08/05/2024
✨ I have been very quiet on recently. I'm still trying to find a balance between the studio work and personal life & yoga practice which seems to be a little more challenging than I thought it'd be.😬 I read this analogy a few days ago and I really loved it.
It's a simple instruction and helpful visualisation tool for relaxation but also perfect for brief moments I aim to find in everyday life, especially in these busy and sometimes stressful days.
Even if these calm moments last a few minutes only, I still do my best and go back to search for them each time I struggle. The hope and possibility of finding them are precious.
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"... Often it helps to meditate on the image of a pebble thrown into a river....Breathe slowly and deeply, following each breath, becoming one with the breath. Then let go of everything. Imagine yourself as a pebble which has been thrown into a river. The pebble sinks through the water effortlessly. Detached from everything, it falls by the shortest distance possible, finally reaching the bottom, the point of perfect rest. You are like a pebble which has let itself fall into the river, letting go of everything. At the center of your being is your breath. You don't need to know the length of time it takes before reaching the point of complete rest on the bed of fine sand beneath the water. When you feel yourself resting like a pebble which has reached the riverbed, that is the point when you begin to find your own rest. You are no longer pushed or pulled by anything..."
📖 Thich Nhat Hanh, the Miracle Of Mindfulness
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