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Why Meditate?
Meditation is a journey inward—a returning to the innermost core of your being. When you discover the center of your existence, you discover both your roots and your wings. The roots ground you in existence, making you whole, authentic, and truly individual. The wings arise from the fragrance of your inner connection—with freedom, love, compassion,…
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What is not Meditation
There are many ideas—often contradictory—about what meditation truly is. In His Holiness’s approach, meditation begins not by fighting the mind, but by understanding its nature.Most of the time, we are driven by our thoughts and emotions. We mistake ourselves for them. But meditation is the state of simply being—pure experience, untouched by interference from the…
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Life Lessons Through Games
🔹 Game 1: Blindfold Trust Walk Objective: Develop trust, communication, and letting go of control Materials Needed: Blindfolds, small obstacles or cones Instructions: 🔹 Game 2: The Gratitude Circle Objective: Cultivate mindfulness and gratitude Materials Needed: A talking object (e.g., stone, flower) Instructions: 🔹 Game 3: Balloon Balance Objective: Teach balance, focus, and patience Materials Needed: Balloons (1 per child) Instructions: 🔹 Game 4: Web of Life (Yarn Game) Objective: Teach interdependence…
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A Rusty Wheel and Discernment While Chanting: My Sixth Weekend of Yoga Teacher Training
Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. “Practuce Mudita,” I mumble to myself during an inversions workshop as everyone around me begins to go upside down. It’s basically a mantra for me at this point—one that I’m strangely proud of.…
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Feel Calmer in 5 Minutes (or Less!) With Our Fave Meditations on Spotify
Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. It’s a chaotic day completely jammed with to-dos, Slack pings, errands—and fantasies of putting everything on hold to take refuge on your couch and rewatch 20 seasons of Grey’s Anatomy. You heroically manage…
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The Most Grounding Yoga Pose for Your Zodiac Sign, According to an Astrologer
Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. Yoga comes with a number of benefits, including a boosted mood, sharper cognitive functioning, even better sex. The practice can also help you find stillness and presence—especially if you discover which poses best…
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This Self-Care App Got Me Out of a Major Rut
Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. My antidepressants were straining to cover the void left in the wake of unemployment. My couch was depressed along with me in the exact shape of my butt and littered with crumbs. It…
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Is Yoga Still Good Even When It’s Sorta Bad?
Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. When I found yoga, it was love at first Savasana. Knowledge of the practice’s spiritual and esoteric aspects would come later, but I knew I was onto something good and continued practicing. A…
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The Fear of Practicing Yoga After an Injury Is Real. These Tips Can Help.
Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. I didn’t think much of it when I stubbed my toe on my yoga mat during my favorite Sunday morning yoga class. I was stepping through from Downward Dog into Warrior 1–a movement…
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10-Minute Morning Yoga to Stretch and Strengthen in All the Ways You Need
Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. This 10-minute morning yoga practice is a short flow that’s a mix of stretching as well as strengthening. The short morning yoga practice includes a mix of ways to work your back and…
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