As the afternoon wore on, my partner asked me, what I felt like for dinner.
I thought seriously for a minute and said ‘porridge’. He looked at me, as if I had said something terribly ‘politically incorrect’ and responded with a ‘what!!’.
This got me thinking…
Who told us about breakfast, lunch and dinner? And morning tea, afternoon tea and supper?
Why can’t we just eat, what we feel like, when we are hunger?
Our body doesn’t read time.
Peace and harmony to all
LoneWolf
Be like a tree, with LIFE being the air around you.
It might be blowing a freezing cold wind or pelting down with rain –
but stand as confidently and peacefully as you do, when the sun is shining brilliantly on your leaves and branches.
Know that however the air around you is, you just let it BE….
Peace and harmony to all
LoneWolf
In the weeks leading up to my Retreat, at Kings Creek Retreat, Krambach on the weekend of 14th October, 2016, I would like to introduce you to our guests.
Meet Helen. Helen is holding a Yoga session on the Saturday afternoon. She wishes to share a little about herself.
If, like many of us, you are sometimes aware of stiff muscles, anxious thoughts and a general feeling of unease, then I believe you will enjoy my program.
After being a teacher in schools and university for over 40 years, I am retired now in Forster where I have been teaching yoga for the past five years. I have practiced yoga for over 12 years and have completed a Certificate in Yoga Teaching and am currently studying a Diploma in Yoga Teaching.
After a major illness that led to my retirement, I was fortunate to discover yoga. My own experience has taught me that yoga can help us not only to move more freely but also to start to change some old habits that we might be finding are no longer helpful. As our bodies become more flexible, our mind also starts to be able to imagine different ways of responding to situations and people that we might find difficult.
In my session, you can learn some movement and meditation practices that can assist you to enter a deep level of relaxation of mind and body:
– gentle stretching (yoga asanas), building flexibility and strength,
– relaxation and breathing practices as well as
– Tibetan Yoga (Kum Nye) and meditation.
The gentle movement, relaxation and meditation gently allow physical and mental blockages to release. The Kum Nye practices in particular help our over-active mind to slow down, creating space to allow us to get in touch with our body and our deeper needs – those aspects of ourselves that we so often ignore in the rush of everyday life. We can experience the benefits of living in the present.
You can come to understand that through making some simple changes, you can gain enhanced physical and mental well-being and a sense of managing your life.
With regular practice, your body becomes stronger and more flexible through the physical practices and your mind becomes more resilient and able to cope with everyday demands in a way that is at once gentle and strong.
I look forward to meeting you at the retreat and sharing ways you can begin to find joy and nourishment through being deeply in touch with yourself in every moment.
Strand St Yoga, 23 Strand St, Forster
www.yogastrandstreet.com.au
mccann.helen@gmail.com
0407628622
The gift of time
I saw no beginning and no end
My time was all that I had to give
And my days are filled unexpectedly
With laughter and joy
Combined with a sense of wonder
I still see no beginning and no end
I have only my time to give
And I give it freely with love and compassion
Peace and and harmony to all
LoneWolf
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I like the sound of that!!
But what does it mean?
Unconditional positive regard is a concept developed by the humanistic psychologist Carl Rogers. It is the basic acceptance and support of a person regardless of what the person says or does.
When that person in traffic, or at work, or at home ‘grinds your gears’ it might be very helpful to cultivate a feeling of unconditional positive regard. Taking this approach will allow you to stay removed from the behaviour of the person. We often get caught up, emotionally, in what others do and this is a way out.
It isn’t easy, but with practise it will make your life less stressful.
Peace and harmony to all
LoneWolf
I have posted a couple of articles about the impact of people within our circle telling lies.
We know that we can’t change other people’s behaviour
We know that honesty and trust is important to us
Do we discard the friendship or relationship because of the lies?
Nearly 95% of people will say yes… But it might be your child that is telling you lies
So what do you do?
Here are a couple of little tips
Peace and harmony to all
LoneWolf
Is there someone in your life that lies?
Everyone tells little white lies… So it probably applies to us all.
Knowledge and understand helps…. Check this out….
Peace and harmony to all
LoneWolf
Emotions are meant to rise and fall like the surf.
Some days the surf is rough, some days it is calm or on the days when the sun glistens on its surface it is glorious.
If we learn to ride our emotions like the surf our levels of anxiety, stress and depression will pass.
Lets just learn to keep our emotions out of ‘the rip ……’
Peace and harmony to all.
LoneWolf
We have been taught that lying is a bad thing, but at the same time we were conditioned to lie as we grew up…. So where does that leave us? How does that make us feel?
Lets take an honest look at lying. Here is a very interesting perspective, that may help you look at the situation differently, or at least dissolve your emotional reaction when lies are discovered in your environment.
Peace and harmony to all
LoneWolf
The majority of instances of anxiety and depression is simply a result of our habitual thought processes.
Check out ACT Mindfully to find a way out.
Peace and harmony to all
LoneWolf