Who is a Yoga Teacher? First let me say a yoga teacher is not just someone who teaches great asanas. Borrowing from Indeed, a teacher is defined as a professional who shares their knowledge on a particular topic or set of topics with a group of students in hopes of advancing their knowledge.
Yoga, like meditation, is one of the ways you can keep your physical and mental health active. Many don’t realize the connection of yoga to mental health benefits and that is what today’s show is about.
Do you meditate? I love meditation and I practice different forms of it. I think we all need it for our sanity especially during this time where we’re all locked up in our homes dealing with work and family all at the same time.
Is anyone else feeling the heaviness? The heaviness of pain and fear and uncertainty and anger and all those feels? Are you trying to ignore those feelings? Are you giving into them and acting out?
If someone asked me to give a 1-sentence definition of meditation, I’d say that it is an approach to training the mind, just like exercise is a way of training the body. Dee adds to this definition: “meditation is a consistent or daily practice that helps you tune in to your best self.”
If you have chronic anxiety, or perhaps it is a season of life that has you stressed out- it is hard to fully show up in our highest, best selves. We have a shadow self that kinda stands in for us.
The clock is showing 4:10am. It is time to get up and start another day. But, today, unlike yesterday, there is a ball…a knot really, of anxiousness mixed with dread in my stomach. It feels heavy. It is hard to breathe deeply. I feel afraid.
There are plenty of articles and resources on what needs to happen in order to be happy & healthy. The hard part is figuring out what works for you (not everything works for everyone) and then sticking to the process.
As I was filming for my coaching program, I spent some time with my clients on being more present and what that means. Why is it even important? Being more present is something that I too struggle with. I am constantly planning.