Yoga Principle 6: Be Content | Grand Cayman

Yoga Principle #6: Be Content

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

Avoid: being negative and down, being pessimistic, being ungrateful

Practice: making the best of any situation, being grateful, being calm and joyful, not depending on “things” that are outside yourself to make you happy, enjoying daily tasks, focusing on the positive, being happy for others

Example: After losing the soccer game, you’re disappointed. Rather than acting angry or grumpy about it, you remember that your team showed great sportsmanship throughout the game and you feel proud.

Suggested Reading

• The Little Rabbit Who Wanted Red Wings, by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey

• I Like Myself!, by Karen Beaumont and David Catrow

• Cinderella (various authors)

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

• Zen Shorts, by John J. Muth

• I Think, I Am!, by Louise L. Hay, Kristina Tracy, and Manuela Schwarz

• The Mixed-Up Chameleon, by Eric Carle

• A Bad Case of Stripes, by David Shannon

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 #6: Be Content

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.