Cool, Calm & Collected MINDFULNESS

By Annemaree RowleyHealth & Fitness

Cool, Calm & Collected MINDFULNESS episodes

March 25, 2021 YOGA - Gentle Hatha Yoga 2
Close your eyes, listen to the whispers in your body, breathe effortlessly, quiet your mind, move slowly, relax deeply...let go!
Ideal for beginners and those who wish to deepen their already established practice.
This practice has a little more emphasis on flexibility in the neck and shoulders and introduces Left Nostril Breathing (Ida Nadi).
Take it easy and remember to be kind to yourself! Enjoy!
1 hr 1 min
March 25, 2021 YOGA - Gentle Hatha Yoga 1
Close your eyes, listen to the whispers in your body, breathe effortlessly, quiet your mind, move slowly, relax deeply...let go!
This session is ideal for beginners and those who wish to deepen their already established practice.
59 min
March 25, 2021 YOGA - Nidra 1
Yoga Nidra is a powerful technique in which you learn to deeply relax but at the same time remain conscious and aware of the process. Therefore it is not sleep. May I suggest it is like a half-waking, half-sleeping state. Feeling calm and soothed but at the same time alert and refreshed. Experiencing physical, mental and emotional release. Completely 'Letting go'.
In preparation, lie down somewhere warm and quiet. Cover yourself in a wrap or blanket. You may need something beneath your knees for additional comfort. Rest, breathe with ease, and enjoy!
42 min
September 18, 2020 YOGA - Gentle Hatha Yoga 2
Close your eyes, listen to the whispers in your body, breathe effortlessly, quiet your mind, move slowly, relax deeply...let go!
Ideal for beginners and those who wish to deepen their already established practice.
This practice has a little more emphasis on flexibility in the neck and shoulders and introduces Left Nostril Breathing (Ida Nadi).
Take it easy and remember to be kind to yourself! Enjoy!
1 hr 1 min
August 22, 2020 MEDITATION - Courage
Whether you are feeling weak or courageous today, remember, that there is very little difference between the two states of being. Both have fear. It is said that the coward listens to his fears and becomes frozen by them and/or controlled by them. The courageous person puts them aside and pushes through or meanders around the obstacles and refuses to be ruled by dread.
You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore. William Faulkner - Nobel Prize - Author
15 min
August 07, 2020 YOGA - Gentle Hatha Yoga 1
Close your eyes, listen to the whispers in your body, breathe effortlessly, quiet your mind, move slowly, relax deeply...let go!
This session is ideal for beginners and those who wish to deepen their already established practice.
59 min
June 05, 2020 MEDITATION - Whispers
It is said that listening is our access to understanding. But it seems we are now so easily distracted in our day-to-day existence that we can no-longer hear 'the whispers'. The turbulent noise of the outside world has become deafening. Breath whispers, mind whispers, body whispers, heart whispers. Nature is asking us to listen. Is it not time to pay a little more attention?
30 min
June 04, 2019 MEDITATION - Sunset
Needing some deep, deep, rest? Do you worry and then reflect upon these worries just before you go to sleep? Do you then worry because you can't sleep? Vicious circle isn't it?
If you are a 'worrier' you are at greater risk of not sleeping and not resting well. So it is important to focus on being more relaxed and drowsy before going to bed and whispering to yourself, everything will be OK and know that where your intention goes, energy flows.
By the way, using alcohol for relaxation may lead to worse sleep. It is a popular myth that alcohol improves sleep. It may send you to sleep but then it will cause disruption during the night. Gentle relaxation techniques are a much better antidote.
Some can function on little sleep and not be concerned about it knowing that this will not necessarily happen all the time. When we accept, and let go of what we believe 'should' happen, then more often than not, we relax a little more and are able to rest a little better. Again the energy will flow.
Guided mindfulness and meditation practises can help considerably in giving the mind something to do other than worry about what has happened, what is happening and what 'could' happen.
In the yoga tradition, lying down on your back with your arms nestled beside you, your palms open, your legs long and loose, your face soft and your breathing settling into a slow, calm rhythm is known as 'Savasana'. Translated from Sanskrit, it means the 'corpse' pose. Symbolically it simply implies letting go of behaviours, habits, beliefs, thoughts and worries that are no-longer useful to you. Letting them die away.
Often the reason why we cannot settle, rest or sleep, is because we are constantly in our head, creating stories and a lot of nonsensical worries and plights, and our poor body suffers as it does not get the rest it needs.
It's the worry that usurps you.... Not the lack of sleep. Less worrying......better sleep.
Quote:
A candy-coloured clown they call the sandman
Tiptoes to my room every night
Just to sprinkle star dust and to whisper
Go to sleep, everything is all right!
Roy Orbison
11 min
April 09, 2019 MEDITATION - Peace
I do love the words by Jon Kabat Zin, one of the great exponents of mindfulness,
Imagine:
"That what you knew and what you didn't know,
That what had been and what was yet to come,
And the way things are right now
No longer held even the slightest hint of anxiety or discord? "
These words identify the feeling of being truly peaceful. However, despite such peaceful influences as waves rolling into shore; the sound of rain on a tin roof; or the sweet bird-song of spring; peace does not come from them, it is simply enhanced by them. Outward peace is simply useless without inward peace.
Peace is something that you embody, patiently creating its place and space within you. When you are peaceful and emanate this peace to all around you, on a larger scale you are also contributing peace to the world. You are it - there is no other world.
And remember people are attracted to those who are serene and quietly poised because they want some of what you exude!
As James Allen wrote in his masterful work, "As a man Thinketh", in the early 1900's,
"Calmness of the mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom and is the result of long and patient effort.
The more serene you become clearly the more you will cease to fuss and fume and worry and grieve, and remain poised, steadfast and tranquil.
Powerful words!
And know that Peace conquers darkness. The darkness of anger, sadness, anxiety, depression, the sense of separation, and the feeling of isolation. It is the sunshine to the psyche and the panacea to the spirit.
You must be peaceful in order to radiate it.
Quote:
Always find a little space in your day so that peace may surface to your conscious awareness and envelop you in its arms. Let the light in!
Annemaree Rowley
10 min
April 09, 2019 MEDITATION - Thank you
We hurtle through life doing, planning, worrying, criticising, judging, and missing...... missing?, We often do not notice or relish in the beauty that abounds in our life, such as kind words from a friend, the hugs from our children, bird-song at sunrise, the breeze embalming our being, the light of the moon, the deep breaths we are able to take in, the tranquil moments of solitude.....
Are you smiling now?
Mostly we default to what didn't work, that one mistake we made today, being stuck in traffic, those unkind words we heard, spilling the milk, losing the keys, eating too little, not eating, eating too much, and then the day is gone and we relive it all over and over and over again. Are you frowning now?
And when those images come to you - how do you feel?
The people we love, coming home, the books we read, the music we hear, the delicacies we eat, all sustain us. Blessings from all directions.
There is an expression that it is not happy people who are thankful but thankful people who are happy.
Many monks and yogis begin the day with a chant of gratitude; indigenous peoples begin ceremonies with grateful prayers to the earth and to their ancestors. Many cultures say 'grace' before each meal.
Some even meditate on suffering. Why? Because when you are truly grateful, your compassion grows and wisdom unfolds.
Thankful people are mindful of the moments and they rejoice in the essence of life.
All negative emotions can be crushed by the power of gratitude - no judgment, jealousy, envy, anger or sadness. As gratitude flows, joy grows.
Quote:
The elixir of gratitude stops us from craving, wanting, feeling lost, and lacking.....
Abundance, joy and compassion ride upon its shoulders.
I have enough. I am enough.
Annemaree
10 min

About Cool, Calm & Collected MINDFULNESS

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Originally educated, in the 1980’s at the highly esteemed Sivananda yoga schools in Europe and India, Annemaree is both a teacher and perpetual student of yoga. She teaches classical Hatha Yoga, Yin Yoga, Restorative Yoga, Mindfulness practices and Meditation. Her work also leads her to exotic and beautiful locations. Her international tours and retreats allow like-minded individuals to connect and be nurtured in stunningly peaceful and beautiful environments.

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