Holidays Ahead

Holidays Ahead

As we head into the Holiday of Christmas the words Peace, Love and Joy have been strongly appearing in my consciousness. Even in my wide awake times of insomnia I have been repeating these three words with a three part inhalation practice:  

Breathing in a single breath in three parts: (Known as Durga breath)

  Belly - Peace

  Heart - Love

  Upper chest - Joy

Manifesting the full energy of these words.  Filling my cup. 

Then releasing with a single exhale, releasing Peace -Love-Joy out to the world.

Doing this at least three times, each time taking in ever deeper breaths.

Frequently seen on Holiday cards are the words Joy and Peace.

 Let us fully embody these words in all our days.

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Part of the first week of December I spent at the Amrit Yoga Center in central Florida doing a Ayurvedic Mini-Detox. One of the teachers, in the leading of the morning yoga practice, frequently invited us to remember:

    Let go of what is leaving.

    Embrace that which is arriving.

This requires of us to come into stillness.

Stillness is that place that originates all right minded action.

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While there, my massage therapist, Derek, began my session with a seated centering. Seated on the edge of the table, he stood in front of me. Our palms came together, with our right down / left up.

Then he repeated the words - Grounded, Centered, Relaxed. (I think of it as GCR)

A pause to feel that spoken energy, then a single Om chant together!  A very nice way to begin an oil massage, known a Abhyanga. 

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In one of the Amrit bathrooms was a sign - In silence we are visible to ourselves. 

A particularly good remembrance for any time, the encouragement to slow down, especially for the Holiday Season. 

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May you know Love, Joy, and Peace 

this season and throughout 2019. 

ॐ