Day 20 - Ayurvedic Journey
“Mere philosophy will not satisfy us. We cannot reach the goal by mere words alone. Without practice, nothing can be achieved”
Silent Om
The seed sound is AH or Silent OM for Sahasrara or crown chakra, which is the topmost chakra in the subtle body, located in the crown of the head. It is the highest spiritual center and the state of pure consciousness, within which there is neither object nor subject.
Lisa Bermudez, E-RYT 500, YACEP, Ayurvedic Wellness Coach
Dinacharya - Day 7 of self-care with Lisa Bermudez - Full Reading HERE
Self Care Through The Lens of Ayurveda: Self Care 30/70
I hope some of these tips and videos were useful for you and I hope you found some laughs and different ways to embrace your whole being! When it comes to self care, sometimes my dinacharya is 15 minutes and sometimes it’s an hour. My dear friend and teacher, Dhyana Masla, often talks about the 30/70 rule. For 70% of the time, if we are in committed to our self care, if we eat well, and if we are practicing what puts us in rhythm, then we are going to be alright. If for 70% of our time we can commit to wellness, then when we get sick or when life knocks us down, or when we experience something tragic, we will have built and nourished a solid foundation to come back to. For 30% of the time, we need that wiggle room. If I try to commit to something by saying that I’ll do it every day for 60 days, I know I’ll personally stop for two weeks if I miss day 2. When we stick with the 30/70 rule, we can get back to our routine again without feeling bad.
“We are the world and the world is us. There is conflict and fear in us, therefore there is conflict and fear in the world. The world is a screen Where we project our pictures. If we change and project love and peace, the world will change. People try to change the world without changing themselves. Only when we change will the world change. When we are as full of love and compassion, loving and compassionate people will come to us and our world will become different.”
Liz Glover Wilson, E-RYT 500, YACEP, Ayurvedic Wellness Coach
Sadhana - Day 7 of Spiritual Readings with Liz Glover Wilson - Full Reading HERE
WHO IS IN CHARGE OF YOUR LIFE?
Thank you for being here. For opening your heart to the possibility of living a fully liberated life.
I too am on this journey, and I know how many distractions, disappointments and discouraging obstacles come into the path.
I hope to encourage you to stay steady. To keep a daily habit of the contemplative practice. I encourage you to keep seeking. The Divine God knows the heart and intention.
When our intention is honorable - it will be blessed.
Many blessings to you.
A Seeker, Daughter of the Divine, The Beloved EliSheva
Day 7 - Sadhana - SAHASRARA CHAKRA
Today, we break through limiting beliefs, we focus on our breath, and the earth around us. In this beauty of surrender we tap into the knowing that we are exactly where we are supposed to be. Sitting in the stillness of divine. In this moment of the contemplative practice, we are not influenced by our external circumstances but instead we are focused on the light.
For me, my ‘true-north’ is a Christ-consciousness; rooted deeply in my love for the Christ that I have developed since I was 7 years old. It is a focus on a love journey; to love the self, and look toward the Self to find freedom—liberation.
When we are in these moments of contimplation, we are in charge of our breath and our focus, and . . .our life.
“Truth is the same always. Whoever ponders it will get the same answer. Buddha got it. Patanjali got it. Jesus got it. Mohammed got it. The answer is the same, but the method of working it out may vary this way or that. ”
Erik Phillips-Nania, RYT-200, Author - Climate Change Yoga
Seva - Day 7 of Planet Care with Erik Phillips-Nania
Ayurveda is about healing the diseases of body and mind, with self-realization as the highest form of healing, for optimal health for the yogic quest (Ketabi, Lad, & Frawley). It’s about prana as a healing power with extraordinary vitality, and prana’s evolutionary transformations. Ayurveda, the knowledge, study and science of life, can be a remedy for the shortfalls of modern medicine.
Ayurveda’s most important principle is the underlying, unified, inner field of vital energy and intelligence governing the functioning of the body. The goal is to enliven that Atma intelligence, to wake it up, which leads to healing. The Atma is the underlying inner template of an individual given ideal health and balance. It is our unique signature frequency that permeates every cell and tissue. The goal is to enliven, balance, and manifest the Atma in daily life, with pranayama circulation of the vital energy.
There’s a tendency for one aspect to predominate and climate change is a manifestation of the disease state emerging from pitta imbalances and it needs to be balanced with vata, with better nutrition, digestion, elimination, and detoxing.
“Protecting the environment is part of Dharma. Dharma, one of the most important Hindu concepts, has been translated into English as duty, virtue, cosmic order and religion. In Hinduism, protecting the environment is an important expression of dharma. ”
Kapalbhati
Kapalbhati is a yogic technique in which belly intentionally draws in to produce forced & sharp (active) exhalations through nostrils followed by automatic passive inhalations.
Although, In Hatha yoga pradipika, kapalbhati’s picture depicts like this so it’s also called “breath of fire“.
Perform exhalation and inhalation rapidly like the bellows (of a blacksmith). This is called kapalbhati and it destroys all mucus disorders. Hatha Yoga Pradipika
The instructions for this can be found on Day 17 HERE.