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We live in a society that is uncomfortable with discomfort. Technology and progress are geared towards efficiency. The focus is on making our lives faster and easier, making our consumption greater, eradicating any waiting. When it comes to grief, however, there are no shortcuts. There's no new gadget that allows us to bypass the suffering that comes with loss. There's no easy way out; there is only through. We have to sit with the ache. Grief teaches us that sometimes discomfort is a necessary part of progress. When we're grieving, it can feel like we are shutting down. As if all parts of us are withdrawing, far away from the world that we'd previously inhabited; a world that made sense ...
Could you use more energy, focus, and durable happiness, all coupled with a satisfying, meaningful life? Yoga Nidra may be exactly what you're looking for. Yoga nidra is "yogic sleep." It is a profoundly healing and empowering meditation that starts with deeply restorative rest and relaxation. Done lying down or in a comfortable chair, it involves practicing six levels of relaxed awareness for a joyful meditative experience and discovery of one's true Self. The goal is for the bodymind to be asleep while remaining alert and aware. Based on yoga teachings and backed by modern science, it uncovers intuitive awareness, puts you in touch with feelings of unconditional peace and joy, and ...
What are needs? Needs are conditions and experiences that, the fulfillment of which, satisfies a certain part of your being. When they remain unfulfilled for too long, this aspect of your being might become severely deprived and scream for your attention in various ways. This could even cause body or mind disorders, from psychosomatic disturbances to mental and emotional ones. More generally, it could develop into a vague and nagging sense of dissatisfaction. Needs are not a luxury. They constitute the conditions for your inner wholeness and flourishing as a healthy and happy human being. You don't pamper the plants at your home by watering them every now and then; without water, they ...
Animals play important roles in our lives and can assist us greatly in numerous ways that might not initially be evident if we don't take the time to examine them closely. As our spiritual companions, they offer us a deep transformative power, and they generally fall into one or more specific roles in our lives. While there are several ways animals help us, we;re going to discuss six of them that stand out as some of the more common ones we might experience. The more attuned we are to animal communication and their subtle nuances, the more clearly we are able to see how they guide and direct us in these ways. My work as an animal intuitive and master healer has taught me that our animal ...
