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3 Steps to Mindful Meditation

11/5/2020

Many Masters and great teachers often compare meditation to cleaning a dusty mirror. Rather than looking into one that has a distorted reflection, it allows one to see their own clearly. Recent studies show meditation improves the quality of our awareness and state of wellbeing.

Modern science supports the strength of meditation and the powerful link between the mind-body connection. In ancient science such as Ayurveda it has been evident for thousands of years that the state of our mental health is directly connected to the state of our body's overall wellbeing.

Most people have this idea that in order to meditate, you have be seated in lotus for long periods of time. While this can be true with the result of practice over many years, it’s not required to reap the benefits of a mindful meditation practice. There are many various forms of meditation including but not limited to walking, seated, breathing, and mindful movement like Yoga and Thai Chi. The idea is to be bring consciousness into the body, all you need is your awareness.

Here are some simple steps to beginning your meditation journey:

Live Your Yoga

10/21/2020

Yoga is a sacred way of life that has been practiced around the world for thousands of years. It's more than a workout. The true meaning of yoga is the union of the mind, body, and spirit. Yoga is a form of living life as a prayer and the devotion of oneself to a greater good.

B.K.S Iyengar, considered to be one of the best yoga teachers in the world once said,“ Yoga is like music: the rhythm of the body, the melody of the mind, and the harmony of the soul create the symphony of life.” Taking a yoga class often leaves you with an unimaginable feeling of freedom and clarity, something that many of us strive to achieve daily. Allowing someone else to guide you through an hour of movement synchronized through breath is quite peaceful, it’s a challenge to maintain this feeling outside of class. Life get’s busy and it may not always be easy to make it to a yoga class, or carve out an hour in the day to practice, but there are simple ways to maintain the teachings of our yoga practice off of the mat.

Here are 5 ways to help you live your yoga: