Posts Tagged ‘benefits of meditation’
Top 10 Reasons to Take a Deep Breath
Deep breathing has incredible benefits that most of us do not appreciate. It helps calm your mind, warm your body, increase your lung capacity, and even burn more calories! When you are focused on your breath, you open up channels of energy to stay present and more relaxed, not only during the practice, but also…
Keep Reading...The Wisdom of Senior Yoga
Yoga is an empowering practice, whatever age you are. With all of us living longer, the idea of taking good care of ourselves has a much deeper meaning. I teach yoga to a group of seniors every week and I have never met a more articulate, positive, and flexible group of people in my life. …
Keep Reading...It’s Not About the Pose (Really)
Whether you are practicing invigorating poses or the restorative, remember that yoga is not about the pose. Yoga is about moving with your breath, and as long as you show up and aren’t injuring yourself, you really can’t do it wrong. There is great value in a daily yoga practice. Every day you show up…
Keep Reading...Journaling is Not Writing
Journaling is one more important way to focus on and express your intention. It is so valuable because you access different information in your subconscious mind when you commit something to the page, as opposed to thinking about it and processing it in your breathing, movement, and meditation. If you don’t consider yourself to be…
Keep Reading...What You Don’t Need to Meditate
Meditation is something of a mystery to most of us. We don’t quite know how to do it or understand why we need to do it. I included meditation in the 30 Days to Grace practice because it has great value, especially in today’s busy, frenetic, and multitasking world. I want to simplify the practice…
Keep Reading...Top 10 Reasons to Meditate
When I am speaking to a large group and introduce the idea of meditation, I can see the immediate look of disdain in the audience. They are not just surprised but visibly uncomfortable and sometimes even borderline angry looking. After they spend five minutes in stillness (as I often call it), I see their look…
Keep Reading...I Don’t Have Time For This!
The biggest way resistance conveniently shows up is in some version of “I don’t have time for this!” When I worked in the emergency room, many of my patients made this statement, whether they were dealing with a broken ankle or a heart attack. It was a Monday morning when a forty-four-year-old impeccably dressed female…
Keep Reading...Getting Past your "Yeah, But…." Breaking Through Resistance
When I give my programs, in an all-day workshop or an opening keynote, the audience members always feel positive and upbeat after they experience the practice. They create their intentions, sign their contracts, and commit wholeheartedly to practicing for thirty days. Then, a few days later I start getting emails about special projects, sick kids,…
Keep Reading...The Fine Art of Resistance
Resistance is my favorite topic to discuss and my most dreaded to experience. We all encounter resistance on a daily basis, and the only way to work through it is to, well, work through it. Any discipline you want to cultivate in your life, whether it’s eating more healthfully, calling your mother more often, getting…
Keep Reading...The Anatomy of a Habit
A habit consists of four parts, all equally important: Knowledge (what) + Skill (how) + Desire (want) + Practice (do) The knowledge of what to do we can find in books, courses, and CDs. The skill comes with studying and coaching. The desire comes from within you because what you want to feel, be and…
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