Enjoy these simple meditations for Short Pauses. You can do them anytime, from 1-minute or more, or all day long!
Gaze into a FLOWER. Notice and savor your time inside this flower. Use all of your senses: See the colors, patterns, geometric forms; Smell its fragrance; Feel its texture; Sense it opening like wings out to the Universe and the stars and planets…
BREATHE for 3-minutes into your Belly with hands on your belly if you wish. (Set your timer if you want). Let everything else fade away, except your Breath and its Rhythm…
Remember what made you SMILE in the last 24-hours. Let yourself fill with your Inner Smile recalling what made you smile. Every cell in your body, 60-trillions cells, glowing with your Inner Smile…
Imagine playing HOOKY for the next few hours. Yes, you are now off the hook! What would you most like to do? If you are not able to do it, then IMAGINE doing it with all of your senses for 3-minutes or more. Notice how it makes you feel in your body…
Intentionally GO WITH THE FLOW today. No matter what happens, pretend/imagine/believe that everything is unfolding just as it aught to. Practicing moving with the flow can help you feel a connection to a force that is greater than oneself. Deciding to go with the flow takes courage since you are surrendering the need to do everything ‘yourself’, learning to trust in the help and support that is always here. When you open to being in the flow, you open to infinity within…
Ushas means ‘Dawn’ and this mudra helps you to greet each day joyfully, with more openness, and fewer expectations. Energetically, all Five Elements are represented in each of the five fingers. In this mudra, all five fingers and elements come into connection to recircuit your vital energy, increasing ease and openness. This mudra will allow you to cultivate trust in the natural flow of the world, and your life.
“My Life is a Field of Infinite Possibilities.”
HOW TO: Rest your hands in your lap comfortably with the Left hand below the Right hand with fingers interlaced. Hold for 5-10 natural breaths. State the intention statement three times out loud, then silently. Notice how you feel in body, mind, and emotions. No known cautions.
FIVE ELEMENTS: By activating all five fingers, Ushas Mudra helps to balance all of the Five Elements within the entire body: Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Ether.
BENEFITS OF PRACTICING USHAS MUDRA:
Can reduce stress.
Helps to cultivates positive attitudes.
Balances energy and breath.
Clears mind and increases calm.
Allows you to rest easily within your body, breath and your True Self.
Allows you to open to view life as a field of possibility.
These Mudras are inspired by Mudras for Healing and Transformation by Joseph and Lilian LePage, Integrative Yoga Therapy.
