“Just as a good rain clears the air, a good writing day clears the psyche” – Julia Cameron “Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart” – William Wordsworth Here is the list of my 6 quick tips to begin journaling or improving an exis ...
Yoga and Meditation: How Meditation In Yoga Helps Improve Quality Of Life
Yoga and meditation are linked practices, and yoga cannot exist without meditation. Yoga is a holistic approach to wellness, which includes the improvement of your mental and emotional state. Ashtanga yoga has 8 limbs, with the last three focusing on con ...
Meditation Master Class: 8. The True Meaning of Asana | How to practice Asana?
In the previous sessions, we have discussed a lot about breath and the mental attitude of letting go of all tension and arriving at the natural state of ease. I think it's worth dedicating a session to discuss physical relaxation as a continuation of th ...
A Lesson on Awareness from a King: A Story About Meditation ;)
Once a spiritual seeker approached his guru and said "Sire! After years of sitting meditation, I still haven't attained unbroken awareness as the flow of oil from one container to another. Please, teacher, show me a way to cultivate unbroken awareness.". ...
Nature of Bondage and Liberation: A Story About Meditation ;)
Once a Sanga (spiritual gathering/group) of ascetics was travelling from one village to another and they came across a flooding river and on the bank of the river, they met a young beautiful woman, who prostrated before them and asked for the help to cro ...
Wu Wei: The Daoist Art of Flow
"Wu Wei" sometimes translated as non-action or non-violence or non-aggression or sometimes as spontaneity or flow is the Daoist philosophy and attitude of effortless action but it is more of an experience and not unlike the experience of Nishkama Karma o ...
The Inexperienced Woodcutter: A Story About Meditation ;)
Once upon a time, a very built unemployed man asked for a job to a timber merchant but he was neither much educated nor did he have much experience. So the merchant kept him on probation as a woodcutter. The merchant was really generous so he offered ver ...
Meditation Master Class: 7. Congruous and Incongruous ways of Breathing
Let's do an exercise, please sit at the edge of your chair or sofa or whatever such that the soles of your feet and thighs are parallel to the floor with back straight and look forward, with a relaxed gaze without focusing on any particular object. Take ...
Obstacles in Meditation: Dealing with Skepticism and Criticism
There is so much of negativity in the world, we all have experienced this. And if you are a creative individual or someone chasing a dream which doesn't resonate with the society and its norms, perhaps a spiritual seeker, at times it becomes extremely an ...
Child’s Play | A Word of Caution and Tips for all Meditators
Many people take meditation too seriously, It should be performed in a closed room (in complete silence) or by the side of a waterfall (in nature's lap only), no thoughts are allowed and they focus too much on what to wear, how to seat and some will even ...