Meditative Monday
Tag: Meditative
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Today’s Shot 122
Throwback Thursday
Reflections
Quiet pool, resting
Mirrored manifestations
Silent reflections
First published on the 11th day of May, 2020
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Ujjayi Breath
by Beth Haley
“A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away”
I always wanted to write this but George Lucas beat me to it.
However, we can all breathe like Darth Vader which has its benefits. This type of breathing is called Ujjayi Pranayama (ooh-JAY-yee-prah-nah-YAH-mah), or ocean breath, and it is used in yoga and Taoist practices. The point of Ujjayi breathing is relaxation as it naturally lengthens and deepens the breath.
To get a feel for how this is done, imagine you are standing in front of a mirror, and opening your mouth, breathe out like you are trying to fog up the glass. Do this a few times and note the constriction of your throat.
Maintaining the constriction of your throat on both your inhale and exhale, begin now to breathe with your mouth closed. The sound this makes is soft, like gentle waves.
Go at your own pace and always practice in a way that is safe and comfortable.
First published May 11th, 2019
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Today’s Shot 267
You are the Dream
“Your dream is waiting for you to come true.”
-Dr. Jay Scott Neale-
Be well and safe my friends!
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Listening Meditation
Standing in Sumter National Forest (South Carolina), I decided to record what I was hearing. I realized after I played this back, that I was listening, but not really hearing.
I didn’t realize the wind was talking so much.
And I didn’t hear the owl until later. She is about 1 minute into the video.
It’s like some of the voices of nature just rolled right over me. But capturing this in a way I could listen to more closely, was like seeing characters in a still-shot that I didn’t realize were standing there all along.
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Today’s Shot 241
Through her Eyes
She sees, mesmerized
Yule’s lights twinkle in her eyes
Early gift exchange
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Today’s Shot 236
by Beth Haley
I have passed this site in Beaufort, SC many times during my travels for work. Today, instead of wishing that I had time to stop, I made time for a few quiet moments to investigate.The Church of Prince William’s Parish, known as Sheldon, was built in the 1740s. It has been burnt twice. First, by the British army in 1779, and again by the Federal army in 1865.
What you notice first from the road are the pillars.
They draw you in for a closer look.
As I entered the grounds, I felt like I was stepping back in time, and that if something could be said at all, it should be done in a hushed tone.
There is an intriguing play between light and shadow filtering through skeletal remains, ancient branches, and fluttering leaves.
Sheldon was built on the plantation of the royal governor of South Carolina (1737-38), Col. William Bull, and this altar still remains along with the marker for his grave.
Sometimes, when you least expect it, a specific moment and space opens up and renders itself so well to an opening of the senses that it is undeniably the right time and right place to step away.
What do you see?
What do you feel?
What do you hear?
What do you taste?
What do you smell?
The Campbell Oak.
I want to say I’m grounded in this moment.
And I am. And yet…
…if one can taste time and age, then I have also stepped into the past where what has been, and what is now, is like the dance between light and shadow: it tastes both bitter and sweet at the same time.
To mindful moments…
If a favorite moment in your day had a flavor, what would it taste like?
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Today’s Shot 233
Burnt Beauty
Beauty after a Fire Beauty embraces
The skeletal, charred remains
Ivy is its crown
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