Take A Gratitude Walk
Today’s focus is Gratitude for our feet that walk about 7,500 steps a day! According to WikiAnswers: “The average moderately active person takes about 7,500 steps a day. Assuming every day the person walks, an eighty year old person who began walking at one year of age, would have taken 216,262,500 steps in their lifetime. […]
Journaling Prompts for Peace, Happiness and Focus
Having a clear vision of your day saves 40% of your time and makes you more productive. Instead of simply charging into your day going in a million directions take time to get clear on what you’ll do to look after yourself. I’ve put together a simple worksheet checklist for you to use. This begins […]
AWAKE
You Can’t Pour From an Empty Cup – #SelfCare First By Silvia Mordini I’m a recovering workaholic who used to be totally ignorant of my most valuable resource, my health. I wore my workaholism like a badge of honor. I was in constant competition with myself and didn’t even consider there was another way to […]
Dear Stress, We’re Breaking Up
By Silvia Mordini Joy is our birthright say the Yoga Sutras. There is nothing natural about being stressed out ALL the time. Think of daily life as water filling up your favorite mug, as long as you keep the happenings of life a bit below the very rim you feel your best. If, however, the […]
How To Say Thank You – In Any Language
Saying thank you is the simplest, most common expression of gratitude. Our parents teach us this before we understand how universal it is. Gratitude is a shared language that transcends cultural and economic differences. Saying Thank You connects us and removes the fear of separateness. I have been inspired to learn how to say thank […]
How Stressed Out are You?
By: Silvia Mordini, featured on DoYouYoga.com Have you ever noticed a low level of anxiety constantly gnawing away inside you? Do you find yourself clenching your jaw, grinding your teeth, fidgeting, seeking meaningless distraction, anything just to handle the stress or get away from the tension you feel just being you? Yoga calls this Dukha. It means […]
Do You Choose Happiness or Truth?
By: Silvia Mordini, featured on DoYouYoga.com In yogic terms Truth, known as Satya, can be defined on three levels: (1) that we speak the truth about what we think, (2) what we feel and (3) what we do. When we feel out of alignment, it is usually where there is a conflict between what we think and […]
5 Ways to Be More Generous
By: Silvia Mordini, Featured on DoYouYoga.com As a result of practicing yoga, I have changed the way I think about generosity. I have learned to give without expectation and to always remain mindful of the quality of my generosity. Generosity in yoga is an interesting learning based partly on two of the five Yamas: It means the […]
A 2 Minute Morning Practice for a Positive Day
Each day I wake, before I open my eyes, I bring my awareness to my breath. I thank the Universe for the gift of waking to a brand new day. I fill myself with gratitude for being alive, for being here on this earth and receiving the opportunity for another day to grow into myself […]