Gratitude is a muscle - a muscle that needs to be strengthened with continuous exercises. Our minds are keyed to think the worst - this is what has kept us alive for a long time; but, it doesn't have to be the way we see everything each day. Even during difficult and challenging times in our lives, we can be thankful for the small, beautiful, special sparks of things, people and circumstances that are uplifting, positive, and supportive.
In this practice we focus on three main things to feel gratitude for and we remain present for them throughout our practice. Gather your supports, allow yourself to feel held, and soften into the embrace of this practice.
Props: 1-2 blankets (Blanket: https://amzn.to/40vhOXS) or towels, 1-2 throw pillows, 1 bolster (Bolster: https://amzn.to/477vuuC) or a bed pillow or two, 1 block (Block: https://amzn.to/3SAuH0C) or you can use the throw pillows instead, a wall/chair/sofa/bed frame you can use for our final pose.
Up Next in Winter Yoga & Meditation
-
Water Element Yoga | Nurture & Flow
The element of water is often seen as the great flow and while that is one way of looking at water, there are others - such as nurturing, healing, mothering, purifying, cleansing.
In this ground bound, mindful yoga practice we work with the hips and legs as well as the bladder/kidney meridians...
-
Minimal Cues Yin Yoga | WATER | Flow ...
Water - Winter time. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, Winter is the time of the element Water (Kidney/Bladder meridians). This is the time of deep introspection, healing, nurturing as we reflect on what has come before and process is in preparation for the coming Spring. The element of Water ...
-
Winter Solstice Restorative Yoga | Wi...
Whatever part of your life you are in or whatever season you are in, perhaps you need to turn inward, rest, heal, surrender, be still and allow yourself to be nourished.
This is a supportive practice that focuses on long, quiet holds with lots of soft props to help you explore what nature is a...
1 Comment