Some Acronyms
An acronym is an abbreviation which is formed from the initial components in a phrase or a word. Usually these components are individual letters. Thank you to all those who have bought these to my attention; amongst those are Anna Taylor, Dina Cohen, Godfrey Devereux, Joseph Goldstein, Judith Lasater, Laura Vallis, Mark Singleton, Maitripushpa Bois.
I know that there are many more – there could be a growing list of acronyms (GLA)…
ACE Autonomy - Consent - Empowerment
ACH Anything - Can - Happen
AMF Another - Mental - Fabrication
AOO Always - Other - Options
ASL Actively - Studying - Learning
AWAKEN Acknowledging - Watching - Act - Keep - practising - Expect - the - best - Now
BABA Buy - Anywhere - But - Amazon
BMY Be - More - Yin
BREATH Be - Real - Emanate - Authenticity - Think - Holistically
CARE Compassionate - Attention - with - Respect - and - Empathy
CTL Continuing - To - Learn
CVD Consistency - Variety - Dedication
DTD Doing - Things - Differently
ELLSA Embrace - Letting - be - and - Letting - go - Stopping - Action
FINE Fear - of - Intensely - Normal - Emotions or
FINE Fed - up - Insecure - Neurotic - Empty
FOMO Fear - Of - Missing - Out
GBL Grounding - Broadening - Lengthening
GRACE Gratitude - Recognition - Acceptance - Curiosity - Effort or
GRACE Gratitude - Relaxation - Awareness - Compassion - Empower
HALT Hungry - Angry - Lonely - Tired - (don’t allow yourself to get too HALT)
HOPE Humility - Optimism - Persistence - Empathy/Enthusiasm
IDK Humility - Optimism - Persistence - Empathy/Enthusiasm
MYB Magic - of - Yoga - Blocks
NBP Nose - Breathing - Practice
PHP Pink - Hydrangea - Practice
RAIN Recognise - Allow - Investigate - Nurture
RKP Reliability - Kindness - Humility - (essential qualities for teaching yoga)
RYP Religion - of - Yoga - Props
SHAME Should - Have - Already - Mastered - Everything
SJP Scenting - Jasmine - Practice
SPLAT Singers - Please - Loosen - Abdominal - Tension
STOP Stop - Take - a - breath - Observe - Proceed - with - awareness
STP Saturation - Teaching - Practice
THINK Truthful - Helpful - Insightful - Necessary - Kind
WMK What - is - Mind - Knowing
YOGA You - Opening - Growing - Awareness
YOLO You - Only - Live - Once
Norman Blair
20 June 2021
