Monday, November 29, 2021

3 Gratitude Practices

 Last week was celebrated Thanksgiving in America, so thankfulness theme came up across the world. You will find below 3 ways to practice gratitude:

 

 

 

 

 

1.         Embrace a small moment

 

 

Some people find it really supportive to do it daily, either in the morning upon waking or in the evening before bed as it can either frame your day or return you to a positive state of mind before you sleep. If a daily commitment feels like too much, simply practice it when you remember! So today why not take a while you eat dinner with your partner or friend to ask them what they’re grateful for, then answer yourself as well.

 

 

 

2.         The rose, bud, thorn method

 

 

Turn up the practice with an addition called rose, bud, thorn. The rose is what you’re grateful for today, something positive. A bud is the potential of something or an area of opportunity that you’re looking forward to, and the thorn is a challenge or something that isn’t quite working for you at the moment. This may be a lot for a daily practice, but is really nice to reflect on sharing a cuppa.

 

 

 


 

3.         The gratitude meditation

 

 

Have a listen to this 8 minute guided meditation 'Moving too fast?' guided by Michael James Wong, and find the time to lead with gratitude. 

 

Source: justbreatheproject.com

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Monday, November 15, 2021

Pranayama Painting

Nice and easy activity to conduct with kids and students...


"Check out this fun, easy, inexpensive, and non-toxic way to create beautiful art, while practicing breath control! 

 

The practice of breath control is known as pranayama in Sanskrit.

 

Supplies:

 

Food coloring

 

A straw for each child

 

Paper - finger paint or watercolor paper for best results

 

Directions:

 

Drop a few colors of liquid food coloring on a piece of paper.

 

Inhale through your nose. Then use the straw to blow the colors to make different designs.

 

Experiment with what happens when you use long/slow breaths and quick/hard breaths. Does it change the design? Does it change how you feel?"


Source: From Kidding About Yoga

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