Take a break from busy-ness!

Modern lifestyles often results in so much ‘busy-ness’ that we don’t take the time to pause and be mindful.

What is mindfulness? Mindfulness can simply be defined as the basic human ability to be fully connected to the present, aware of where we are at, and what we are doing, and not being overly reactive to what is happening around us.

Mindfulness is cultivating an inner compass that allows you to remain unruffled in spite of your external circumstances, not in denial, but in full awareness of our current circumstance.

Mindfulness can be developed and is an inherent part of Yoga practice and can be a huge boon in our ability to remain in the present and fully enjoy life at the present moment.

My inspiration here comes from Zen Master, Thich Nhat Hanh who says:

“In every one of us there’s a tendency to run.

There’s a belief that happiness is not possible here and now, so we have a tendency to run into the future in order to look for happiness.

That habit energy may have been transmitted to us by our father, our mother, or our ancestors.

Running has become a habit.

Even in our dreams we continue to run and look for something.

The practice of mindfulness helps us to stop running and see that everything we

have been looking for is here.

Many of us have been running all our lives.

One mindful step can help us to stop running.

When the mind is focused on breathing and walking, we are unifying body, speech, and mind, and we are already home.”

Meera Chari

Aug 14, 2020