By Ally | Mantra , Meditation
Welcome and Namaste 🙂 Today we are exploring the skill of concentration (vitakka or dharana – the ability to CHOOSE what you want to pay attention to). We’ve explored this concept before and we practice the skill of concentration every time we sit down to meditate. Today we will explore this skill through the practice of Mantra. […]
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By Ally | Meditation
Welcome and Namaste 🙂 Today we are exploring into the practice of EQUANIMITY – one of the main skills that we cultivate in a meditation practice. Equanimity means to “maintain mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation.”Are there certain people or situations that trigger anger, rage, and make it difficult for you […]
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By Ally | Meditation
Welcome and Namaste 🙂 Today we are exploring one of the skills that arises from a meditation practice which is a deep sense of CARE. One of my beloved teachers, Jeff Warren categorizes many of the compassion practices under the umbrella term of Care. You may be familiar with some of these practices such as Metta, Loving […]
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By Ally | Meditation
Welcome and Namaste 🙂 Today is day two of our meditation challenge, I’m so happy you are here. We are exploring another one of the main skills that is cultivated in a meditation practice today: CLARITY. Clarity is another one of those umbrella terms for skills that are learned through a variety of […]
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By Ally | Meditation
Welcome and Namaste 🙂 Today is day one of our meditation challenge and I am so glad that you are here. We are exploring one of the main skills that is cultivated in a meditation practice today: CONCENTRATION. Concentration is really one of the most powerful skills that we gain from a consistent […]
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By Ally | Meditation
This is one of the most powerful compassion practices that I’ve learned over the years. In today’s guided meditation we’ll be awakening compassion through the practice of Tonglen. Tonglen is a Tibetan Buddhist Practice which is sometimes translated as “giving and receiving”. It’s a very powerful practice, a simple practice. And some find […]
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By Ally | Meditation , Spirit
This is a short uplifting pranayama practice for clearing the mind and cleansing the energy followed by a Heart Space Meditation. Know that I was in Costa Rica filming this video so there are some loud birds and monkeys in the background and faint sounds of my neighbours in the distance. Please use this […]
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By Ally | Spirit , Yoga Nidra
This Full Length Hour Long Yoga Nidra is like a massage for the central nervous system and the energetic body. Sense & Cleanse each of the 7 main Chakras along the centre of the body. In this hour long Yoga Nidra, I will guide you through a relaxation of the whole body and visualization […]
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By Ally | Meditation
In this meditation, I wanted to explore the virtue of hope Through neuroscience we’re discovering that what we practice, we become. Hope is different from optimism, which I think CAN be about wishing. Wishing in a direction and then hopefully it will happen. Hope is a choice; it’s a courageous choice. Based in reality […]
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By Ally | Gratitude , Meditation
This 5 minute gratitude meditation is a guided experience of internalizing awareness on the sensations of gratitude and and an accessible exploration of meditation. This short guided meditation is very beginner friendly and will guide you through the practice of gratitude in a quick and potent way. Please take a moment of […]
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