The thought manifests as word; The word manifests as deed; The deed develops into habit; And habit hardens into character. So watch the thought and its ways with care, And let it spring from ... Continue Reading
Awake & Evolve: Cycle 2 – Basic Breathing Meditation
"When the breath wanders the mind also is unsteady. But when the breath is calmed the mind too will be still, and the yogi achieves long life. Therefore, one should learn to control the ... Continue Reading
Awake & Evolve: Cycle 2 – Ear Pressure Pose Focus
Ear Pressure Pose Focus Gently begin to lift your legs over your head until your toes touch the floor behind your head. Interlace your fingers behind you and straighten your arms along the floor. ... Continue Reading
Awake & Evolve: Cycle 2 – “Preparing the Mind” Mental Focus Meditation
Use this meditation to clear the mind, increase awareness, achieve mental focus, overcome anxiety and relax. Begin in a seated position you can allowing the breath to flow freely through the ... Continue Reading
Awake & Evolve: Cycle 2 – Warrior 3 Pose Focus
Warrior 3 Pose Focus Standing on the left leg, begin to straighten the right leg behind you and lift into Warrior 3 pose. Stretch the arms and lengthen the trunk forward as you extend the right leg back ... Continue Reading
Awake & Evolve, Cycle 2: Sowing Seeds Meditation, Part 2
"I will waste not even a precious second today in anger or hate or jealousy or selfishness. I know that the seeds I sow I will harvest, because every action, good or bad, is always followed by an equal ... Continue Reading
Awake & Evolve: Cycle 2 – Standing Twist Pose Focus
Standing Twist Pose Focus From standing mountain pose, step the legs 3-4 feet apart. With a flat back gently fold forward and bring the palms to the floor under the shoulders. Bring your forehead down ... Continue Reading
Awake & Evolve: Cycle 2 – Sowing Seeds Meditation, Part 1
" The heart is like a garden. It can grow compassion or fear, resentment or love. What seeds will you plant there? " ~Jack Kornfield~ Sowing Seeds Meditation To begin, find a comfortable ... Continue Reading
Awake & Evolve: Cycle 2 – Side Angle Bend Pose Focus
Side Angle Pose Focus Starting on the right leg, place your right foot in front, slightly to the right, and your left foot out to the left at about 90 degrees. Try to find your alignment, squaring the ... Continue Reading
Awake & Evolve: Cycle 2 – Creating Joy Meditation
Creating joy Meditation “Joy, rather than happiness, is the goal of life, for joy is the emotion which accompanies our fulfilling our natures as human beings. It is based on the experience of one’s ... Continue Reading
Awake & Evolve: Cycle 2 – Ocean Meditation
Ocean Meditation To begin meditation, find a quiet place. If it makes you more comfortable use a cushion under your bottom or chair to support your spine in an erect yet relaxed ... Continue Reading
Awake & Evolve: Cycle 2 – Bound Forward Bend Pose Focus
Bound Forward Bend Pose From a seated pose bend your right knee in as you place your right foot close to your bottom. Make sure you keep the left leg extended and engaged. Reach the left arm straight up ... Continue Reading
Awake & Evolve: Cycle 2 – Balance Meditation
"Next to love, balance is the most important thing." ~John Wooden~ Balance Meditation Find a place to sit down comfortably, keeping a straight spine. Set a timer for 10-15 ... Continue Reading
Awake & Evolve: Cycle 2 – Triangle Pose Focus
Triangle Pose Focus From Warrior 2 pose, begin by straightening your front leg (right leg). Reach the right arm forward as you draw the right thigh upwards, then tuck the hip in as you come forward and ... Continue Reading
Awake & Evolve: Cycle 2 – Breakthrough Meditation, Part 2
"Any time you sincerely want to make a change, the first thing you must do is to raise your standards. When people ask me what really changed my life eight years ago, I tell them that absolutely the most ... Continue Reading
Awake & Evolve: Cycle 2 – Reverse Prayer Pose Focus
Reverse Prayer Pose Focus In a seated pose begin to bring the palms together behind the back with the fingertips pointing up in a reverse prayer pose. If this pose is to difficult simply grab a strap or ... Continue Reading
Awake & Evolve: Cycle 2 – Breakthrough Meditation
"Any time you sincerely want to make a change, the first thing you must do is to raise your standards. When people ask me what really changed my life eight years ago, I tell them that absolutely the most ... Continue Reading
Awake & Evolve: Cycle 2 – Rabbit Pose Focus
Rabbit Pose Focus Starting in child’s pose, sit back on your heels and place your forehead on your mat. Bring your hands together and interlace your fingers behind your back. Next lift your ... Continue Reading
Awake & Evolve: Cycle 2 – Mind’s Eye Meditation
"Meditation is going beyond the mind. It has nothing to do with the mind — except going beyond it. It is not a faculty of the mind, it is transcendental to mind. When you can see without the mind in ... Continue Reading
Awake & Evolve: Cycle 2 – 2013 ~ Intention Setting Meditation
" . . . Shift to intention. Not what I find missing in my life, but to what I absolutely intend to manifest and attract into my life." ~Wayne Dyer~ Intent Meditation Find a comfortable ... Continue Reading
Awake & Evolve: Cycle 2 – Standing Splits Pose Focus
Standing Splits Pose Focus Begin in downward dog. Take 10 slow and deep breaths in and out the nose with the mouth closed. Walk the hands back to meet the feet as you lift your right leg in the air. Shift ... Continue Reading
Awake & Evolve: Cycle 2 – The Power of Optimism Meditation
“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” ~Winston S. Churchill~ The Power of Optimism Meditation Through the power of the mind we can ... Continue Reading
Awake & Evolve: Cycle 2 – Gate Pose Focus
Gate Pose Extend your right leg out to the side, making sure to keep the knee and ankle in line with your right hip. As you take your next inhale, reach the left arm up and extend it over, ... Continue Reading
Awake & Evolve: Cycle 2 – Holiday Stress Meditation
"It's not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it." ~ Hans Selye ~ To begin, find a comfortable posture for meditation. It may be helpful to set a timer for 5-10 minutes for this ... Continue Reading
