Today I will take a few moments just to get quiet and listen into the silence
why not take seated tadasana and try this now?
Start 2013 centered, calm, collected
listen
Category Archives: meditation
Are We There Yet ?
This is so funny and so appropriate ! It can feel at times like the modern yogi(ni) is always in between “here” and “there” – “on the way” so to speak. Sometimes the destination is a physical location but sometimes it is just plain old metaphysical 🙂 LOL ! It’s like we are in a hurry to ‘achieve’ inner peace. The truth is, peace is simple and seeing it is much like polishing old silver – the shine is under a bit of soot. We are so busy ‘doing’ things sometimes, we forget to just ‘be’ and it is in sitting still for a moment, truly relaxing the mind, that we can see the light of our uncomplicated free and easy self. Try it for a moment, just simply sit, simply ‘be’ and you may just feel like the chase for ‘enlightenment’ is over who knows?
Meditate Anyone?
Inner Space
Today I will give myself the space I need…
“You are the sky. Everything else is just the weather” ~ Pema Chodron
Great visual to accompany your yoga practice today, or simply find your seated posture. Breathe calmly and allow stressful situations to float away like passing clouds on a big blue sky…
Brain Holiday
A balanced Yoga practice allows my mind to rest in stillness.
If you want to learn how, even just a simple seated pose, a few shoulders shrugs and some calm breathing will give you a much needed brain holiday!
Staying Present
My Teacher always reminds me that the present moment is all we ever have; to live in any other time is a loss of energy and attention. As Dr. Northrup says, “When we obsess about someone or something, our life-energy leaks out.” Can you today, right now, just breathe and be?
Why You Need To Carve Out TIme For Silence
Why You Need to Carve Out Time for Silence
By Rana Waxman
Sometimes hearing takes place without listening… Continue reading
Contentment
When Things Aren’t Working, Try Something Else…
What do you think when you look in the mirror? Continue reading
free time and the modern yogi(ni)
“viveka-khyatir-aviplava hana-upayah”
“The means of attaining cessation is the unceasing vision of discernment” – Yoga Sutra 2:26
“The first thing to do is to introspect. Take stock of yourself and your habits, and find out what is standing in your way” – Paramahansa Yogananda, Where There Is Light
“Stillness is not the same as a void in activity, it’s more like a stabilizing strength” – Daniel J. Siegel, The Mindful Brain
Time off is relative I think. Some folks get an entire summer “off”, some take a week or 2, some have long weekends. For parents with children, is there really such a thing? If you are self-employed, what does this mini expression actually mean? Continue reading