COURAGEOUS ACTION

Softening to resistance does not mean non-action. As Mahatma Gandhi said when asked about the “passive resistance” he was teaching all over India, “There is nothing passive in my resistance. It is just non-violent.”

TRUST

Like a ship oscillating in a dark current of confusion, trust your lighthouse. No matter how foggy the course, the inkling of light remains. Where is your lighthouse? Meditation is the foghorn bellowing into the distance. Its blare rises above the haze of the cluttered mind. Sound your horn and look for your lighthouse.

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REMEMBER

Remember. Spirit awakens. Divine alarm. The cushion calls, To remember. Sit. Breathe. Connect. Flow. Remember to breathe. Breathe to remember.

MOVING MEDITATION

My eyes paused on each piece of vegetation that enveloped me. I stopped as my eyes fixated on the most intricate spiderweb glistening between two trees that sat 3 feet apart. At the center of the web was the most brilliantly colored spider I had ever seen. It’s bright red and blue body hung like a Christmas ornament against the tinsel like strings of its web.

PRESENCE

Practicing presence allows for spontaneity of flow so that when we return to the planning mind, there is more creativity and less time is spent analyzing every detail. Presence allows for smooth adaption to the guaranteed flux of life. With presence, we can let go of having to control everything because we are able to recognize more fully what we can control and what we can’t.

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HEAL THE HEART: MINDFULNESS

A practice of being mindful shifts one from the planning mind of ‘what is next.” into acknowledging what is happening now. With a mindful approach to living, one is gratefully present with each instant, with each breath. Whether things are calm or hectic, can you surrender into the sensations coming in and put your full concentration on what is happening now.

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CALMING THE INNER VERUKA SALT

When one is operating in this limited mindset, they cannot be present nor satisfied with what is. Like mindlessly swiping through Tinder profiles, the pleasure seeing mind lives in a daze of half-asleep monotony, perpetually looking for what is better. More! More! More! demands the never satiated Veruka Salt of the mind.

BE FLOW

You hold tightly to a branch while powerful current surges past you. With all your might, you grip for fear the water will whisk you away and you will drown. You will die. The water grabs you and tries to pull you along with it as if saying “Let go. Let go. Let go. Trust us. Let go.”

BREATHE

Imagine you exist in a scene of emerald green richness. The air crisp and cool on your skin. The clean smell of minerals dance into your nostrils.

Yoga & Meditation, Self ImprovementAmanda StokerApril 7, 2020meditate, meditation, breathe, yoga, peace, calm, presence, self healing, growth, mindfulnessComment

MINDFULNESS MEDITATION

Tune in and connect to your highest vibrations with this 15 minute breath focused meditation. This meditation is healing and stress relieving. Find a comfortable seat, breathe and let go.