Recently I made the decision to cancel all teaching engagements for the remainder of the year. While I am grateful for all the amazing invitations to teach and I look forward to more opportunities to share the practice of yoga, I wanted to help a dear family member who is transitioning to the next life. For those who know me, my each day begins with prayer, meditation and yoga, which is usually followed up with more yoga, happiness, healthy eating and adventure.
This was a chance for me to put my practice to the test. What I learned so far in 3 weeks in a hospice, bedside 24hr, is the power of yoga and meditation. We all have challenges in life, whether it is job, family, grieving, personal relations, and the intensity of every challenge is only determined with how we focus on it. Do we give more attention to our complaints, sadness, failures, or do we give attention to our faith, victories and blessings? Many times we hear that life is our creation, our thoughts determine the days. I agree 100%. We enable every aspect of our journey. We choose what we allow in our story. So regardless of the challenges, let us look at it as lessons. Along with that, begin every day with some meditation and prayer. We have 1,440 minutes in a day so we can spend 10 to 20 minutes with silent prayer, pranayama and meditation. This is a chance for us to quiet all the noise that we allow to take presedence. We can breathe in gratitude for life, and exprience the peace within us that exists in all of us.
In the Yoga Sutras, Patanjali highlights 1:3, Tada Drastuh Svarupe Avasthanam. When fluctuations of consciousness cease, the Drastuh meaning seer or witness swells in his own splendor/nature.
For many people Meditation and Mindfullness is a daily practice. Forbes online news journal recommends meditation for busy people: http://www.forbes.com/sites/peterbregman/2012/10/13/if-youre-too-busy-to-meditate-read-this/2/
For some people who say that they cannot meditate, I say if you can sleep, if you can watch tv, if you can breathe..... you can meditate. The ultimate goal of meditation or Dhyana is to quiet the mind and we can do this with focus/concentration or Dharana.
Five simple meditation techniques include:
1. Sit quiet and reflect on blessings, allowing every breath to be a breath of gratitude.
2. Sit quiet and recite your favorite prayer. mantra, or affirmation.
3. Sit quiet and focus on an object, candle, or deity.
4. Listen to guided meditation music.
5. Place crystals on your body, or in your hand and just breathe. Be mindful of the crystals you choose to use as they have their own specific metaphysical properties.
For those who are interested in embracing a meditation practice feel free to visit my website www.zogayoga.com and contact me. There are some guided meditations available on my Youtube Channel Ambriali. I am now offering online meditation certification courses via skype. The benefits to meditation are endless and some include alleviating stress, bring peace of mind, increase consciousness, deepen faith, increased joy, inner healing, psychic awareness, improved intuition and so much more.
This was a chance for me to put my practice to the test. What I learned so far in 3 weeks in a hospice, bedside 24hr, is the power of yoga and meditation. We all have challenges in life, whether it is job, family, grieving, personal relations, and the intensity of every challenge is only determined with how we focus on it. Do we give more attention to our complaints, sadness, failures, or do we give attention to our faith, victories and blessings? Many times we hear that life is our creation, our thoughts determine the days. I agree 100%. We enable every aspect of our journey. We choose what we allow in our story. So regardless of the challenges, let us look at it as lessons. Along with that, begin every day with some meditation and prayer. We have 1,440 minutes in a day so we can spend 10 to 20 minutes with silent prayer, pranayama and meditation. This is a chance for us to quiet all the noise that we allow to take presedence. We can breathe in gratitude for life, and exprience the peace within us that exists in all of us.
In the Yoga Sutras, Patanjali highlights 1:3, Tada Drastuh Svarupe Avasthanam. When fluctuations of consciousness cease, the Drastuh meaning seer or witness swells in his own splendor/nature.
For many people Meditation and Mindfullness is a daily practice. Forbes online news journal recommends meditation for busy people: http://www.forbes.com/sites/peterbregman/2012/10/13/if-youre-too-busy-to-meditate-read-this/2/
For some people who say that they cannot meditate, I say if you can sleep, if you can watch tv, if you can breathe..... you can meditate. The ultimate goal of meditation or Dhyana is to quiet the mind and we can do this with focus/concentration or Dharana.
Five simple meditation techniques include:
1. Sit quiet and reflect on blessings, allowing every breath to be a breath of gratitude.
2. Sit quiet and recite your favorite prayer. mantra, or affirmation.
3. Sit quiet and focus on an object, candle, or deity.
4. Listen to guided meditation music.
5. Place crystals on your body, or in your hand and just breathe. Be mindful of the crystals you choose to use as they have their own specific metaphysical properties.
For those who are interested in embracing a meditation practice feel free to visit my website www.zogayoga.com and contact me. There are some guided meditations available on my Youtube Channel Ambriali. I am now offering online meditation certification courses via skype. The benefits to meditation are endless and some include alleviating stress, bring peace of mind, increase consciousness, deepen faith, increased joy, inner healing, psychic awareness, improved intuition and so much more.
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