WEEKLY MALA MEDITATION - March 22, 2021

WEEKLY MALA MEDITATION

Whatever our unique situations are during our formative years, we become conditioned to learn the best ways to get love from those closest to us. “Boundaries” wasn’t a concept I understood when growing up. I learned more about these in adulthood, and sometimes it’s still an exercise to keep them in place. When you don’t learn boundaries as a child, it’s more challenging to incorporate them into your life as an adult, so forgive yourself for not knowing what you might be just figuring out.

Here are some signs of healthy boundaries: saying no without guilt; asking for what you want or need; taking care of yourself; saying yes because you want to, not out of obligation or to please others; behaving according to your own values and beliefs; feeling safe to disagree, and to express difficult emotions; feeling supported to pursue your own goals; being treated as an equal; taking responsibility for your own happiness; not taking responsibility for someone else’s happiness, decisions, or choices; being in tune with your own feelings; knowing who you are, what you believe, and what you like. Our affirmations today will incorporate a few of these.

HOW TO USE YOUR MALA:

Starting next to the guru bead, move your fingers from one counting bead to the next as you say the affirmations. Once you’ve returned to the guru bead, you have completed a full meditation!

WEEKLY MALA MEDITATION - March 15, 2021

THE INNER CHILD.
It’s important to realize that our parents are human, and the way they learned to express their love is not a reflection of who we are. They might not realize they have a lifetime of their own traumas and negative conditioning that has gone unhealed and, therefore, unintentionally pass it down. Although they may have done their best, we might not have gotten what we needed from them. Even if they didn’t repeat the same mistakes that were done to them while they were growing up, they will inevitably make a whole new set, as all of us parents do since we are all imperfect beings and are learning as we go. As adults, it’s now up to us to heal ourselves, to unlearn our negative conditioning and “re-parent our inner child.” This can bring healing in every aspect of your life- in mind, body and spirit- as well as benefit your own children if you have any.

HOW TO USE YOUR MALA: 

Starting next to the guru bead, move your fingers from one counting bead to the next as you say the affirmations. Once you've returned to the guru bead, you have completed a full meditation! 

WEEKLY MALA MEDITATION - March 8, 2021

GROUNDING. 

Grounding (also known as “earthing”) involves activities that reconnect you energetically to the Earth. Grounding helps to reset and recharge our energy to a healthier state. This is primarily accomplished by going barefoot on the ground outside, but grounding can be established in many different ways; visualization being one of them. Since mind, body and spirit are all connected, visualization can have as much as a physical effect as an emotional and spiritual effect to provide a myriad of benefits. Grounding is also beneficial to the root and sacral chakras. Grounding using visualization is particularly useful during the winter when the ground is covered in ice and snow. Read more about grounding in this article in the B2B Blog.

How to use your Mala:
Starting at the guru bead, move your fingers from one bead to the next as you say the affirmations. Once you’ve returned to the guru bead, you have completed a full meditation!

MONDAY MORNING MALA MEDITATION - March 1, 2021

BEING PRESENT. 

Being “present” is giving a moment your undivided attention without your mind wandering to something in the past or future. It’s the conscious state of being in the here and now. So many moments pass us by without us even realizing it. We’re half there, and the other half of us is mentally running down our To Do list or just checked out, and we barely remember the moment when it’s over. Today's affirmations will help us to make the conscious effort to be more present, and in doing this, we will have more appreciation for the moments we would have otherwise missed. It’s also a very effective way to significantly reduce anxiety!

MONDAY MORNING MALA MEDITATION - February 22, 2021

WINTER BLUES.

Seasonal Affective Disorder is relatively common for people who live in climates that get less sunlight at certain times of the year. For those of us who are affected, it is right about now when winter feels endless, and the lack of sunshine and warmth can take a toll in mind, body and spirit. As a result, it can even weaken our immune systems at a time when we need them to be the strongest.

There are a few things that can help pick us up, and one of them is a little mental imagery of reaching into ourselves to find our own little piece of the Sun. The Sun is the star at the center of our solar system and we are, after all, made of stardust, too! These affirmations will help you to remember what you're made of, and bring you back to balance.

"Leave ripples of love in your wake."

My husband was only 39 when he passed (I was 35), and thankfully he was responsible enough to have life insurance in place since we had a family, but neither one of us had any estate planning documents set up. We thought we had lots more time to figure that stuff out. When he died, I learned how important it was to have those in place, so that was one of the first things I did.

At the beginning of the pandemic, I began to think even more seriously about the what if's should something happen to me since I'm an only parent. My children are still minors, and no one has any idea how I run our household- bills, maintenance, banking, security, etc. I decided to create an Emergency Binder with all pertinent information so that my children and their appointed guardian would have plenty of guidance. It's a great idea for all adults to do this, whether partnered or not. I know it would have come in really handy for me in 2008.

As I was writing out all the information for the binder, I thought another important addition would be a personal note to my kids. I ended my message to them with, "Leave ripples of love in your wake." Something I believe we ALL should do.

MONDAY MORNING MALA MEDITATION - February 15, 2021

MINDFULNESS. 

“The goal is to develop spiritual stamina so when a problem occurs, I don’t act out of emotion, but out of wisdom.” ~Unknown.

Mindfulness is the state of being conscious of your thoughts, words and actions at the moment that they’re happening, and actively listening as someone else is speaking. Instead of sleepwalking through life, we are more active participants and contributors.