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branchburg Yoga Central 953 Rt 202 N 908-707-0759 YogaCentralNJ.com

branchville Sunrise Studio 6 Main St, PO Box 2114 973-948-YOGA (9642) SunriseStudio-NJ.com

butler Highland Yoga 1572 Rt 23 973-838-9642 HighlandYoga.com

caldwell Indigo Yoga Studios 351 Bloomfield Ave 973-241-5338 IndigoYogaStudios.com

chester Dhyana Yoga Arts 95 W Main St, Ste 1 908-888-2223 DhyanaYogaArts.com

fairfield

Transform Yoga 435 Hollywood Ave 973-334-2787 Yoga4U@TransformYoga.net TransformYoga.net

flemington Be Here Now Yoga 63 Main St, Ste 202 908-642-0989 BeHereNowYoga108.com

franklin

418 Route 23, Suite D 973-823-1600 KandPHolistic.com K&P Holistic Health & Fitness

madison

2 Green Village Road, Suite 215 973-966-5311 StudioYogaMadison.com Studio Yoga Madison

maplewood

1861 Springfield Ave 973-763-2288 ShaktiNJ.com Shakti Yoga & Living Arts

morristown Lotus Lounge Holistic Healing Sanctuary 5 Washington St, 2nd floor Lotus@Wholistic-Revolution.com LotusLoungeSpa.com

new providence Unwind Yoga & Wellness 1280 Springfield Ave, 2nd Fl 908-665-YOGA (9642) UnwindYogaNJ.com

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randolph

Bee You Yoga & Wellness 3 Middlebury Blvd (Aspen Business Park) 973-775-9577 • BeeYou.com

Niyama Yoga & Wellness Studio 1250 Sussex Turnpike 973-500-2939 NiyamaYogaStudio.com

roxbury township

Sunshine Gifts and Yoga

760 US 46 W, Kenvil 973-252-2099 SunshineGiftShoppe.com

robbinsville Calm Waters Wellness & Yoga Center (Hatha-Kundalini) 2378 Rt 33 609-259-1547

west orange Yoga Anonymous 470 Prospect Ave, Ste 100 973-204-7900 (call or text) Facebook.com/ YogaAnonymous4.life

Santosha The Second Yogic Niyama

by guest contributor Nicole Zornitzer

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Searching outside ourselves for happiness in any form, whether it be substances, people or possessions, just leads to yet more searching.

Santosha, otherwise known as contentment, invites us into contentment by appreciating a calm center, a heart that is open in gratitude and practicing the paradox of “not seeking.” As Deborah Adele graciously explains in her interpretation of the yamas and niyamas, people in the West are always getting ready to live. We are raised to look forward to the next event, the next milestone, the next thing in life. How many times have you found yourself saying “I can’t wait for…”? This society lives in a state of seeking the next event that will make us happy. This removes us from the present moment and appreciation for what we have now.

Wanting what we don’t have causes us to feel inadequate. On the contrary, if we are all purely in the moment, the moment is complete exactly as it is, for good or for bad. Life and each moment in life is teaching; it’s the definition of evolution. If we embrace the idea of entering this world with a predetermined path, then everything we experience was meant to help us gain further knowledge for the life after this life. Removing our sense of lack takes effort, commitment and perseverance. As the owner of a wellness studio, I am lucky to have a platform to express my feelings in a more public manner than most. I believe that honesty and vulnerability encourage others to become more honest in their own lives, understanding that we are not alone in struggles. I am in a constant state of self-evaluation, self-study and self-improvement. We all face challenges or difficulties. Sometimes we manage them well and other times we don’t, which is okay. How we grow from each event helps mold our future and is the key to growth.

Contentment is such a wide concept and we all have different interpretations of it. In recent times, I decided to measure my level of contentment on how I felt at the end of each day. When I rest my head on my pillow at night, am I relaxed? Did I do my best? Did I encourage someone to evolve? Did I challenge myself in my occasional narrow view of reality? When I am clear minded and living in alignment with my sankalpa (intention) in life, I feel whole and content in my universe.

As each day comes, I know I am one step closer to my North Star. He has guided me through each step of my life and I am grateful for all of the hiccups, challenges and difficult moments in my world. I am content, I am practicing the philosophy of santosha, I am finding contentment of the heart. And now, I welcome you to do the same.

Nicole Zornitzer, ERYT 1000, yoga therapist, founder of Niyama Yoga & Wellness Studio in Randolph, New Jersey. NiyamaYogaStudio.com.

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