Wellness

Are you being mindful of your needs? As we (in the northern hemisphere) move towards colder shorter days, it is a good idea to spend sometime creating nourishing routines to maintain balance.
Are you getting proper nutrition?
Eat warming nourishing foods like homemade root vegetable soups, stews, or try a warming Kitchari for a gentle seasonal cleanse.

Are you moving your body to keep your lymph flowing? Your lymph cleanses your blood and system as it circulates through your body. Unlike blood, lymph needs you to move in-order for it to move. Try some gentle yoga, walking or a rebounder is great for lymphatic system health. Always check with a doctor before starting any new exercise. ..and remember to drink plenty of water!


Are you getting quality, consistent sleep? Movement and proper nutrition will definitely help with getting better sleep. Try not to eat 2 hours before bed. Getting up and going to sleep every night can also help with the quality of your slumber. Need help unwinding? Try a guided meditation (check out Spotify page) to help slow down thoughts and find restful comfort.

Have tips you’d like to share? Let me know!

Beginning Practice

Practice.

Beginning a meditation practice can be daunting. I have often heard, “Oh, I stopped because I couldn’t stop thinking,” or a similar statement. It’s a challenging stigma to overcome β€” meditation doesn’t mean your mind is blank, and it means we can lose the attachment to the thinking mind; we release the attachment to the thought.


Beginning a meditation practice can be daunting. I have often heard, “Oh, I stopped because I couldn’t stop thinking,” or a similar statement. It’s a challenging stigma to overcome β€” meditation doesn’t mean your mind is blank, and it means we can lose the attachment to the thinking mind; we release the attachment to the thought.

When I was first dipping my toes into the meditation pool, the easiest way I found was to view my thoughts as just something happening.

Like this: When you have a thought (it doesn’t matter what it is!), say to yourself, “there goes a thought,” and I guarantee you’ll have another one following right behind-“oh, look more thoughts.”

Thoughts come and go all day long. It’s not necessarily the thoughts that cause us stress but the attachment to specific thoughts. Replaying stressful situations or worrying about the future are both forms of this attachment.

Meditation allows us to learn how to find space and release our attachment to constant mind chatter. Over time, with consistent practice, we are able to sit with a calm mind. Outside meditation, the chatter quiets down, loses its hold on us, and we begin to live more mindfully with less attachment, stress, and worry.

If you are just beginning your practice, I recommend guided meditations as they provide a focal point for the mind’s eye. I have some short guided meditations, perfect for beginners or seasoned meditators, available on Insight Timer for you to explore.

Once comfortable with guided practice, try sitting for 1 minute. Yes, only 1. Trust me. Set a timer. It’s longer than you think if you are not used to sitting quietly. The first time I attempted this, I lasted about 35 seconds before checking the timer!

Patience. Practice. Perseverance.

Namaste.

Shadow

𝖢𝖾 𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝖾𝗑𝗉𝖾𝗋𝗂e𝗇𝖼𝖾 π—π—‚π—†π–Ύπ—Œ π—ˆπ–Ώ π–½π–Ίπ—‹π—„π—‡π–Ύπ—Œπ—Œ 𝖾𝗂𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋 π–Ώπ—‹π—ˆπ—† π—Œπ—‚π—π—Žπ–Ίπ—π—‚π—ˆπ—‡π—Œ π—ˆπ—Žπ—π—Œπ—‚π–½π–Ύ π—ˆf π—Žπ—Œ π—ˆπ—‹ 𝖺 π—‹π—‚π—Œπ—‚π—‡π—€ π—ˆπ–Ώ 𝗍𝗁𝖾 π–½π–Ίπ—‹π—„π—‡π–Ύπ—Œπ—Œ 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇. π– π—…π—π—π—ˆπ—Žπ—€π— 𝗐𝗁𝗂𝗅𝖾 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 π—†π—‚π–½π—Œπ— π—ˆπ–Ώ π—π—π–Ύπ—Œπ–Ύ π—π—‚π—†π–Ύπ—Œ 𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝖼𝖺𝗇 π—Œπ–Ύπ–Ύπ—† π—…π—ˆπ—Œπ— π—ˆπ—‹ π—π—ˆπ—‰π–Ύπ—…π–Ύπ—Œπ—Œ, 𝗂𝗍 𝖼𝖺𝗇 𝖻𝖾 𝖺 𝗍𝗂𝗆𝖾 π–Ώπ—ˆπ—‹ π—Žπ—‡π–½π–Ύπ—‹π—Œπ—π–Ίπ—‡π–½π—‚π—‡π—€ 𝖺𝗇𝖽 π—€π—‹π—ˆπ—π—π—.
𝖢𝖾 𝖼𝖺𝗇 𝗂𝗇𝗏𝗂𝗍𝖾 π—π—π–Ύπ—Œπ–Ύ π–Ώπ–Ύπ–Ύπ—…π—‚π—‡π—€π—Œ π—π—ˆ π—Œπ—π–Ίπ—’, 𝗁𝖺𝗇𝗀 π—ˆπ—Žπ—, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖽𝖾𝖾𝗉𝗅𝗒 𝖿𝖾𝖾𝗅 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗁𝖾𝖺𝗋 𝗐𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗒 𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝗍𝗋𝗒𝗂𝗇𝗀 π—π—ˆ 𝗍𝖾𝗅𝗅 π—Žπ—Œ.
𝖢𝖾 𝗇𝖾𝖾𝖽 π—π—ˆ 𝖾𝗑𝗉𝖾𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝖽𝖺𝗋𝗄𝖾𝗋 π—π—‚π—†π–Ύπ—Œ 𝗂𝗇 π—ˆπ—‹π–½π–Ύπ—‹ π—π—ˆ 𝖻𝖾 π—π—π—ˆπ—…π–Ύ. 𝖳𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 π—‚π—Œ π—‡π—ˆ 𝗅𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍 π—π—‚π—π—π—ˆπ—Žπ— 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖽𝖺𝗋𝗄. π–­π—ˆ 𝖽a𝗒 π—π—‚π—π—π—ˆπ—Žπ— 𝗇𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍. 𝖑𝖺𝗅𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾 π—ˆπ–Ώ π—ˆπ—Žπ—‹ 𝗅𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖽𝖺𝗋𝗄 π—‚π—Œ 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗐𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗏𝖾. 𝖨𝗍 π—‚π—Œ π—ˆπ—Žπ—‹ π–½π–Ίπ—‹π—„π—‡π–Ύπ—Œπ—Œ 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 π–Ίπ—…π—…π—ˆπ—π—Œ 𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝗅𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍 π—π—ˆ π—Œπ—π—‚π—‡π–Ύ π—π—π—‹π—ˆπ—Žπ—€π—.

Healing

heal[hΔ“l] VERB (of a person or treatment) cause (a wound, injury, or person) to become sound or healthy again.

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Life isn’t perfect. We are not perfect. We stumble, we fall; we try to pick ourselves up. Sometimes we can. Sometimes we need help from others.

Asking for help is the first step in healing, yet it can be so challenging to admit we need help.

Healing is a one moment at a time journey. Our needs influence the boundaries we must set to foster a safe healing space/time.

A vast expanse
silent chaos
echo’s blissful awakening
Ephemeral grasp
slip
slip slip
Sweet seductive sleep
silent chaos
drowning in entropy
crash
crash crashing waves
The ocean of mind
Surfacing
a breath
Perfect darkness expedient
latibule for the soul



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