Learning To Quiet Your Mind

I’m Type A all the way…Pitta-Kapha personality…always in motion, always on the go, thinking, doing…a body in motion, stays in motion. A mind in motion stays in motion…but just like my body needs rest, so does my mind. And that’s where my new and improved daily meditation practice comes into play.

Quieting the Mind
Learning to be still…not moving…comfortably seated with my eyes closed and focusing on my breath. Breathing in peace, stillness, quiet. Breathing out chaos, work, stress. I’m learning to watch the thoughts that cause me to spin up instead of attaching to them. By watching them, I become an observer of my own mind. By deepening my breath, I release the tension that stressful thinking brings me. By quieting my mind I can listen for the answers that my Inner Knower is telling me.

Meditation as Self-Care
My yoga practice is the best self-care I can give myself and by adding a daily meditation to my practice, I am bubble wrapping my Self from the stress that daily life can bring. Be it turbulent times at work or the craziness that comes from being a mom and a stepmom. My meditation practice is like receiving a daily inoculation against all the curve balls life throws my way.

Five Great Reasons to Meditate

• Reduce Your Stress – Adding meditation to a daily yoga practice that includes pranayama will not only lower your stress but it will also alleviate tension in your body.
• Reduce Fatigue – 20 minutes of meditation is very similar to a 20 minute power nap for me. By slowing down my over-active brain, I feel rejuvenated after only 20 minutes! I’m working on increasing the length of time I spend meditating for this reason alone!
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