Sophia Ali: Expressive Selfcare

Forgiveness for You, a beautiful gift we give ourselves. The intention of this meditation is to foster a sense of inner peace and compassion. The meditation encourages to release emotional weight of past grievances through breath, awareness and gentle movement.

Embrace the strength that comes from seeking support when needed, and release challenges with every exhale, knowing that you have the resilience to overcome them.

“I want to sing like the birds sing, not worrying about who hears or what they think.” -Rumi

“Patience is not sitting and waiting. It is foreseeing. It is looking at the thorn and seeing the rose, looking at the night and seeing the day.” — Rumi Patience gives us a breather during the hard times.

Listen to your physical body, it is through our body that we can come to know ourselves and the world.

Are you Important to yourself? I often ask this question to myself, am I important to myself? More I step into this question, the more I respect myself and my needs. Now I feel comfortable with my body, feelings and thoughts. Accepting and allowing myself to sense, feel and think every shade of my life, I feel proud and confident of myself.

“Everyone is talented, original and has something important to say...” -Brenda Ueland

By simply noticing shifts in your body (physical, emotional and mental) we become aware of “where we are” and to see yourself “as you are”. This helps you to take care of your mind and body.

I often hear from my clients/students in my workshop that breathing practices are challenging and meditation is a heavy word. Instead of going with the word shift your intention to the practice and giving it your fullest attention. You can achieve success in this practice by noticing the calm energy within you.

“Every experience I’ve had in my life is a resource in my body.” — Anna Halprin #livingartfully Resource Gathering is an ongoing process. Resources are everywhere, we use them all the time, it's just that sometimes we are aware and sometimes we are not aware. The process of acknowledging resources is to bring your awareness towards the resources in your life at the moment and to keenly listen to y...

I hear you..... When you say it's difficult to sit and focus on your breath. The challenge of bringing breath-focused practice into your life is real. There are various breath-related techniques to practice, this might confuse you or push you away or on the brighter side you might see it as an option to explore. It took me a while to get hold of the breath practice I connect with. The moment I sta...

Body is my home, Breath is my foundation block, I Breath-in, I arrive in my body, I Breath-out, I return home. Breath has a vast coping mechanism to offer and I have experienced the process of connecting to breath closely. It is a way of being in order to cultivate more presence. Bringing presence into one’s life is an ongoing daily practice. It simply prepares an individual to meet the unknown. J...

Tapping Your Creative Self..... Starting Where You Are At The Moment.... Tamalpa Life/Art Process.... Listening To Your Body.....