Resilience…really, I wish that everyone who has learnt meditation and mindfulness from me – or from anyone else – would also take the Resilience program that I teach. And I wish that people who have learnt resilience with me would follow up by learning meditation with me, too. They are two different, but very complementary techniques – together, they give you a stronger, more flexible mind that can be both forbearing and insightful, calm and purposeful, peacefully quiet but also fully engaged and self-validating while active. Continue reading
Resilience vs Meditation
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Handling Christmas Stress
Four hacks for handling Christmas Stress – and change your life:
When you begin to feel stressed – particularly Christmas stress – and you feel frustrated, put upon, rushed, angry, remember these fours simple truths that will change your Christmas – and your life. Continue reading
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Scientific Meditation Research
There is a plethora of meditation research – the biology of meditation, the psychobiology of meditation, health and well-being outcomes, and research that shows that meditation changes brain structures. Continue reading
Spring, Growth, Equinox, Balance, Satsang
Spring – Time of Renewal and Growth – and the Equinox
Spring, lush, optimistic
Spring has come to Melbourne with it burst of lush and colourful growth. And with it, a magical moment – the Vernal Equinox. Two fantastic aspects of the natural cycle. Do you feel the change in yourself? Continue reading
Starting Your Meditation Practice – Part 1, Time
New to meditation? Here are some tips on getting yourself established. Continue reading
Physical Body, Spiritual Body
Your physical body, spiritual body… can it be so, or do you suppose that the body is totally matter, perishable and not at all spiritual? That the mind is spirit while the body is only the vehicle?.
There could be something quite back-to-front about that. Continue reading
Happy Christmas
Hello, here is a brief rundown on Christmas 2016
I’m at Buln where it is very peaceful.
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Uncertainty, Control, Stress
Uncertainty is a major stress factor for most people. It goes hand in hand with lack of control, which often freaks people right out. We can face uncertainty in a strong and empowered way, or we can be irrational, inept and unhealthy. Continue reading
Unchallenged Assumptions Lead to Poor Outcomes
Here is a conversation I had recently with a student:
Nothing external can cause an internal response
What causes our emotional reaction is the black box full of assumptions (in the mind) by which we make inferences about how we should behave, emotionally and socially. Continue reading
The Conundrum of Discipline and Letting Go
Here Sarasvati discusses the problems of actually living a Yogic life. The first conundrum is, “What is surrender?” (not what you might think)
Sarasvati supervises Anatomy and Asana teacher training for the Australian College of Classical Yoga. Her own Yoga school is Waverley Yoga, where you can find other writings on her Blog. Continue reading