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2024. Here we go! Instead of the usual New Year's wishes, often expressed in a somewhat mechanical way, I would like to offer you a kindness meditation. Called metta meditation, it comes to us from the Buddhist tradition, but can of course be practiced by anyone. It consists of repeating a series of kind sentences towards oneself, because without this we cannot go very far, then towards others.
Beyond the physical dimension, death can be perceived as a transition from one state to another, from one moment to another. We experience this kind of death every day! Indeed, each moment brings with it its unique mix of thoughts, emotions, physical sensations or sensory stimuli, but it never lasts long. And isn’t that life’s quintessential characteristic, to be in perpetual motion? We could therefore say that life is made up of moments that die as quickly as they were born…
I wanted to draw your attention to three retreats I am teaching in, before the end of this year, all in Provence, all at the Maison de Sens, a beautiful provençal farm house near Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. The first one, Jeûne & Quête de Sens is coming up September 12-16. Then, it will be Coaching & Naturopathie October 12-16, with a focus on stress, sleep and immunity. Lastly, December 10-13 is a short and sweet Yoga & Jeune Detox.
“Just take a deep breath…” (or three). Maybe you’ve received this advice from a well-meaning friend, teacher, or therapist, when you felt anxious. Mindful breathing is a powerful tool to regulate the nervous system and calm the mind. But in my experience it is not the most efficient approach to address acute anxiety. To understand why, let’s look at the energetic presentation of anxiety.
I'm so thrilled to announce that my new online meditation course is now available (insert happy dance here!) It's called Meditate for How You Feel. This approach to meditation is individualized, inspired by Ayurveda, somatic therapy, and my own struggles with meditation over the years. In it, you will learn how to work with the energy of your emotions to ease into meditation.
On June 16 at 7pm, I’ll be discussing an individualized approach to self-care, according to Ayurveda and your unique mind-body constitution. Come find out what yours is, and how to keep it balanced. It's happening at the JCC, but you know, online. Register here.
If you’ve been grappling with a chronic health issue in spite of your best effort at living a healthy lifestyle, it can be oh-so discouraging. You've been eating reasonably healthy, exercising, stretching, taking your supplements, but your back pain, nausea, skin rash, or asthma, just won’t go away. You may be thinking you need to do more. Well, consider the solution might not be to do more, but rather to look elsewhere for the source of your pain.
After pondering how I could best support you, as we continue to navigate the covid-19 crisis, I have decided to offer a half-hour breathing & meditation practice, on Mondays and Fridays, 8:30am-9:00am EST. We will breathe, ground ourselves, and shift our internal, emotional landscape. The intention is to cultivate perspective, in order to respond calmly and creatively to external circumstances.
"Relax, recharge, and rekindle your joy for life.”
Integrative Wellness - Yoga | Ayurveda | Meditation | Massage therapy
