One of the most well-known and utilized tools in meditation and yoga is the practice of self-observation without judgment, or mindfulness. Swami Kripalu called self-observation without judgment “the highest form of spiritual practice.” Likewise, if you go to any yoga or meditation class you‘re likely to hear words like mindfulness and nonjudgmental awareness repeated throughout [...]
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Posted on April 7th, 2013 by Thrive in Moment of Quiet
Moment of Clarity
Take a moment to pause, to breathe, and to exhale into the day. As we let go and head into a new week, set your intention for self-care, connection, and inquiry.
Posted on April 6th, 2013 by Portland Helmich in Conscious Living
Choose to Breathe
I’ve been freelancing for more than 15 years now. As often as possible, I’ve focused my work in the natural-health field—as a host, producer, writer, voice-over talent, even as an actor on occasion. Sometimes, I’m very busy, juggling a number of projects; sometimes, everything wraps up at once and I’m not sure what’s next. It [...]
Posted on April 2nd, 2013 by Aruni Nan Futuronsky, Life Coach, RYT in Healthy Living
The Right Use of Will
Sustained, transformational change happens through the alchemy of mindfulness and the right use of will. In life, just as in yoga, you must start where you are before you can take the next step. Clearly, this is one of life’s greatest paradoxes, and it snags us every time. Our tendency is to work diligently to [...]
Posted on March 31st, 2013 by Thrive in Moment of Quiet
Moment of Breath
Take a moment to pause, to breathe, and to exhale. As we let go and head into a new day, set your intention for self-care, connection, and inquiry.
Waking Up Is Hard to Do
The following excerpt is taken from Stephen Cope’s well-known book, Yoga and the Quest for the True Self. In it, he guides the contemporary reader through the philosophies and practices of yoga in a thoughtful way that demystifies them and brings us to a greater understanding of ourselves. You see, I want a lot. Perhaps I [...]
Posted on February 16th, 2013 by Thrive in Life Lessons
Break the Cycle: Yoga and Meditation Can Help Heal Addiction
Laura Didyk, guest blogger What characterizes an addiction? Quite simply this: you no longer feel that you have the choice to stop. —Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now While there are a range of ways that people break the cycle of addiction, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and its Twelve-Step approach has become one of the most [...]
Sun Breaths to Revitalize
As the winter sky becomes darker, we can always illuminate ourselves from within with simple sun breaths. To try: From Mountain pose, relax your belly, then take 5–10 complete breaths using your full lung capacity. Try to let each inhale and each exhale last around six counts. Inhale and slowly raise your arms out to [...]
Posted on January 17th, 2013 by Valerie Reiss in Healthy Living
Managing the Migraine Monster
It’s said by many spiritual folks that we choose everything in our lives, from relationships to accidents to riches to illnesses. Depending whom you ask, we choose things for reasons unconscious (we’re trying to heal a childhood wound); metaphysical (we’re working out a past-life issue); psychological (we’re looking for power/safety/validation/etc.); or all of the above. [...]
Posted on January 6th, 2013 by Thrive in Moment of Quiet
Moment for Quiet
“It’s just love. There is nothing else. There is just love.”—Swami Kripalu
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