it's definitely hard to find stillness when your mind wants to be busy all the time, cuz stillness brings up things that the busyness is keeping away from our present awareness. I've learned over the years that my daily meditation is my most necessary thing for my health so I make sure to do it every day, even if it's just 5 minutes staring at nature. i go for a lot of meditation walks where I turn my phone to airplane mode and just let the thoughts run out.
That's beautiful, Elizabeth, "just let the thoughts run out." I love that. Because they do eventually. I also numb with "busy" and that stillness is where I find myself again. Sounds like you do too. 💜
Meditation, I believe, can be manifested in different ways. Sometimes it’s a yoga class where I can drop into me letting go of all the other ‘stuff’ and just feel the flow of my body & my instructor’s soothing guidance. Such good medicine. Sometimes, it’s sitting quietly with a cup of tea, looking out into the woods behind my home & dropping into me, giving myself time to look at the scary stuff while calmly being unafraid to look. Sometimes, it’s sitting with my trusted yoga group being guided through a meditation session, dropping into the collective us & feeling the safety & support from those with whom I have gathered. These interludes provide incredible peace, sustenance and help me to stop the need to be constant ‘doing’ something. Another great share, Janine.
I love how you've learned to be gentle with yourself in relation to meditation, Janine.
It's always interesting to me how a type of contemplative practice can be so nuanced, depending on the person, and even for the same person depending on where we're at in our lives. Learning how to practice in a way that serves us and isn't driven by "shoulds" is a gift. Thanks for sharing it with us!
Thanks Maia. There isn't enough time in the day to do "all the things." Not when you have a job, family, and other responsibilities. What I have found helpful is that if I can do one thing for myself every day, that's enough. Maybe it's meditation, or yoga, or resting, or feeding myself good food, or getting good sleep, etc. Maybe I can do a few things, maybe I can't do anything. I do the best I can, and over time, it all shakes out.
it's definitely hard to find stillness when your mind wants to be busy all the time, cuz stillness brings up things that the busyness is keeping away from our present awareness. I've learned over the years that my daily meditation is my most necessary thing for my health so I make sure to do it every day, even if it's just 5 minutes staring at nature. i go for a lot of meditation walks where I turn my phone to airplane mode and just let the thoughts run out.
That's beautiful, Elizabeth, "just let the thoughts run out." I love that. Because they do eventually. I also numb with "busy" and that stillness is where I find myself again. Sounds like you do too. 💜
Meditation, I believe, can be manifested in different ways. Sometimes it’s a yoga class where I can drop into me letting go of all the other ‘stuff’ and just feel the flow of my body & my instructor’s soothing guidance. Such good medicine. Sometimes, it’s sitting quietly with a cup of tea, looking out into the woods behind my home & dropping into me, giving myself time to look at the scary stuff while calmly being unafraid to look. Sometimes, it’s sitting with my trusted yoga group being guided through a meditation session, dropping into the collective us & feeling the safety & support from those with whom I have gathered. These interludes provide incredible peace, sustenance and help me to stop the need to be constant ‘doing’ something. Another great share, Janine.
Thanks for sharing, Heather. True, all of it. 🙏💜
I love how you've learned to be gentle with yourself in relation to meditation, Janine.
It's always interesting to me how a type of contemplative practice can be so nuanced, depending on the person, and even for the same person depending on where we're at in our lives. Learning how to practice in a way that serves us and isn't driven by "shoulds" is a gift. Thanks for sharing it with us!
Thanks Maia. There isn't enough time in the day to do "all the things." Not when you have a job, family, and other responsibilities. What I have found helpful is that if I can do one thing for myself every day, that's enough. Maybe it's meditation, or yoga, or resting, or feeding myself good food, or getting good sleep, etc. Maybe I can do a few things, maybe I can't do anything. I do the best I can, and over time, it all shakes out.
yes!
Thank you to for the permission to meet us where we are at.
Back atcha, Corie. It can be hard to be an instructor AND be human at the same time, but we all are. Perfectly imperfect. 💜