10 years old, barefoot on cool tiles, watching my grandmother water jasmine. She never called it meditation, she showed me how mountains breathe
Years later in yoga class: 'find your breath.' I already knew. Abuela taught me
Who taught u stillness first?
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#contemplativepractice #stillness
#mindfulness #presencepractice #familywisdom #breathwork
My abuela never used the word aparigraha. She didn't need to.
She watered her jasmine with unhurried hands, no urgency, no checking of bloom. I was ten, watching.
Who in your life has shown you wisdom they didn't have a word for?
#yogasutras #aparigraha #yoga
#yogaphilosophy #nonattachment #familywisdom
#spiritualpractice #embodiedpractice #yogalife
My abuela never used the word aparigraha. She didn't need to.
She watered her jasmine with unhurried hands, no urgency, no checking of bloom. I was ten, watching.
Who in your life has shown you wisdom they didn't have a word for?
#yogasutras #aparigraha #yoga
#yogaphilosophy #nonattachment #familywisdom
#spiritualpractice #embodiedpractice #yogalife
My first meditation teacher wore a floral apron and spoke only Spanish. She taught presence through watering plants.
Stillness, intention, silence. Meditation without the word.
Who taught you presence before you had words for it?
#meditation #practice
#grandmotherwisdom #presencepractice
#mindfulness #stillness #breathwork #familywisdom
I spent thousands traveling to India to learn meditation from gurus. My grandmother had been teaching me the same practice every summer in Granada.
I traveled to India. My grandmother taught me in Granada.
Who was your first teacher?
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#contemplativepractice #grandmotherwisdom
#mindfulness #culturalheritage #familywisdom #traditionalwisdom
Who taught u how to be still before you knew what meditation was? Before studios, before apps, before the word 'mindfulness'?
My grandmother taught me to breathe 'the way mountains breathe' when I was 10
Who was your first teacher?
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https://medium.com/@clarainsweden/what-my-grandmother-taught-me-about-stillness-bbc2dff19f7b
#meditation
#grandmotherwisdom #contemplativepractice
#mindfulness #presencepractice #stillness #familywisdom
10 years old, barefoot on cool tiles, watching my grandmother water jasmine. She never called it meditation, she showed me how mountains breathe
Years later in yoga class: 'find your breath.' I already knew. Abuela taught me
Who taught u stillness first?
Read more
https://medium.com/@clarainsweden/what-my-grandmother-taught-me-about-stillness-bbc2dff19f7b
#meditation
#contemplativepractice #stillness
#mindfulness #presencepractice #familywisdom #breathwork
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