"A 10 minute vacation for the soul."
Corey Roos of Healthy Mind Yoga is one of my favorite online yoga teachers. Yoga can be a great way to practice mindfulness, intentionally paying attention to our experience in the present moment with an open and accepting attitude.
This gentle class, suitable for beginner lasts about 30 minutes and concludes with a mindfulness meditation.
Excellent blog post from Leonard Durso.
There’s a trend I’ve noticed going around various countries in the political arena which seeps its way down into the consciousness of the people governed that I find disturbing. It reminds me of the slogan from the 1960s America during the Vietnam War protests and Civil Rights marches that went: “America: Love It or Leave It”. Now it is used in different countries with perhaps different wording but it is essentially if you are not with us, then you are with them and we not only don’t want you but you are the enemy just like them. Them, of course, being anyone not supporting a candidate, a political party, an ideology, a religion, a racial group, an ethnicity, whatever. It is a form of tribal mentality that really runs counter to the principles of any religion that I am familiar with: that being one that is inclusive not exclusive. To…
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“Start living right here, in each present moment. When we stop dwelling on the past or worrying about the future, we’re open to rich sources of information we’ve been missing out on—information that can keep us out of the downward spiral and poised for a richer life.”
― Mark Williams, The Mindful Way through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness
“Be happy in the moment, that’s enough. Each moment is all we need, not more.” ― Mother Teresa
“Mindfulness practice means that we commit fully in each moment to be present; inviting ourselves to interface with this moment in full awareness, with the intention to embody as best we can an orientation of calmness, mindfulness, and equanimity right here and right now.”
— Jon Kabat-Zinn, Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life
“We should notice that we are already supported at every moment. There is the earth below our feet and there is the air, filling our lungs and emptying them. We should begin from this when we need support.” — Natalie Godlberg
“The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.” –Thich Nhat Hanh
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