01/26/2026
Now that I got your attention let me explain. I know that no matter what I write, some people will not get what I'm saying or even agree, but those that do, will.
Ahimsa (Non-violent): Compassion, harmlessness, and respect for all living beings, including oneself, through actions, words, and thoughts.
Santosha (Contentment): Finding joy and acceptance with what one has right now. It is about releasing the need for constant, external validation.
I've seen so many yoga teachers talk about practicing Ahimsa with the events that's been happening and I'm glad they are letting their yoga challenge politics.
I've also seen many people on social media trying to make Black Americans feel bad for saying, "This is not our fight" which if you haven't learned, in Black culture that has many nuances intertwined.
Best believe that we feel your pain, your anger, your sadness, your feeling of having no control. We feel it! We've always felt it! But while we practice Ahimsa by having compassion for everyone effected, we can still practice Santosha by finding our joy or comfort in the midst.
We can't afford to live in our fear, rage, systematically limited freedom because to be black in America would mean to constantly live in a state of rage. We would literally go crazy. So let us rest in this contentment of being okay through the state of this country, because sometimes, and yall love to say this but forget it now.....
Rest is the most radical form of self love and we need it, while simultaneously not really resting because our fight is never over. We're just not the head of the marketing team this project.
