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Posted on Friday, November 18, 2011 8:56 PM
Cultivating SEVA: Selfless Service Seva is the spiritual practice of selfless service. Seva a Sanskrit word, springs from two forms of Yoga, Karma Yoga which is Yoga of action and Bhakti Yoga, the Yoga of worship inspired by divine LOVE. Seva is one of the simplest and yet most profound and life changing ways that we can put our spiritual knowledge into action. Seva is asking"How may I serve you? or Can I help you?,another way of doing service is to roll up your sleeves and help where you notice that you are needed. |
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Posted on Saturday, September 17, 2011 5:53 AM
Mudras and Colors Colors influence our minds and our lives on every level. In color therapy, various shades of color are specifically applied to regenerate the organs and glands, as well as to activate the processes of elimination, respiration and circulation. Colors also influence our moods and every type of mental activity. * RED Stimulates the circulation, makes us alert, warms and relaxes, but can also stimulates aggression. * ORANGE Improves the mood, promotes lightness, stimulates sexuality but can also stimulates superficiality. |
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Posted on Tuesday, September 06, 2011 10:55 AM
Mudras Meditation in Your Hands Mudra means seal in Sanskrit.Meditation, Yoga and energy work practitioners believe that mudras help to complete the energy circuit inside us and allow our life force to stay within the body, instead of escaping through the tips of our fingertips during Meditation and Yoga practices. By adopting a certain meditative or Yoga pose and then sealing it with our hands, we help to preserve and cultivate ourqior life force. The physical body is made of five elements namely |
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Adi Luna: Posted on Wednesday, August 24, 2011 7:51 AM
Meditation Visualization Techniques Imagery and meditation visualization techniques have been proved to relieve pain, speed up the healing process and in combating stress, anxiety and other forms of tension. It is considered to be an extremely effective healing tool worldwide, having been long over looked by practitioners of western medicine. Visualization techniques work well for those who find it difficult to focus on a mantra or a particular topic. Although not always curative, but practicing imagery meditation and visualization techniques, 90% of the problems people bring to the attention of their primary care physicians can be relieved drastically. |
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Adi Luna: Posted on Saturday, August 06, 2011 7:50 AM
Why is so difficult to remember or stay connected with the breath? Because staying connected to the breath loosens the grip of the ego. The ego is the constellation of thoughts, emotions, and self-images that we cling to at all costs, in an effort to sustain our personal identity and importance. The breath leads us into an expanded state of self-awareness that can feel like the death of what was known as "self". So we resist because of our attachment - our fear of letting go - fear of the unknown. It is a fear of becoming nothing. This fear is usually quite unconscious yet it affects everything we do and feel, keeping us imprisoned by the invisible chains of the mind. |
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Posted on Sunday, July 31, 2011 4:53 PM
What is a Mala? A Mala is a string of beads used to count Mantras (Sanskrit prayers) in sets of 27, 56 or 108 repetitions. The large meru (Guru or Mountain bead) provides a starting and ending point on the Mala for counting the repetitions. Mala beads are an ancient tool that was developed to keep the mind focused on the practice of Meditation. Mala beads are seen in other cultures and religions and are also known as prayer beads, rosary beads and worry beads. Malas are typically of different materials such as sacred woods and hemp tassels, rudraksha beads, hand carved bone or semi-precious stones, and the properties of the beads are said to have specific energetic effects. |
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Deberah Bringelson: Posted on Thursday, July 21, 2011 3:15 PM
The #1 Block to Your Success When fear creeps you out into your life and overtakes your emotions, you sen mixed messages to your clients, your boss, your partner, the Universe, etc. Your mouth and mind say "Yes! I want success", at the same time, your energy and your gut screams "No! I don't believe I can do this! or I don't deserve it!" Guess what? That mixed messages is destroying your success - big time! It's like listening to the radio during a thunderstorm. |
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James Harvey Stout: Posted on Friday, July 15, 2011 11:17 AM
Meditation and Team Sports "Get into the Zone" Sports generally demand a focused, here-and-now attention,otherwise, we miss the ballor we suffer an injury. Perhaps one reason who some people choose dangerous sport is because they are tested so uncompromisingly in their ability to perform and concentrate. Athletes learn to direct their awareness, to the exclusion noises and sights, and their own distracting thoughts of fear, frustration, pain and uncertainty. Instead of concentrating with a forced effort, we allow ourselves to become naturally fascinated by the subject, and we are drawn into some aspect of it. |
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Posted on Saturday, July 09, 2011 5:35 PM
Meditation at the front lines of our Health Care System Meditation has been used for centuries as a method for relaxation, improving health, and finding mental clarity. With so many benefits, it's no wonder that it is used in cultures all over the world. It's hard to believe that something that looks much like sitting around doing nothing is really quite a lot for your mind, body and spirit. However, it has been found that as little as ten minutes of meditation a day can bring about significant positive changes. |
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-Vedantic Meditation Book- by David Frawley: Posted on Monday, July 04, 2011 10:05 AM
Vedantic Meditation The first teachers who brought Yoga to the West came with profound teachings of Vedanta as their greatest treasure to share with the world. They presented Vedanta as the philosophy of Self-realization and Yoga as the methodology by which to achieve it. Such feat masters began with Swami Vivekananda at the end of the nineteen century and continued with Swami Rama Tirtha, Paramahamsa Yogananda, and the many disciples of Swami Shivananda of Rishikesh. They called their teaching Yoga-Vedanta, which they viewed as a complete science of spiritual growth. |
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