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In an ideal world, we could maintain mindfulness, or present living, all the time. Yes, we all lead busy, complex lives, but we can work toward being more aware of the beautiful life we have! Try the pause practice/mindful pause right now and see how you feel, awaken to your
There are many forms of breath-work in yoga (called pranayama). Some are very active and stimulating, and there are times when these pranayamas are beneficial. But to turn on the parasympathetic nervous system, which is our rest-and-digest system, we need the slow, deep pranayama known as ujjayi. Jaya means victory.
The Buddha was born in Southern Nepal, he was a prince and lived in a way that all of his worldly needs were satisfied. He had abundance, luxury, pleasure & power. But the Buddha was a normal person not so different from any of us; later in his life when
Mindfulness functions in an atmosphere of detachment and aspires towards pure objectivity, an awareness which reflects the nature of the object exactly as they are, without adding to them, without elaborating upon them, without interpreting them through the screens of subjective evaluation and commentary. – Bhikkhu Bodhi Mindfulness is the
Halloween provides a time to put on masks and costumes. We can pretend to be someone else. However, after Halloween, we take the masks and the costumes off. But what happens with the invisible masks or armor that we wear in order to protect ourselves. Things like: … I am
Chanting and mantra recitation have accompanied yoga practice for thousands of years. Chanting is of course both the in-toning of the rich vibratory sounds and the simultaneous listening to them. The concentrated in-toning of sound vibrates all along the axis of the body from the perineum up through the head,
For pranayama practitioners, Kapalabhati is the most important kriya. It should be mastered before any pranayama is commenced (unless it is very, very basic pranayama) and it should prelude any immediate individual pranayama session (unless the practitioner is very advanced). Benefits The Hatha Yoga Pradipika states that Kapalabhati dries
Knowing and understanding your primary Dosha is the first step in Ayurvedic healing. Your dosha refers to your unique, specific collection of personality traits, characteristics, physiological processes, and more, and it falls predominantly into one of these types: Vata, Kapha, and Pitta. Each of these three mind, body, and spirit
Knowing and understanding your primary Dosha is the first step in Ayurvedic healing. Your Dosha refers to your unique, specific collection of personality traits, characteristics, physiological processes, and more, and it falls predominantly into one of these types: Vata, Kapha & Pitta. Each of these three mind, body, and spirit descriptors have
Before you start to meditate you first need to find your posture. There are 4 main postures for yogic meditation that fit all the requirements. (Virasana, Svastikasana, Siddhasana & Padmasana) The first pose one should become adept with is Virasana, the Hero’s posture. It is an excellent introductory posture, which
