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Roadmap to Lucidity
Or
The map to LUCIDITY
Inspired by Yoga Sutra 1.33 which reads:maitri karuna mudita upeksanam sukha duhkha punya apunya
visayanam bhavanatah cittaprasadanamThe map to LUCIDITY?
YES! Have you heard?
Takes four states to get there~
Not that absurd.The first is of FRIENDSHIP
toward those who are happy.
Even when you feel distant,
resistance and slappy.The second is of COMPASSION
toward those in distress.
Tough when annoyed,
imposed on and stressed.The third is of JOY
toward those who are good
through roadblocks of useless
and misunderstood.The fourth is of EQUANIMITY
toward those who are foul
who are lacking in virtue,
and react with a growl.Here in our mapping
Four residents are mentioned.
How we perceive them
Is our fierce contention.Our attitudes we go for
From composure to kind~
Get us closer to LUCIDITY
Where we STABILIZE our mind.Memorize these four~
And observe in daily life.
During times of quiet,
Noise, and even strife.So buckle up~
And prepare for a ride~
To align your attitude,
And try the untried.Close your eyes~
Feel the state you are in~
Soften your heart~
your throat, and your skin.Drop your breath
right into your heart~
It’s made up of LOVE~
And that’s where you start.Inhale with the thought~
May I be friendly~
Exhale with the thought~
May I give friendship.
.May I be COMPASSIONATE
with your next inhale
May I give COMPASSION
with your next exhale.Inhale with the thought~
May I have JOY~
Exhale with the thought~
May I give JOY.May I have EQUANIMITY
with your inhale.
May I give CALMNESS
with your exhale.When someone comes to mind
Offer these prayers
No matter their issues,
Their stains, or their stares.May you be LOVING~
May you be LOVED ~
May you be PEACEFUL~
May you give PEACE~Your states of envy and mean
Get smaller each time~
Intolerance is removed
You get closer to SUBLIME.Once your mind is CLEAR,
And you’re CENTERED and FREE
Skillfulness in ACTION
Will be … Will be~Zip the Lip…Potato Chip!
Often people tend to pull us into their drama. Our awareness can get overwhelmed. What if we allow them time for self-correction? What if we don’t always comment about what we are critical of? What if we focus in a positive way and offer love with enthusiasm?
I invite you to practice the zip mantra (influenced by the brilliant Paul Muller-Ortega ) on your mat space as well as in your life space. Do tell us how it goes!
Grounded in Concentration
This is a memory game. The object of the game is to turn over pairs of matching chips. Concentration can be played with any number of players or alone. You will need two tubes of the Grounded Pose Chips. Decide how many poses to include in the game based on the number of players and…
How Laughter Milkshakes Change The World
There is a huge difference between going deep and going in. Deeply understanding and knowing something is not the same level of experience as ingesting or taking something in and transforming because of it.
Belmont Abbey College RA’s Get Grounded
The week before college life officially started at Belmont Abbey College, the Student Life department held one of its biggest and most important trainings of the year for its Resident Assistants. “RA’s” are some of the most influential student employees on campus. They represent the college in helping new students settle into resident hall life, assist in planning social events, lead discussions, report maintenance concerns, serve as a resource to campus information, lend a listening ear and comforting shoulder to cry on, perform room checks, work in the hall office and much more.Needless to say, the RA position entails a great deal of responsibility, but these students are ready and capable of giving even more light and love back to those they serve. With all of the trainings, seminars and long check-lists to prepare the resident halls for new student orientation, the RA’s wanted one more important thing to prepare them for this celebratory new year of college. . . to get GROUNDED!
Grounded Defined
Through our programs, we endeavor to “ground” kids, teens, and adults via yoga, laughter, and elevation. But what exactly does it mean to be grounded? By formal definition courtesy of the Merriam-Webster on-line dictionary….
grounded [ˈgraʊndɪd]
adj
sensible and down-to-earth; having one’s feet on the ground: mentally and emotionally stable : admirably sensible, realistic, and unpretentious <remains grounded despite all the praise and attention>
The week before college life officially started at Belmont Abbey College, the Student Life department held one of its biggest and most important trainings of the year for its Resident Assistants. “RA’s” are some of the most influential student employees on campus. They represent the college in helping new students settle into resident hall life, assist in planning social events, lead discussions, report maintenance concerns, serve as a resource to campus information, lend a listening ear and comforting shoulder to cry on, perform room checks, work in the hall office and much more.