Want to take on meditation? Here’s 5 tips to help: Sit. Learning to sit can be a challenge. Do some light stretches before sitting down and then start off with just 5 minutes of sitting–see how it feels. Remember there are many different ways to sit. Find a seat comfortable for you, in a chair, on a block, sitting on the heals, sitting on a blanket or a pillow. Make sure that you are sitting in a place you’ll be happy to sit. For me there’s a room in my house where the morning light comes in … [Read more...] about 5 Simple Tips for Becoming a Master of Meditation
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Green Peace ~ Drawing from Your Environment to Create a Relaxing Area for Meditation
The importance of quiet time in our daily lives cannot be overstated. After a stressful day either at work or at home, taking a moment to shed the feelings of tight anxiety and the constant pressure to accomplish everything on our to-do lists can do wonders for both the body and mind. Finding the place and the time to do this, however, can be a challenge, especially if you live in a full house or find it hard to get away from work. Fortunately, creating a place of peace in the center of a … [Read more...] about Green Peace ~ Drawing from Your Environment to Create a Relaxing Area for Meditation
5 Ways to Incorporate Yoga Into a Busy Day
We all want to stay fit and flexible, calm, cool and in charge. One way to do this is by incorporating yoga into your busy day. Instead of thinking of your morning or evening yoga class as the only way to keep yoga a prominent portion of your daily schedule, you can do yoga in small increments throughout the day. Here are five ways to do yoga, all day, every day even when you are busy: Take Deep Yogic Breaths You can deep breathe when you are driving, when you are standing in line at the grocery … [Read more...] about 5 Ways to Incorporate Yoga Into a Busy Day
Making Your Yoga Practice a Moving Meditation
From interview of Ashtanga yoga pioneer, David Williams, in Guruji: More and more over the years, I work to make my yoga practice a moving meditation, and then at the end of my practice, when I get up and walk away, I continue that meditation into my life, all day long. So I consider the practice to be the foundation of a twenty-four-hour-a-day meditation. … [Read more...] about Making Your Yoga Practice a Moving Meditation
5 Ways to Boost Your Intuition — and Why They Work
[Editor's note: This is a guest post by Lindsey Lewis, yoga teacher + life coach who blogs at www.libreliving.com.] RANDOM RUN-INS WITH NOT-SO-RANDOM INSIGHTS I was sick of being tired, and tired of being sick. I had scored my dream job—assistant editor at a top-earning Canadian magazine. Scratch that. It was all I’d dreamt it would be, it just didn’t feel like a dream. I wasn’t sleeping, wasn’t digesting food, wasn’t at ease, wasn’t happy. My anxiety was through the roof. One day I … [Read more...] about 5 Ways to Boost Your Intuition — and Why They Work
Sh!t Meditators Say…Tiny Devotions Giveaway
Looks like Tiny Devotions, the fabulous mala bead company, couldn't help but take a little inspiration from Lululemon's fabulous "Sh!t Yogis Say" parody. It's all in good fun and should bring a smile to your face! Want to win some free mala bead bling for your yoga wardrobe? Here's the giveaway rules from Tiny Devotions blog: We meditated all of January and came out out of silence to make this video (Yes, we know we're about a month late on the rest of the world). We need your help in … [Read more...] about Sh!t Meditators Say…Tiny Devotions Giveaway
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