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Meditations!! After a really nice sleep I woke feeling refreshed and after an early breakfast decided to go and start my meditation early. I had about an hour and a half and unlike other days where I really tried to focus on quieting my mind today I let thoughts come in and did my best not to attach or judge them. I had some really wonderful moments when I was further in and was even able to keep my composure when people started entering ashram when class was about to begin. Today's class meditation only lasted 30 minutes and I was able to calm my mind easily as I had already been sitting a while. The class was full today with around 12 students and the energy was great. During the yoga session I noticed Jennifer making us hold our asanas longer and this making us use the postures in a way of grace and meditation as opposed to relating to the pain and discomfort. I felt my body was again more flexible today and the energies I feel far stronger - the good thing is that everyday is truly different and so it should be as we are not the same person everyday. After the relaxation we did a 25 minute meditation which actually was quite good but maybe that was because it was so short. The lecture was really interesting and looked at one of the 8 limbs of yoga that involves non-stealing; it is incredible how many ways we steal from others and ourselfs bothe externally and internally. By discussing all these things it really becomes obvious that the only people we harm in these acts are ourselfs and it makes us more out of line of who we truly are. I have started realizing all the little things in my life that I rationalize (with our incessant minds) is actually preventing me from being happy. Everyday I am learning how to live more in accordance with nature and with love which allows true happiness to come through, I am not seeking future moments but embracing the present moment in all its beauty. As it was a big group we also got some really nice group discussions going and I am learning to be simply an observer and a listener as opposed to someone who argues, rejects or lets their ego command them. The rain was falling again but mid-afternoon there was a small break so I went for my first walk into town in days. Walking can be incredibly meditative aswell but it takes a lot of presence - something I am working on. I sat on the dock and wrote my blog enjoying the stillness of the water and surroundings - when we mediate in stillness we find comfort and beauty in the stillness of nature. Some young kids came and played on the dock and instead of my usual runaway response I stayed and watched them make the most of their moments, eating fruit, play fighting, sharing, helping an old man and being polite to others - how my internal judgements have corrupted me. I picked up some vegetables on the way home - brought only from good people: makes a big difference with the energies associated with food when they are created and sold with love. The rest of the evening I took to reading my books but felt a little agitated by a book I read which was a little over my head.
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- Private meditations - go deeper
- Big Group in class today
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