Category: Meditation
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Grounding with the Chakras
Grounding in the seasons of Autumn and Winter helps balance the airy nature of cool winds, especially in dry climates. Eating more heavier root veggies and fatty foods might work – with subsequent added body weight. Another way to ground is through energy of the chakras. There are many different chakra systems… yet it is…
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Loving Kindness Meditation
At the recent NAMA conference I loved the workshop, Role of Ojas in Building A Healthy Family from Birth to Old Age. It reminded me of the importance of ojas. And one speaker suggested a good way to increase ojas is through Loving Kindness Meditation. This form of the Loving Kindness Meditation is what I…
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Pratyahara – developing inner awareness
Pratyahara is one of the Eight Limbs of Yoga from the Yoga Sutras. It is the linchpin between working with the outer physical world and going to the more inner, subtle senses. This is relevant to both Ayurveda and Shamanism. For Ayurveda, it works at awakening to the Atman, the Highest Self. This is the…