Yogatrotter Academy Podcast - Yoga Class Themes and Intentions

Think of your writer’s block as an actual BLOCK: a square, a box, a cube. In nature, there are no right angles. And yet, we sit ourselves in box-shaped rooms, in cubical buildings, staring at square computer screens, and wonder why we can’t write creatively. To “think outside the box,” you must sit outside the box. This meditation takes you outside and into nature to help enhance your observational skills, connect you to the big picture, and give your creativity a boost. Hint: if the weather outside is frightful, feel free to use a houseplant for this meditation.

Forgiveness is one of our most powerful tools for self-healing. Use this meditation any time you feel yourself irritated, angry, or victimized in a situation. When you hold onto anger or a grudge, those emotions only harm YOU, rather than the person with whom you are angry. In this way, forgiveness is not really about the other person, but more about ourselves and how we react to challenges. This meditation allows you to change the narrative about the situation in your mind, so that true contentment can begin. Borrowing from Baba Ram Dass's "Just Like Me" exercise, Buddhist blessings, and metta, this meditation allows you to forgive yourself, others, and the world.

Find lasting peace and comfort using the power of dharana on visualization, imagining yourself in a perfect sacred space to calm your body and mind. This meditation uses belly breathing and lengthened exhales to to access the body's "resting" parasympathetic nervous system response. Allow yourself to sink into a lasting place of peace.

Using classic metta (loving kindness) meditation techniques, this episode is the perfect meditation to help send love and healing to anyone you know who is suffering, and to bring greater peace to the entire world. The next time you promise to send "thoughts and prayers" to someone in a time of need, do this meditation to supercharge the positive energy you send and bring them lasting relief.

Through understanding of the pancha koshas, this meditation allows you to go beyond the external labels society has placed on you--beyond the layers of skin, bone, energy, thought, and emotion--to access your soul. Your appearance, your repetitive thought patterns, and your emotional tendencies DO NOT define you. You are so much more than that. Find trust in yourself by connecting to the vast, eternal spirit inside of you.

Heal and relax your body, mind, and spirit through the power of self-love with this Yogatrotter Guided Meditation. Find acceptance and forgiveness of yourself, and build confidence and courage by learning how to love yourself, just as you are. This episode combines classic metta meditation with Hawaiian Hoʻoponopono meditation for ultimate healing power. We are all seeking more love in our lives; the trick is to look for it inside of yourself.