The Sanskrit word santosha means “contentment,” sometimes translated as delight, happiness, or joy. It comes from an experience of acceptance—of life, of ourselves, and of whatever life has brought us.
It is a feeling of understanding and accepting oneself, and one's environment and circumstances, as they are, a state necessary for optimism and effort to change the future. It is an inner state of joy and satisfaction, whether one meets with pleasure or pain, profit or loss, success or failure, compassion or hatred.
Santosha doesn't mean idly sitting back and letting things happen. It simply means accepting and appreciating what we already have and what we already are, and moving forward from there. Through the power of contentment, change becomes our choice.
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About Judith
Judith is an Integrative Health Coach, trained at Duke Integrative Medicine, and a registered yoga teacher. She came to health coaching at the top of a long and successful career as a leader in both the nonprofit and government sectors.