Yoga Principle 5: Be Clean | Grand Cayman

Yoga Principle #5: Be Clean

Take care of yourself, body and mind. Take care of your surroundings, community, and earth.

Avoid: littering, “dumping” on others, filthiness, substance abuse, junk food, swearing/cussing

Practice: keeping oneself and one’s surroundings physically clean, eating healthy foods, exercising, cleaning up the earth, being responsible in action and words, being respectful of yourself and others, using good manners

Examples: Brush your teeth at least twice a day. “Just say no” to drugs and alcohol. Eat nutritious,

whole foods and get lots of exercise. Choose to recycle. Avoid using foul language.

Suggested Reading

• The Earth and I, by Frank Asch

• Why Should I Recycle? by Jen Green and Mike Gordon

• Unstoppable Me!, by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, Kristina Tracy, and Stacy Heller Budnick

• The Care and Keeping of YOU: The Body Book for Girls, by Valorie Schaefer and Norm Bendell

• The Boy’s Body Book: Everything You Need to Know for Growing Up YOU, by Kelli Dunham and

Steven Bjorkman

Excerpted from Yoga for Children: 200+ Yoga Poses, Breathing Exercises, and Meditations for

Healthier, Happier, More Resilient Children(F+W/Adams Media, 2013) by Lisa Flynn, E-RYT,

RCYT, Founder of ChildLight Yoga® and Yoga 4 Classrooms®.

Practice Peace Surround yourself with love and kindness. Be gentle and peaceful in your thoughts and actions. Be respectful. Show kindness. Do not harm anyone or anything. Practice tolerance.	Be Honest Be truthful in your actions, thoughts, and speech. Tell the truth. Be yourself. Be true to you.	Be Generous Be generous. Share, Don't take what isn't yours.
Practice Moderation Remember to do all things in moderation. Practice self-control.	Be Clean Take care of yourself, body and mind. Take care of your surroundings, community, and earth.	Be Content Be content with yourself. Celebrate your uniqueness, Maintain a positive outook. Have an internal sense of peacefulness. Practice gratefulness.
Work Hard Be disciplined. Always try your best. Establish good habits. Finish what you start. Persevere: Don't give up!	Have Alone Time Be reflective. Spend time with yourself. Know yourself. Take the time for quiet. Be still.

Yoga Principle #5: Be Clean

Practice Peace

Surround yourself with love and kindness. Be gentle and peaceful in your thoughts and actions. Be respectful. Show kindness. Do not harm anyone or anything. Practice tolerance.

Be Honest

Be truthful in your actions, thoughts, and speech. Tell the truth. Be yourself. Be true to you.

Be Generous

Be generous. Share, Don't take what isn't yours.

Practice Moderation

Remember to do all things in moderation. Practice self-control.

Be Clean

Take care of yourself, body and mind. Take care of your surroundings, community, and earth.

Be Content

Be content with yourself. Celebrate your uniqueness, Maintain a positive outook. Have an internal sense of peacefulness. Practice gratefulness.

Work Hard

Be disciplined. Always try your best. Establish good habits. Finish what you start. Persevere: Don't give up!

Have Alone Time

Be reflective. Spend time with yourself. Know yourself. Take the time for quiet. Be still.