On those days when there just doesn't seem to be enough of anything and all is doom & gloom it's not a bad idea to think on the old adage "Count your blessings". Try this simple meditation:
Sit comfortably on a chair, or kneeling, or cross legged. Take a moment to connect to the earth & ground yourself through you feet, your sitting bones, the root of your spine. Inhale & take your breath up your spine, let your in breath remind you to lift your crown skywards and lengthen your spine, feel taller, feel grounded at your tailbone and light through the rest of your spine. Exhale and bring your breath back down your spine and through the root of your spine into the earth. Watch your natural breathing rhythm & be aware of each inhalation and each exhalation. After a moment or two, begin to gently deepen & slow your breath, no force or strain, simply breathe as slowly & as deeply as is comfortable. If you feel any discomfort, allow your breath to find its own rhythm again.
As you breathe begin to work through the alphabet and name someone or something in your life for which you are grateful. Try to let it be the first thing that springs to mind.
Here is mine for today...
A - apples (not least for good old fashioned scrumpy ;D)
B - Bill
C - cold but sunny days
D - Donna
E - elephant song (I love elephants)
F - friends & family
G - good food
H - happy dancing
I - India...home of yoga!
J - Joe
K - Kissing my gorgeous husband (I'll pass you the bucket in a moment...)
L - Lee
M - my amazing Mum
N - Noor
O - orange juice in the morning
P - pebbles with holes in them
Q - questions that small children ask
R - roses, the old fashioned scented kind that conjure up my great grandad Jack
S - snowflakes
T - Thursdays
U - Uttanasana
V - Virasana
W - water
X - xylophones!
Y - Yoga
Z - zooplankton
When you get to the end of the list you should feel like you have an abundance of good things in your life. Enjoy!
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