimited Classes and Red Light, 80min Massage, Facial or a Private Class: over $650 value of combined services. Perfect for people on a recovery journey who need ultimate peace and nurture: we simply cannot heal under stress. You can try this pass for a month or two (no enrollment fees), and switch to any other membership if you like.
* Please take advantage today of 2024 low $20-$40 enrollment fees, our enrollment fees go up in 2025. To change your current membership, you pay $0 enrollment fees. All memberships are month to month, may cancel anytime. Choose your membership simply by clicking on any option above.
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Thank you so much for reading our notes, and supporting your local women-owned businesses. Thank you for being an essential part of the Glow family — we couldn’t do this without you!
Wishing You a Peaceful and Healthy Holiday Week,
with Love and gratitude,
Natasha and Glowing Team
P.S. Please join me for the final 5-Days Reflecting on 2024, I'm sharing the daily questions to contemplate on our Instagram.
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North Beach Organizations To Follow and Take Part In
Salesian Boys & Girls Club (at St.Peter & Paul): please contact them and see how you can contribute to our local kiddo's inner growth and development, they will be grateful for your participation. Also, I am personally inviting certified yoga instructors to teach there once a month with our team. >
NEXTVillage SF - you can volunteer 1-2 hours a month to pick up groceries, drive a neighborhood senior to a doctor's appointment, or any group activity >
Telegraph Hill Neighborhood Center: you can help with children or adults within this organization, please check here >
Glow Yoga & Wellness: we are looking for 3.5h weekly desk volunteers to support our students. Please email us to join & get Free Membership >
Thank you for reading our blog, and please let me know how else we can help you feel better. We are always grateful to you!
Natasha, Glowing Team
7 Ways to Heal Your Feet and Improve Your Balance
Our feet are some of the most used and abused parts of our bodies. They carry us through life, absorb shock, distribute our weight, and adapt to surface changes when walking, running, and climbing. After years of teaching yoga to thousands of people, I have noticed that most of us have incredibly weak feet, ankles, and frozen toes. Just like Acme bread turns stale on the next day, our feet become immobile and rigid wearing shoes most of our life. This immobility is widespread and unfortunately contributes to many injuries, falls, and chronic back, hip, knee pain. Lack of foot strength and flexibility contribute to fallen arches, plantar fasciitis, and many other foot conditions. While knee and hip surgeries have been skyrocketing, most doctors would agree that the only way to prevent the surgery is to keep your body stable by making your feet strong.
Each foot is made up of 28 bones, 30 joints, and more than 100 muscles, tendons, and ligaments, all of which work together to provide support, balance, and mobility. The only way to strengthen and reclaim the mobility of our feet is to perform focused barefoot exercises and stretches regularly. The great news is that all our classes at Glow are barefoot, helping strengthen, stretch, prevent deterioration, and undo the damages the shoes cause. In the video below, Jordan shares one simple way to activate your feet and toes at home. She also mentions an interesting fact: when your pinky toes are inactive - some of your leg muscles are inactive too. Using our toes turns on the vital supportive muscles in our legs, meaning that our balance and strength completely depend on the use of all of our toes. I find it fascinating; our body is intelligent in so many ways. Please remember, that knowing about it is not enough: transformation comes from regular practice.
7 Steps for Your Feet To Unleash Your Body's Potential:
1. Avoid wearing any pointing shoes, and shoes with the hard inflexible sole on a daily basis.
2. In yoga classes, please pay closer attention to your feet: stretch your toes and press all of them into the floor in every standing pose, use them! If you have any special physical conditions and can't leave your house, please join our Complimentary Chair Yoga Class via Zoom, book via NextVillageSF
3. The best way to strengthen your feet is in one-legged poses: Half Moon, Warrior 3, Standing Splits, Tree Pose. While your standing foot is getting super strong, don't forget to flex or point your lifted foot, and stretch its toes; you can activate all 100 of your foot's muscles while it's free of shoes.
4. Add 1-2 weekly Barre classes to your routine: with careful attention paid to feet and toes, there are many opportunities to activate and strengthen.
5. Try our Yin classes to release all tension and myofascial congestion in legs and throughout your body. Long holds in Yin classes restore your posture, and release long-term stress.
6. Join our Saturday 10:30a Soft Flow+Foamrolling Class, where we explore our body and use tools like Therapy Balls to get deeper into the tissues.
7. Create a new habit of stretching and flexing your toes for one minute after you take your shoes off.