Deep breath, calm space, quiet heart and interior re-alignment in my meditation room.

So, as I’ve shared with you here, I have been gifted with such an infusion of love around Christmas…Wow so fun and now….well as I’m sure many of you are feeling….exhausted?

I noticed on the day after Christmas that my nervous system felt out of wack (you know that feeling where you are tired but are challenged to relax…yes, that’s it!)…..so I said to my higher self…..extreme self care was an order, not a request….

This restorative yoga pose is called, Savasana or Corpse pose…Yes, I did that pose first and no, sweetness…that’s not me.

The first thing I did was to just sit in my candlelit meditation room (shown above) for quite awhile with a blanket wrapped around me….Ah….long deep breaths were a great start as I counted 1, 2, 3… and felt the air move deep inside of me.

That alone calmed me down and got me re-connected to my body. I then listened to the silence…Have you ever tried that? It’s actually very pleasant and almost intoxicating after so much noise, both internal and external.

I then lay in Savasana (yoga pose shown above) where I simply relaxed into the earth, releasing the tension in my neck, jaw, back and shoulders….Ahhhhh….Is it possible that something so simple (and free!) can relieve tension and feel so good? Yes, I really think so….After just a little while of relaxing and being still, my energy level increased and my emotional state felt so much more balanced….love that!

We humans sometimes make things so complicated.

Lisa Mae Osborn’s personal sacred space. Isn’t it Divine?

I took this photo of Lisa Mae Osborn’s sacred meditation room where she connects with her higher self and regains her sense of balance. I loved the feeling in here. It’s one of those spaces you just melt into. Lisa Mae is the co-owner of The Bhaktishop, which you may have heard me talk about lots of times….all well deserved. She is one of my favorite yoga teachers just for her mere presence and ability to bring me (and her students) to a calm, centered place. Thank-you darling sister.

One last suggestion. You might request a massage from one of your loved ones, friends or family members. Even a ten minute rub can do wonders for calming the mind and reconnecting to our body and Spirit. I can tell you from first hand experience….

…Just recently, the Blue Buddha (sometimes referred to as the medicine Buddha) gave me an eco-shamanistic massage. Thank-you, your hands were very healing…you know who you are….

Excuse me now…I’m going for my weekly massage with Carlos…Deep breath and a lot of gratitude…here’s to extreme self-care!