Agenda YTT Week 6

Welcome & Agenda Review -

Optional Share of Mindfulness Observations (Inner Monologue)

Guest Lecture Series Panel & Schedule

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Discussion: Satya :Examining Personal & Global Truths

Break Out Discussion

Group Discussion

Break (5 Minutes)

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Movement Lecture: Centering & Somatics

Break Out Discussion

Group Discussion

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Session Closing & Weekly Mindfulness Offering

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Consider joining the “Parking Lot” breakout space to share discussion, visit with one another, network, and support community building!

Satya

EXPLORING TRUTH

Satya - Truth

• Asks we seek deep personal Truth in our Thoughts, Words, and Actions
• Radical truth with Self
• Asking/Answering self about personal Fears, Ignorances, Attachments, Aversions, & Ego

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• Continuing w/foundation of Ahimsa
• Barriers to Truth – Vidya v. Avidya
• When Truth Causes Harm
• Family
• Community
• Politics
• Social Media
• Economics
• Advertising
• Self

Barriers to Truth

History / Perception / Experience

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• What we have lived through often becomes/impacts our truth
• “Popular Opinion”
• “Quid Pro Quo” / “It is what it is”
• Generational “truths”
• trauma vs overcome
• Why was this true for them? Why is it/ is it not true for me?
• Conditioning (samskara)
• Environment & Exposure to Alternatives
• Never knew this option existed
• Advertisement / Propaganda

Vidya & Avidya

To know, perceive, see, understand

Samskara

Distorted / Conditioned Falsehood

Exploring Truth & Harm

• When “telling the truth” Causes Harm
• Personal Attacks
• Manipulation
• Assumptions & Biases

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When Withholding Truth Causes Harm

Abuse/Assault Cover-up

Genocide

“Status Quo”

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Connecting to Truth

Who can only you be?

• What is uniquely yours to offer?
• What comes naturally to you?
• What feels alive, inspiring, or intuitive?

Not everyone is meant to do everything.� Some are gifted with numbers.� Some with art.� Some with empathy, humor, diplomacy, groundedness, cultivation, leadership.

Yoga teaches that not honoring our truth is a form of suffering.

When we disconnect from who we are there is potential to:

• Seek belonging outside ourselves
• Perform instead of embody
• Shape-shift to survive

Satya invites sovereignty.� To live, speak, and act in ways aligned with your authentic nature—� without harm to self or others.

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Truth as Practice, Not Performance

Each being carries an intuitive intelligence — a knowing of who they are.

Trauma can:

• Disrupt that connection
• Compromise self-trust
• Blur inner truth

The practice becomes:

Pause. Notice. Respond. Rest/Recover.

Satya is not brutal honesty. It is Radical Truth. It is truth guided by Ahimsa.

A lifelong exploration of:

• Thoughts
• Words
• Actions

Aligned with who only you can be.

Humans & Pathways/Barriers to Satya

🧠Spirituality

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🌍Global Understanding

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Environmental, Political, Resources

🫂Relationships

Interpersonal, Community, Country

Ideas of Self

Perception

Centering and Somatics

Benefits On the Mat:

• Supports nervous system regulation by creating moments of stillness and reflection.
• Encourages participants to connect with their breath and body, fostering self-awareness.
• Provides tools for self-soothing, enhancing emotional resilience on and off the mat.
• Acts as a pause point to recalibrate before more intensive practices.

Benefits off the Mat:

• Encourages reflection on personal reactions to activations, new concepts, and discussions.
• Provides a moment to process emotionally activating content and maintain balance.
• Reinforces the value of self-care as part of a sustainable learning journey.
• Supports group cohesion by grounding collective energy during challenging moments.

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Week 4: The Power of the Pause - Centering & Somatics

Focus: Cultivating the pause between an event and a reaction or response.

Discussion Points:

• Have you ever reacted immediately to an event? Have you ever regretted your reactions/actions? How did you feel afterwards?
• Would a pause have supported you to make a different decision?
• Discuss Notice/Pause, Respond, Rest/Recover

Movement Practice:

• 3 conscious natural breaths, hand on heart. Option gentle shoulder rolls
• Notice/Pause, Respond, Rest/Recover - Move in response to observed energy (sway to exertive jog)
• Centering breath work: Cyclic Sighing 2-3 short inhales, slower exhale
• Seated/standing exertion & grounding sequence (knee lifts, clock clapping, side reaches)
• Notice/Pause, Respond, Rest/Recover - Move in response to observed energy (sway to exertive jog)
• Standing mountain with body tense and release or mudra
• End with 5-minute guided meditation on “pausing.”

Closing Reflection:

• What happens in your body when you pause before reacting?
• When could a pause support you this week?