Mind Breath Body (C) 2013 Inner Sanctum Yoga. Reasons to Meditate What is your reason? Accessing...
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Mind Breath Body (C) 2013 Inner Sanctum Yoga. Reasons to Meditate What is your reason? Accessing inner stillness Calming the monkey mind Reduce anxiety
Reasons to Meditate What is your reason? Accessing inner
stillness Calming the monkey mind Reduce anxiety Improve focus
Improve breathing Curiosity Mental healing Seems like a good idea
(C) 2013 Inner Sanctum Yoga
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Physical preparation Where? Find a good spot, light,
uncluttered, sit in comfort, good posture. When? Regular time
promotes good habits. What do I need?: Chair or cushion, music,
blanket or shawl, guided tape, breath meditation. Note:Good food
and exercise prepares the body for meditation. They contribute to
good flow of prana (energy) (C) 2013 Inner Sanctum Yoga
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Mental preparation Thinking cannot be stopped! But not minding
the mind is hard. There is no such thing as being a great or bad
meditator Dont have any expectations to get results. Group
meditations are good as we can feed of each others energy. The body
has needs that can be fulfilled like food, water and rest, but the
mind has desires that can never be fulfilled. (C) 2013 Inner
Sanctum Yoga
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Where is our attention? What do we notice?
1.Awareness/mindfulness 2. Attention 3. Focus 4. Minds eye/ third
eye (C) 2013 Inner Sanctum Yoga
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The Breath Awareness on the breath: Noticing the breath is a
basic meditation technique borrowed from the Buddhist philosophy
Parasympathetic nervous system responds to the breath: relaxation
(C) 2013 Inner Sanctum Yoga
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The 5 Senses Pratyahara = sense withdrawal Note:
Acknowledgement is important see touch hear smell taste (C) 2013
Inner Sanctum Yoga
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Creating Inner Stillness Being the witness Just observe Mindful
No judgment No like or dislike No urges (C) 2013 Inner Sanctum
Yoga
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The chaotic mind (Monkey Mind) Future plans Sensations of body
Memories fantasies processing Ego inner chatter mood Thoughts
Like/Dislik e knowledge Reactive mind Desires Emotions Witnessing
the mind (C) 2013 Inner Sanctum Yoga
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Tendencies of the mind (1) Demands constant entertainment Is
attached to sensory perception and gratification Is attracted to
drama, habitually re- lives traumatic events from the past, causing
us to re-experience pain, shame or guilt. Worries, has anxiety or
fear for the future) It constantly chatters/criticizes (committee
of the mind more later) (C) 2013 Inner Sanctum Yoga
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Tendencies of the mind The mind can create untruths that we
perceive as truths (think of unreasonable fears eg. of mice,
flying, boats etc. We can also re-combine memories into events that
may be remembered wrongly. The mind is fluid and quick, subject to
constant change. To live with harmoniously, we need practice to
detach from its chaos. Like the body, the mind works habitually,
repeating patterns that have been set in place. (Samskara) We need
change these habits if they dont serve us well. Our moods, which
are created by the mind are always changing (C) 2013 Inner Sanctum
Yoga
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Qualities of awareness What /Where is awareness? Awareness is
like the witness, also mindfulness Always remains stable
Non-judgmental Sometimes we confuse awareness with our ego or the
chatter (the Committee of the Mind) Awareness is connected to the
universal truth Awareness is closely connected to our intuition (C)
2013 Inner Sanctum Yoga
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When meditation stills the mind All the components of chaos
have been moved into the background of the mind We are quietly
witnessing, observing Experiencing inner stillness Bliss (C) 2013
Inner Sanctum Yoga