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Be Playful
If there is something that my Yoga practice has taught me throughout the years, is that we cannot take everything so seriously. When we live within our daily practice it doesn’t mean that all our worries will disappear, but it will allow us manage the situations with a lighter heart. It provides a different state of mind where you can be present and decide how to move along within your day. Daily meditation and asana practice can take you there and curving your lips upward when you feel like a situation is getting out hand, might be what you need for the day.
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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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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…
