No expectations.
No resolutions.
Just Intention.
Your desired gift to yourself and the world, celebrated, shared.
Put away doubt and fear.
Repeat your intention with truth — make it so.
“I am…”
Radiant…joyful…powerful…open…beautiful…graceful…confident…inspiring…
Calm…strong…grounded…intelligent…aware…wise…
Compassion…acceptance…love…peace…
I am…
I AM.
“You’re Benjamin Buttoning,” my dear friend said. What’s the secret?
Well-being. When you have it, it shows. It glows.
So, inject well-being into your life. Let it flow through you, with you, and all around you…and then maybe you too will start to ‘Benjamin Button.’
How do you inject well-being? More Joy… More Love…More Yoga.
“Certainly worth a try,” she said with a more youthful smile.
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Celebrate National Yoga Awareness Month. Take a yoga class or share yoga with a friend. Inject a little more well-being into your life!
http://publichealthonline.gwu.edu/yoga-matters-invitation
Laughter is a strong medicine for mind and body. It is a powerful antidote to stress, pain, and conflict. It also lightens burdens, inspires hopes, connects you with others, and keeps you grounded, focused, and alert.
There are many physiological and psychological benefits to laughter.
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Laughter is a catalyst for creativity, new discoveries, and enhanced relationships, with oneself and others. Laugh more and you will find that you become more relaxed, positive, creative, joyful, and balanced.
Try this simple exercise: Take a full breath in and then draw your shoulders up towards your ears. Hold your shoulders up close to your ears. Count to two and then as you exhale, move your shoulders down and up quickly as you laugh, “ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha”, for six or eight times in a row. Repeat several times. Notice the release of tension in your upper body, notice your renewed energy and freer flow of breath.
Enjoy the benefits of laughter and know that, with every laugh…you open new possibilities for the Universe.
Make it a great week!
Monday Mindfulness 