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“ This is a life-changing course.
If you have any interest
in helping the youth of today
become balanced adults
of tomorrow, do this course!”
Samantha Hare, Met. PoliceYoga España!
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Train as a TeenYoga teacher on
this special annual sunlit retreat,
young people will join us in a
Spanish mountain farmhouse.
£1050 incl accom and all meals
http://www.teenyoga.com/spain
Phone or email to book:
[email protected]
01761 470 658
31 March - 7 April 2018
Finding clarity, peace and calm in the
deep space of the sky. By Jill Lawson
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our mind is like the sky. Depending on the
atmosphere in your head, you could have many
types of thoughts clouding the backdrop of your
inner vision. Your internal sky-scape may be
congested with low-hanging moods like dark cumulus
clouds on a soggy evening, or it could have high-flying wisps of
inspiration like cirrus clouds on a breezy afternoon. Just like the
weather; the climate in your mind will always change.
Clouds can alert us of a coming storm, or give us an indication
of what to expect by day’s end. Our thoughts can also influence
our future. If you don’t believe it to be true, remember a time when
you woke up thinking of something that caused you anxiety. How
did your day progress? Were you nervous? Fearful? Shy about
speaking up in public? Changing your thoughts can change the
course of your day, and it’s all up to you.
Use this guided imagery meditation when you want some
mental clarity, need a positive outlook, or are simply seeking the
peace of mind you might feel on a cloudless blue sky day.
Do it now
Close your eyes and take several deep breaths. Draw your
awareness inward. Become aware of your thoughts, and unlike
other meditation practices that have you detaching from your
thought, let your attention settle on each thought. Now, without
realism, only creative imagination, relate your thoughts to clouds.
Study the depth, size, colour, and density of each thought. See
them as the various types of clouds that appear in the sky.
Next, understand that clouds come and go, just as your
thoughts. come and go. While you might wake up to a rainy day
and feel let down that it’s raining on your parade, you must trust
that the sky is still blue above the hazy mess. Thoughts veil the
purity of our mind. Above all thoughts is a massive expansion of
crystal clear atmosphere. When we connect with this source of all
that is grand and pure, our hearts sing and our soul finds peace.
Rise above your thoughts. Find clarity. Open your mind to
the supreme, ever-present blue-sky bliss of consciousness. Your
day-to-day weather may change, but one thing is for certain; the
backdrop of your thoughts will not. Connect with this place and
repeat the following verse from one of my favourite songs: Blue
skies smiling at me, nothing but blue skies do I see.
Have a beautiful day.
Jill Lawson is a writer and yoga teacher in Colorado, USA
(jilllawsonyoga.com)