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Tag: awareness

Waterfall Yoga Therapy

Samskara

I recently posted a meditation on Insight Timer called Releasing Past Actions (samskara). What is a samskara? In Sanskrit “Sam” means joined together and “kara” translates as action under taken. According to yogic philosophy, samskaras are impressions of our desires, or grooves of our past actions or patterns of habit. Samskaras are often thought of…
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Brahmacharya

When I meditated on the subject of brahmacharya this week, I discovered that I was currently depleting my ojas on work. While growing my business is very important to me, I could feel other things falling by the wayside. I had been slacking on the one-on-one time with my son and it was causing us…
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Brahmacharya

The fourth of the five yamas, which literally translates to “walking in God-consciousness” or mindful thought watching. Brahmacharya also known as self-control, restraint, or balance asks us to look at how we are choosing to expend our energy. ——————– Take a moment and consider how you are currently using your energy by allotting a percentage…
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Walking Meditation

Walking meditation is a Buddhist moving meditation that uses the experience of walking as the focal point to help you ground and be in the present moment. Some of the benefits of walking meditation: *Deeper connection to the environment*Reduces anxiety*Reduces depression*Improves concentration and focusAs Spring is hopefully just around the corner, I dream of walking…
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