The Daily Mind
Daily Steps To Mindful Living
Integrating loving kindness in your meditation practice helps improve emotional health, increases compassion and empathy, and heals your relationships. In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, here’s a meditation that shows you how to send loving kindness to your partner.
Taking time to appreciate yourself can improve not only your relationships with others, but it can also brighten your outlook on life itself. Below is a meditation script for appreciating yourself.
Mindfulness meditation can seem intimidating and inaccessible. Sitting down for several minutes at a time can seem unappealing to most people, especially since it entails confronting your thoughts. But does mindfulness mean controlling your thoughts?
Contrary to popular belief, mindfulness means letting go of your thoughts and allowing your mind to simply run free. When we realize that it is the ego that traps us and that our true identity is our pure consciousness, we release ourselves from our fears, traumas, and negative thought patterns.
Here’s a little breakdown, for you to understand it better.
[Read more…] about Does Mindfulness Mean Controlling Your Thoughts?Using affirmations in your meditation practice can help you feel more self-assured, confident, and motivated. Moreover, they can also help you let go of negative thought patterns and welcome new, healthier beliefs. Here’s a meditation that includes affirmations for self-love and acceptance.
[Read more…] about Monday Meditation: Affirmations for Self-Love and AcceptanceWhen you think about the word “yoga,” what crosses your mind? Most likely, you imagine today’s modern yogi decked out in fancy leggings and performing convoluted shapes on an expensive yoga mat. Truthfully, our idea of yoga today is far from its true and original meaning. So what does the word “yoga” actually mean?
[Read more…] about What Does The Word “Yoga” Actually Mean?Intuition is the ability to know and understand—not with logic, but with instinctive feelings. To develop your intuition does not mean abandoning all reason, but to simply trust yourself more.
Below is a meditation to help you develop your intuition. Read on!
