1000 days to self-mastery is an intriguing and overwhelming thought. 1000 days, really? What does this mean and why do it? In the Kundalini yoga tradition I practice it is said if you practice a meditation or a kriya for 1000 days you will experience self-mastery. A kriya is a series of postures, breath, and sound that work toward a specific ... [Read more]
Self Care in Parts: 5 of 5 – Moving Forward Differently, More Wholefully
The time it took me to fully recover from my concussion was much longer than I thought – almost three months. Some people tell me that is fast. I got way behind on my work, but in a way, way ahead in my life. I am still moving forward differently, more wholefullly. It’s as if the pace I had to adopt while recovering allowed me to recover a part ... [Read more]
Self Care in Parts: 4 of 5 – Recalibrating
Once I accepted that my concussion was real and I couldn’t get done as much in a day as I could on my “normal” days, I needed to engage in recalibrating my mental, emotional physical states. Mentally I needed to accept that I couldn’t be on the computer for work periods, initially, longer than one hour without a break. I was eventually able to ... [Read more]
Self Care in Parts: 3 of 5 – Now What?
https://sagelead.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/elaine-casap-86010-Now-What-1024x683.jpg Now What? Once I got clear the message to me was that I was doing too much and too much at once, then I asked myself – Now What? Where do I go from here? An obvious question. The initial answer was to take care of my concussion and physically heal. This ... [Read more]
Self Care in Parts: 2 of 5 – So What?
In my first post on self-care I told you a story about how I got a concussion walking into my garage door. The next step in my reflection is to explore what I call the So What factor. So that happened. So What? What meaning will I give it? How do I interpret what happened and why it happened? What significance will this event have in my ... [Read more]
Self Care in Parts: 1 of 5 – Noticing!
For those who follow my posts, you’ll notice that I have written very little in the last six months. I could say the reason is I was so full with work, or distracted by the recent presidential election here in the states, or give a number of other reasons why. Sure, some of that was true. What is also true is that I was distracted by a couple of ... [Read more]
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