You’ve heard of the yamas—specifically ahimsa, satya, asteya, and brahmacharya. The last yama is aparigraha, or non-attachment. But what is the principle of aparigraha?
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Monday Meditation: A Lunar New Year Meditation for Good Fortune
The Lunar New Year is the beginning of a calendar year where months are marked by moon cycles. Now that we’ve entered a new year, we can look forward to planting seeds of good health, wellbeing, and prosperity. Here’s a lunar new year meditation for good fortune.
Monday Meditation: Send Loving Kindness to Your Partner
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.
Monday Meditation: A Meditation Script for Appreciating Yourself
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.
Does Mindfulness Mean Controlling Your Thoughts?
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.
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Monday Meditation: Affirmations for Self-Love and Acceptance
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.
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