The more you practice the more your skills get better. Isn’t that why we are here on earth? To learn and grow our skills. This takes practice and kindness to ourselves. Like a baby learning to walk, do we chastise him when he falls? Or just laugh and help them up to try again? If […]
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When your spirit is in charge (rather than your mind or body) then things go more smoothly. If your body or mind are in charge, then you are living in your natural man. Your mind and body are just trying to survive, so it is easy for our mind and body to go to fear.
Being completely in your body, grounded to the earth and connected to Heaven is powerful. It helps you to be present and aware and helps your spirit to be in charge. (You will need to click through to the blog to see the video and listen to the guided meditation) Here is a video which
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I have done Self Hypnosis by listening to CDs since I was a teenager. Ok, they were cassette tapes back then. This was a form of guided meditations. It was a great way to quiet my mind and fall asleep – with an intent to do work on something specific, like stop biting my nails.
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Apps are a fun way to meditate. There are lots of meditation apps to choose from. I have tried a lot and will share a few good ones with you. The great thing is that you already have a routine to meditate, so if you have extra time you can open an app and add
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Timers are amazing. I use them for so many things, my friends make fun of me. They say I am a “prolific user of timers” I use them for phone calls when I know I have limited time. I use them to help get me motivated to clean. I use them to motivate my kids
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“Once there were 3 bricklayers. Each one of them was asked what they were doing. The first man answered gruffly, ‘I’m laying bricks.’ The second man replied, ‘I’m putting up a wall.’ But the third man said enthusiastically and with pride, ‘I’m building a cathedral.’” –Author Unknown Why do you want to meditate? There is not
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By now you should easily be doing 16 second meditations every day, longer if time allows. Maybe you are even meditating as moments arise throughout your day. With adding the movements and square breathing doing it one time will take about 16 seconds. You are all ready to increase your time to at least 1
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I don’t know about you, but sometimes I don’t feel like my body is my friend. It feels like I am often fighting against my body. It has overwhelming desires for unlimited chocolate. It struggles to wake up in the morning and get out of bed. I want to yell, “C’mon body, get on board
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You can move big movements while meditating – like sweeping or hiking. However often small movements are more convenient. When we are intentionally moving it helps connect our mind and body. I love to use Finger Touches. It is easy and subtle. Using 1 or both hands I touch my thumb to my pointer finger,
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