Daily meditation is a part of my self care toolkit. It took me a very long time to develop a regular practice because I thought there were rules and “perfect” ways to meditate. I resist rules and know perfect is bunk. The goal is to quite your mind and relax my body, not find perfection. … Continue reading Monday Meditation
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Every Time a Bell Rings…
I don’t intentionally seek out themes for meditation, prayer and journaling as what I need seems to find me. For the better part of January, the message that keep coming to me for exploration was, “What is true?” I have decided that 2022 is the year that I will take a major step towards the … Continue reading Every Time a Bell Rings…
Monday Morning Yoga
This morning I started class with the fall mediation I shared here. Durning the long hold, restorative poses I noticed the shadows of the leaves outside of the window dancing in the bright rays of the early morning on the studio floor. During class I offered several mantras including: “When I release tension, I lessen … Continue reading Monday Morning Yoga
Fall Meditation
As part of my daily practice of yoga, meditation and journaling, I like to include some type of self inquiry. Asking a question at the beginning of a yoga practice, walk meditation and/or morning pages can often lead to the answer appearing later in the day. Fall is a time of death that is easily … Continue reading Fall Meditation
None of your business!
Each and everyone of us is born with gifts, talents, interests and personality traits that are part of our Divine purpose in this world. Some of us are conditioned to worry about what others may say or think. I want to remind you that what someone thinks of you is none of your business! So … Continue reading None of your business!
It was a dark and stormy morning…
The wind woke me up just before the 5:00 a.m. alarm. The late October morning was dark as the day light hours are slowly shrinking as we crawl towards the winter solstice in December. I quickly dressed and took the dog out for her morning walk around the neighborhood. As we headed down the hill, … Continue reading It was a dark and stormy morning…
Value
A student at the university where I work, stopped me to say thank you. She was honored that I had asked her to play a piano at a donor event. She was genuinely happy and grateful. I realized that by asking her to play, I had affirmed her talent and hard work. I had reaffirmed … Continue reading Value
The Observer
When I am able to step away from the commotion around me, to see what is happening, I become the observer. When I am able to pause the stories in my head and see what emotion they are covering or protecting, I become the observer. My daily physical and spiritual practices not only ground me, … Continue reading The Observer
Space
The Sunday before Labor Day Weekend, I did an meditation with my on-line community. We started with box breathing*, then listened to the manta I have shared, and then meditated for five minutes on the question, what is mine to create. What immediately came to me was the word space. I next spent the rest … Continue reading Space
Mantra Monday: Space
Meditation does not solve my problems or stresses, but the practice does give me space from both. First thing every morning I move my body with yoga, dance, Essentrics or a walk. The practice of linking breathe to movement quiets the mind. Next I will focus on breathe work, then listen to a chanted mantra … Continue reading Mantra Monday: Space
The Yoga Cowgirl 