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Two practices to bring joy into your life
Gratitude When you notice that in your life there are big things and small things that you can be grateful for, you realize that you can always be thankful. Bringing gratitude into your life will expand the joy you get from within. Meeting up with friends, taking the dog for a walk, playing with your children. All these interactions are moments that can bring joy within, when you feel gratitude for the opportunity to be with the ones you love. Meditation Carving time to yourself to take a break and build a practice of inner grounding is a great way to bring joy into your life. Our everyday lives are…
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World Meditation Day 2023
Yesterday was World Meditation day, which is a good opportunity to highlight the benefits of such an amazing habit. Meditation has been practiced for over hundreds of years and now there is scientific proof of all it’s benefits. Scientific studies have shown how meditation can help you: These are just some of the benefits by practicing everyday. There are many types of meditation: Primordial Sound Meditation, Mindfulness, Mantra meditation, Transcendental Meditation, Kirtan Kriya, to name a few. Regardless of which one you choose, the positive effects in your body and mind are undeniable. Feel free to find out more about my meditation offerings
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A little Yoga Nidra for the end of your week
https://insighttimer.com/feryogini/guided-meditations/yoga-nidra-love-and-compassion-2 We are always busy and on the run, and always need a reminder to stop and smell the roses!! The practice of Yoga Nidra is a practice of rest and relaxation. It is also an an opportunity to connect to our inner self. Yoga Nidra is a form of a guided meditation where all you have to do is lay down on your mat and listen to the voice of a teacher. It is one of my favorite practices both teaching it and practicing it. If you haven’t tried it, I added one recently to InsightTimer, which is a meditation app that offers an extensive meditation library. The link…
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SEPTEMBER – Playing with the syllables in the month of September – here are creative ways to talk about the practice of meditation and relaxation
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Birdwatching -fulness
We all have our day jobs and we tend to get caught up with our daily routines. Most of these routines are fast paced and when we get time to wind down, most of the time the easiest thing to do is to grab our phone and scroll, or to catch up with any of the series that we have been streaming. Any season is great for taking a stroll around your neighborhood or going for a walk to a nearby park and do a walking meditation. This is a great way to practice mindfulness and experience every aspect of your surroundings. Birds are the best way to start drawing…
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Meditation Myths
It is possible that you have heard the following things about meditation: That meditation is hard, that you have to stop all your thoughts in order to meditate, that you have to practice many years in order to receive any of it’s benefits, that it is not a comfortable practice and you have to convert into a monk in order to meditate, or that it is a religion. The truth is that we are always thinking and we cannot stop that process, nor do we want to! Thoughts are part of us and thinking is vital proof that we are alive. We have to remember that thoughts are part of…
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Ahh the Art of Mindfulness
We spent the 4th of July weekend with family and enjoying the outdoors. One of those days we went out to have lunch and then decided to take a stroll at one of the most picturesque towns in Vermont. As we were strolling down the street going in and out of all the little stores, we went into the cutest little book store. As always, I go in with the intention to just browse and then walk back out but the truth is that it is quite an impossible task, and I am ok with that fact. I always come out with at least a little bag! This time around…
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Healthy Routines – Qi Gong
The whole of last week was filled with earlier calls than usual and a lot of team planning. My Qi Gong practice felt like what the doctor had ordered. My intention for the practice was to be present and to try get better with each step. I allowed myself to not be judgmental even if I got any of the steps wrong. I actually felt that there was more fluidity within me, also less tripping on my part while trying to follow the video!! There was a sense of wonder and a sense of flow within each movement, that allowed me to realize that all those movements are not isolated…
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¿Qué mitos haz escuchado acerca de la meditación?
