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Om Namo Narayanaya sweet practitioner, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You for joining me for the practice on gratitude, the most noble virtue. It's a win-win practice in which we fill our heart with love and our mind with humbleness and give another person to be helpful and kind to us. Swami Sivananda says "Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid." We take look in the obstacles which...

OM Namo Narayanaya sweet practitioner! Today we dive into the third method to overcome adversity and practice generosity - we get inspired by our heroes, heroines, idols, saints and sages and find out how they overcome challenges so we can too apply it in our situation, in our lives. We hear about the true incident when swami Sivananda was physically attacked with an axe by one of the ashramites....

🙏OM Namo Narayanaya sweet practitioner! In this practice session we explore 3 methods to overcome adversity and allow ourselves to practice generosity at times of adversity. 1. We recognize our true Self in the one who present the challenge to us. 2. We see the silver lining and practice the opposite positive quality. 3. We get inspired by our heroes, heroines, idols, saints and sages and find ou...

Om Namo Narayanaya sweet practitioner, In this practice we further establish and grow our character in the virtue of generosity and its subtle aspects. We continue to grow our positive thinking and purify the mind through the virtue of generosity, beneficence, munificence and treating others kindly and with resect and equanimity. We share some inspiring stories on true generosity from Swami Sivana...

Om Namo Narayanaya sweet practitioner! In this practice we embark on the cultivation of a specific virtue - self-reliance . I read a short story from Swami Sivananda's book "Inspiring stories" to illustrate the importance of self-reliance. We then dive into the meaning, the value and the wisdom of self-reliance and independence. At 10:13 we start the meditation. We breathe. We visual...

Om Namah Sivaya! Let's double our lungs capacity by breathing rhythmically for the count of 4. Usually we breathe for the count of 2 so by inhaling for the count of 4 and exhaling for the count of 4 we cleanse the lungs of stale air and double their capacity. We'll practice 10 rounds but feel free to return to normal breathing at any point. Your body knows best. Clear lungs, clear mind! 🙏...

Om Namo Narayanaya sweet practitioner! Today's practice includes a nugget of teachings on virtues. I share their benefits according to Swami Sivananda: "Virtue brings peace. Virtue is greater than life and prosperity. Virtue is the gateway to bliss." ☮️😊 And the yogic methods of cultivating them: 1. Meditation for 10mins at the top of the day. 2. Remember throughout the day. 3. Refl...

🕉 Om Namah Sivaya! Let's increase our lungs capacity with 50% by breathing rhythmically for the count of 3. Usually we breathe for the count of 2 so by inhaling for the count of 3 and exhaling for the count of 3 we cleanse the lungs of stale air and increase their capacity to one and a half regular breath. We'll practice 10 rounds but feel free to return to normal breathing at any point. Y...

🕉 Om Namah Sivaya, everyone! I am sooo excited to share that I have obtained a certification as Sivananda yoga teacher 🥳 The past 4+ months I spent studying and volunteering at the Sivananda ashram (yoga school). I learned a lot from the swamis (monks) and brahmacharis (renunciates) at residence there as well as from visiting swamis from the Kailash ashram (the Harvard of yoga studies) in Rishike...

Welcome my dear friend!  Today's meditation deepens our connection with the higher Self via the breath. By synchronizing breath and movement, movement and breath we get established in the present moment ⭕️.  We explore body awareness by placing our attention in the center of our heart and notice the chest rise and fall as we breathe. We then ask ourselves: "What am I?", "What is the eas...

Hello, my friend! Happy meditating together! We have a balanced and harmonious, attraction-focused and Earth-inspired🌏  meditation.  Celebrating us meditating together Mother 🌍 , and the earth element with our guest of honer 🌱 , we start our journey with a 4-count inhale, 4-count pause and 4-count exhale breathing.  We explore body awareness by placing our attention at the base o...

Hello, my friend! I'm thrilled to be meditating with you today!  We have a reflective, calm, nurturing, moon-inspired🌛 meditation.  Celebrating us meditating together, the Moon🌛 , and the Water💧 element with a glass of water 🥂 , we start our journey with a cooling breathing.  We explore body awareness by placing our attention on the 3rd eye point. With the imagery of us sitting by a lake side,...

Happy meditating together, my friend 😊  Today we have a quick tactical meditation to work with trust, love and absence of love! We start with emptying our cup from all that does not serve us as we exhale and filling it with love as we inhale ❤️  Our meditation continues with self inquiry: "What is my True Nature?", "What are the opportunities in this challenge?" and "How am I supported...

Warm welcome my friend!  Our journey today takes us on a radiant, sun-inspired 🌞meditation.  Honoring the Sun, the fire, and the light energies with an oil lamp, we start with a belly breathing - pranayama which massages and stimulates the internal organs and the guts where the digestive fire resides.  We explore body awareness by placing our attention in the heart ❤️ and then cont...

Hello my friend!  Our self-compassion journey brings us today to self-compassion in thought.  In today's meditation, we begin with a breathing practice and choosing what serves is best - a hug 🤗 or a self-massage 💆💆‍♂️ .. or if you are like me  and decide to try it both 😊  We then continue with the self-reflection question "What would I ask myself if I were to replace self-...

Hello my friend!  Today we explore and expand our self-compassion through the spoken word.  In the 10-minute guided meditation, we set ourselves for greatness by starting with deep exhale, inhale and a self-massage 💆💆‍♂️a.k.a. the party-crasher 🦄🎈🎉 The meditation continues with self-reflection and asking ourselves silently "What would I say to myself if I were my best friend?" Slipping into t...

Welcome to the Self-compassion in Actions meditation, my friend!  In this less than 10 minutes guided meditation we explore and expand on the compassion we have to ourselves. We set ourselves for greatness by starting with deep breathing and a hug 🤗a.k.a. the party-crasher 🦄🎈🎉 Our experience continues with self-reflection and asking ourselves silently "What would I do if I were my own bel...

Welcome my friend 😊 This is the intro video to a set of three 3️⃣meditations 🧘‍♂️🧘‍♀️🧘‍♂️focused on self-compassion. The idea of the set is to build a solid foundation of our self-compassionate practice and to expand its impeccability in our thoughts, words, and actions. We have a party-crasher 🦄at the beginning of each video, perhaps an unusual companion for a meditation practice. We end eac...

Welcome, welcome, welcome! This is a guided meditation using a silent mantra-based breath-awareness technique called Primordial Sound meditation to connect with our true Self. We go over the top 3 meditation tips and best practices and why use mantra-based meditation.  We continue with a few deep breaths to settle into our seat (starts @ 7:49). Then we ask the few important questions as a sel...

Hello friend!  Goals fulfillment focused, this guided mantra-based breath-awareness meditation uses self reflection questionnaire to reveal our deepest desires and the best step to fulfill them. With the power of intention setting, we release stagnant energy so it can fuel the creative fulfillment of our goals. Love and kindness! Namastè🙏

Welcome my friend! Incorporating visualization and intention setting to heal the heart, this guided meditation opens a deeper connection with your heart. We start a dialog and establish a constructive way of interacting with our heart so we can find the next best step in its healing process. A silent breath-awareness mantra-based technique called Primordial Sound Meditation is the base of this hea...

A quick meditation with candles, fairy lights, Sri Yantra and the mantra Aham! Grounding in the present moment, it quickly takes us to the core questions of being. The centering thought "Aham" (I am), allows us to quite the mind and go beyond thoughts and sensations.

A guided peaceful meditation which helps us come back and remember out True Self with the universal sound OM. It brings balance and centers you in the present moment in the midst of turbulent and changing times.  We start with the self-reflective questions "Who am I?" and "What am I grateful for?" Then the meditation offers out-loud chanting as well as silent repetition giving you the opportu...

Thank you everyone for joining me in this guided meditation 🧘‍♂️ 🧘‍♀️ 🙏 We start with a gratitude note to the front line workers and optimism that it will all pass. We continue with envisioning the love and the peace we create when we perform a selfless action. We feel it in our heart and we see it in our mind's eye. We then meditate with "I AM" - before anything we do, we are, we exist, we are...

Welcome to Day 7 🎉 0:00 Slow Breathing 6️⃣⏸6️⃣⏸ 0:22 Self-reflection question 🌕 3:02 Silent mantra meditation 🌎 3:44 Intention ☀️ 6:10 Welcome to Day 7, my friend 🙏 Today we are 🕉 Today’s 7-minute meditation starts with a slower breathing. The 6-count breathing in combination with pause for 3 counts allows us to breathe deeper and gives us the opportunity to play with the 3-step breathing.&nbs...