Yoga Beyond Asana with Syari Syari Jaques

Setting aside a few minutes for mindful breathing can make a big difference to your day.

Mindful breathing is an important way to establish a routine and become comfortable with the practice.

What’s important is practice. It’s a tool you can use to bring yourself back to the present moment in stressful situations, and who wouldn’t appreciate having such a valuable tool on hand for those times when you need it?

Learning mindful breathing is straightforward, and it’s as easy as your next breath.

We all sometimes need to have a minute. Pause. Take a breath. Take a moment. With so much going on in the world it is even more important that we have the tools to help us all cope with every day. 

The Power of Setting Intention.
Setting an intention is powerful when done properly, but it's more than just setting goals — it's about being purposeful in pursuing your desires. Put simply, an intention is an aim or purpose, something you plan to do or achieve — and paying more attention to your intentions can do truly incredible things for your life. Have an amazing day 💫

Not enough time in your schedule for a lengthy mindfulness practice or not sure how and where to start meditation? Start by giving yourself with this simple 60secs Awareness Meditation. Beginning the practise of mindfulness can feel daunting at first, but starting small with 1-minute awareness can make mindfulness very doable. The more regularly you practice any-length of meditation, the more mindfulness will be a part of your everyday life. Then, you can reap the rewards of living more mindfully. Inhale peace, exhale chaos. 

“Don’t surrender your loneliness so quickly. Let it cut more deep. Let it ferment and season you…” – Hafiz

Loneliness felt like a painful, aching, hollow feeling at the core. Loneliness is a powerful emotion that, while uncomfortable, does have some important lessons for us in our lives about true connection. Loneliness is a natural emotion that is a form of desire. Loneliness wants true, deep connection, and is not satisfied with superficial company. That’s why you can feel lonely within a relationship or in a crowd full of people. When we can learn to tolerate the discomfort of loneliness, it can help guide us toward the connection we truly want. This meditation explores those emotions. It can be done in any comfortable position that is relatively free of distractions.

This is a simple and peaceful meditation on learning and practice to give yourself some Love and Gratitude. Life is love. It does not judge. It accepts you totally as you are. Love is this acceptance. As you sit, go with your awareness to the breath. Becoming aware of the body through the breath. And then expand your awareness through the breath and the body to the moment. I do hope you enjoy this episode.