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Loving Kindness Meditation…… February 23, 2024 |
” … in reality, the practice of loving-kindness is about cultivating love as a strength, a muscle, a tool that challenges our tendency to see people (including ourselves) as disconnected, statically and rigidly isolated from one another. Loving-kindness is about opening … |
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Heart Opening Meditation…. February 5, 2024 |
Heart awareness visualization meditation is one of the best practices you can do to get really present with the intelligence and awareness of your heart. Studies show that the heart’s intelligence is way more attuned to the truth of your … |
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Holiday Meditation….. December 23, 2023 |
“Let us now move away from the demands and needs of our chaotic world and slip into our inner world, into the quite, still room of the mind. it is a place, a space of calm, stillness and peace. Here, I … |
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Rest In Being……. November 29, 2023 |
Sitting quietly, feel what sits there. Observe the scintillating field of sensation we call the body. Notice sensation’s wordless quality. It’s sense of simply being humming through the body. Go within sensation to that subtle presence by which the sensation … |
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Simply Notice and Let Go……A Meditation October 8, 2023 |
Notice: This is a first method of meditation that you can use in order to become aware of who you are. You can do it anytime, anywhere! You don’t need beads, you don’t need ashrams, you just need your breath! In … |
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Heart Opening Meditation…… August 29, 2023 |
Heart awareness visualization meditation is one of the best practices you can do to get really present with the intelligence and awareness of your heart. Studies show that the heart’s intelligence is way more attuned to the truth of your … |
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Vitalising Meditation on the Sun…… July 5, 2023 |
Centre the mind on the Sun. Every piece of stone, every drop of water, and every bit of oxygen around you is filled with light, nothing but dazzling white light. Suppose every grain of sand became conscious, every rock could … |
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A Quite Read: Yoga Nidra and The Ancient Secret of Life by Jennifer Fitzsimmons March 23, 2023 |
The subconscious mind is the storehouse of every memory and moment from our life, positive or negative and holds every scar of the traumatic events we have endured. This creates our persona, how we see and relate to life, react … |
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How to Practice Grounding With A Walking Meditation…… September 28, 2021 |
Our world is currently in the midst of a pandemic, so it goes without saying that many of us are feeling insecure, anxious, unsafe and unstable. In the midst of all the chaos connecting your body to the Earth is … |
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Everything Is In Divine Order….. April 7, 2021 |
We can only see so much from where we sit in our particular bodies, in the midst of our particular lives, rooted as we are in the continuum of space and time. The Divine, on the other hand, is not … |
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Meditation: Into the Forest of Possibility We Go….. May 22, 2020 |
“In the woods we return to reason and faith”- Ralph Waldo Emerson To begin, close your eyes and take a few slow breaths. Connect with the subtle energy that runs up your spine with each inhalation. If you like, invite … |
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Heart Opening Visualization Meditation…… February 7, 2020 |
A heart awareness visualization meditation is one of the best practices you can do to get really present with the intelligence and awareness of your heart. Studies show that the heart’s intelligence is way more attuned to the truth of your inner and outer … |
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Doing Nothing Meditation……. November 22, 2019 |
Meditation is part of our active contribution to the evolution of the world besides it make a difference in own life.. Even if the World is in destruct mode, we are active, engaged human beings in modern world. In meditation, … |
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It’s World Spinal Day: Activating the Spine with Meditation…… October 16, 2019 |
” You’re only as old as your spine is flexible.” ~ Joseph Pilates. This holds true in its entirety, as our age is not defined by the number of years we have spent on the material plane, but it is … |
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Simply notice and let go..a meditation August 21, 2019 |
Notice: This is a first method of meditation that you can use in order to become aware of who you are. You can do it anytime, anywhere! You don’t need beads, you don’t need ashrams, you just need your breath! In … |
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A New Year….. December 31, 2018 |
” Surrender to what is. Let go of what was. Have faith in what will be.” – Sonia Ricotti Whatever your dreams, goals and aspirations are for 2019, the YTF wishes all our members a very Happy and Abundant New Year! … |
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Two Ways to Change Your Mental State…. November 16, 2018 |
The main goal of yoga is to control and direct our mental fluctuations, so that when the dust settles we can see yourself for who we really are and the reality for what it is. The main tool to do … |
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Meditation….. July 15, 2018 |
“You can use mantras, breath, or the quiet glow of a candle. Your technique is not important as long as you know this one simple thing: it is natural for thoughts to arise during meditation. You will say your mantra, … |
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Feeling Overwhelmed? Remember ‘R.A.I.N’……. March 25, 2018 |
In order to unfold, self-compassion depends on honest, direct contact with our own vulnerability. This compassion fully blossoms when we actively offer care to ourselves. Yet when we’ve gotten stuck in the trance of unworthiness, it often feels impossible to arouse … |
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Holiday Meditation…. December 15, 2017 |
“Let us now move away from the demands and needs of our chaotic world and slip into our inner world, into the quite, still room of the mind. it is a place, a space of calm, stillness and peace. Here, I … |
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Mantras to transform your life… March 29, 2017 |
Many of us are hindered by a procession of well worn negative thoughts that affect how we view what happens to us in life, what we expect from it and ultimately, what life gives us. The simple remedy for this? … |
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Rest in Being….. February 24, 2017 |
Sitting quietly, feel what sits there. Observe the scintillating field of sensation we call the body. Notice sensation’s wordless quality. Its sense of simply being humming through the body. Go within sensation to that subtle presence by which the sensation … |
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Meditation for Self Love and Acceptance August 17, 2016 |
Super simple 4 step technique to make a deeply positive impact on your life. 1. Stand in front of a mirror and look straight into your eyes. 2. With a feeling of love, say to yourself, “I believe in myself.” … |
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Meditation.. January 27, 2016 |
” You can use mantras, breath, or the quiet glow of a candle. Your technique is not important as long as you know this one simple thing: it is natural for thoughts to arise during meditation. You will say your … |
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The Environment of Quite January 16, 2015 |
Simply notice and let go… Noticing In your imagination, see the air going in and out of your nose. Notice the breath going in. Notice the breath going out. And notice the little transition point between the ingoing and outgoing … |
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Invoking Colour and the Qualities of Light September 5, 2014 |
Spring clean and fine tune your Chakra system by invoking the healing colours of nature that burst forth with the arrival of Spring. RED: The Base Chakra (Muladhara) The first chakra is activated by a clear, bright shade of red. … |
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Tibetan Sound Meditation May 15, 2014 |
Sooth, inspire and awaken your spirit: Autumnal healing presented by the YTF and ISHTA School of Yoga and Health. Facilitators Alice Hoeler and Peter Attwood guide you on a deep healing meditation using sounds created by Tibetan bowls and gongs. “Nothing exists … |
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Balance Your Way February 23, 2014 |
“Yoga is a balancing factor, a substratum across all of your life, so you do not get shifted in one direction or another. “It gives you freshness, gives you light, recharges your batteries. “You become a stable person. “You realise … |
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Gayatri mantra February 9, 2014 |
“Welcome the Divine Light”: Wonderful SA talent, unique crossover version of Gayatri Mantra incorporating Sanskrit and Arabic tradition by Yusuf Desertrose |
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Blessed and joyful 2014 January 21, 2014 |
Om Gum Ganapatayei Namaha Om Guhm Guh-nuh-puh-tuh-yea Nah-mah-hah Om and salutations to Ganapati (Ganesha) The new year offers a chance to bring your deepest desires to life. But first you have to find a path around the obstacles standing in … |
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Guru Purnima Meditation July 22, 2013 |
Ensure personal stillness from a place of strength and even breath. We bring to awareness historical separations, discrimination, prejudices due to backgrounds, religious intolerance, racial issues and social unrest. We breath from our heart to the heart of humanity acceptance, … |
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You Are Loved June 24, 2013 |
Tibetan heart Yoga guided by Mark & Marloes Joseph at Ishta school of Yoga, 22 June 2013 What an appropriate time for deep awareness and open heartedness to anchor the light of compassion. This is a wonderful meditation for moving beyond … |
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Lunatics May 10, 2013 |
New and Full Moons, called lunations, are key pivot points every month. They are periods of initiation and illumination, provoking action and spurring awareness. Eclipses are special lunations when shedding ego (solar) or habits (lunar) is a critical element required … |
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Miracles and Patience in a Spiritual Life March 12, 2010 |
Taken from newly updated book: Redefine Your Reality – Awaken To Light, by Shafin de Zane I’d like to tell you about the role of patience when living a spiritual life. In the very beginning, let me clarify that this … |
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Spiritual healing for disasters by Joel Bruce Wallach February 3, 2010 |
Note: Although this was written in response to the recent quake in Haiti, this healing information is helpful for any difficult situation, anywhere, anytime. Do large-scale disasters seem overwhelming to you? You can learn to face your fears, and you … |
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Visualization: Dance in the rain October 16, 2009 |
Visualization is powerful tool. It is so rewarding to use the skill to visualize, as part of our daily routine. Visualization is a process of giving directions to the unconscious mind. It is estimated that 90 percent of our minds are … |
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Meditation music October 5, 2009 |
People often ask about meditation music. “Is there any good music to meditate by; is there any music that helps you de-stress, calm down and relax? Sure, and if that’s your definition of “meditation music”. All sorts of instrumental music fits the … |
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Kundalini Kriya to focus the mind and improve memory July 20, 2009 |
Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania are studying this Kundalini Yoga exercise to determine whether and how it creates actual changes in the brain. While waiting for definitive research results, you can do your own study at home and see … |
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Reason is capable of so much unreason July 20, 2009 |
Give Life to Your Experience: Extract from a Lecture by Swami Mani Finger We try all day to create happiness and freedom from suffering in our lives, but so often, in one fell swoop, act not only as the creator, … |
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Sun meditation May 1, 2009 |
One Sun for Everyone “One Sun. One Soul. One Self. No you, no me, just Divinity.” |