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There is this desire within humanity, this need, this want to always struggle to get somewhere and that somewhere is the future, it doesn’t really have very much to do with this present moment. It's the future and very often the future is confused because it's very much part of the past. This is what …
Often, in order for us to take a few moments to come back to a deep state of awareness (that is meditation) it is beneficial to create clear boundaries. One of those boundaries is, through your intentional focus, to communicate to your mind that now you are sitting in meditation, and it is not necessary …
Let us celebrate the beauty of Nature – the heart of Mother Earth. Let us sing the pure and simple power of life and celebrate its plants, animals, colours, movements and wonders. Let us enjoy the essence of things and experience the wondrous Universe that sings through our hearts. Let us become aware of the …
The manipulative ego mind will want you to be distracted as you sit in meditation. When it does this for just a few minutes each time it is okay, but after three minutes, the mind will usually find something else to focus on because the mind is threatened by stillness. This is because on some …
It's always good to relax the body, and to create an intention to relax. Even if there is stress in the body, even if there is tension in the body, even if the shoulders are aching a little bit, there's tension there. Even if the jaws are a little bit tight, stressed, there's tension there. …
Meditation creates both an emotional resilience and a sense of inner strength, that becomes obvious with time, but only if you are practicing meditation in the correct way. If you are sitting in meditation, hoping things will change, and letting your mind drift into whichever addictive state it takes you to, then you are not …
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Without boundaries, most human beings (and this means, most human beings) will get distracted by their thoughts, their feelings, by the intensity of the situations going on in their lives, by other people's dramas, and generally by anything that is happening, that engages the mind in some form of communication. Therefore, to create boundaries is …
What are you avoiding? What energy are you holding back? What are you actually doing? All of these questions help you to understand that fear in itself is not only a waste of time, but it is not helping you to move forward and address the situation you are experiencing, in a way where transformation …
There may be areas of your life that have felt cloudy, meaning where you've been uncertain about different aspects of your life, which has created uncertainty, confusion, or even a lost feeling. Know that soon all that will change because the old will no longer be relevant. Imagine that you will not react from the …
Every time you find yourself in a noisy, reactive sort of state, because someone upsets you, or the situation you are facing is truly upsetting, remember you have a choice. You have a choice to energize that chaotic mode of thinking or behaviour, or you have the choice to transform the space so that, even …