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
Contentment was harder than any arm balance I attempted.
Santosha means contentment. Being present where you are without grasping. Western yoga doesn't teach it.
How do you practice contentment without giving up on growth?
#santosha #contentment #niyamas
#yogaphilosophy #mindfulness #presencepractice
#selfacceptance #yogalifestyle #authenticyoga
Something changes around kilometer three.
My thoughts get tired before my legs do. The mental noise fades, and what's left is just breath and footfalls.
Do you have a practice that quiets your mind this way?
#mindfulrunning #runningmeditation #flowstate
#runnersofinstagram #mindfulmovement #runningtherapy
#meditationpractice #presencepractice #runninglife
Something changes around kilometer three.
My thoughts get tired before my legs do. The mental noise fades, and what's left is just breath and footfalls.
Do you have a practice that quiets your mind this way?
#mindfulrunning #runningmeditation #flowstate
#runnersofinstagram #mindfulmovement #runningtherapy
#meditationpractice #presencepractice #runninglife
The mind resists repetition because repetition reveals patterns.
When I practice the same sequence, I can't hide behind variety. I see where I'm tight, where I compensate.
What does your body reveal when you stop chasing variety?
#mindfulpractice #bodyawareness #selfknowledge
#yogawisdom #innerwork #embodiment
#selfdiscovery #contemplation #presencepractice
Contentment was harder than any arm balance I attempted.
Santosha means contentment. Being present where you are without grasping. Western yoga doesn't teach it.
How do you practice contentment without giving up on growth?
#santosha #contentment #niyamas
#yogaphilosophy #mindfulness #presencepractice
#selfacceptance #yogalifestyle #authenticyoga
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
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?
Read the full reflection
https://medium.com/@clarainsweden/what-my-grandmother-taught-me-about-stillness-bbc2dff19f7b
#meditation
#grandmotherwisdom #contemplativepractice
#mindfulness #presencepractice #stillness #familywisdom
My grandmother used to water her lemon trees every morning at the same time.
Not because the trees demanded it, but because the ritual anchored her day. She'd move between pots, touching each leaf with care.
What small ritual anchors your day?
#dailyritual #devotion #sacredpractice
#mindfulmoments #simplerituals #presencepractice
#contemplativelife #spiritualgrounding #dailypractice
The mind resists repetition because repetition reveals patterns.
When I practice the same sequence, I can't hide behind variety. I see where I'm tight, where I compensate.
What does your body reveal when you stop chasing variety?
#mindfulpractice #bodyawareness #selfknowledge
#yogawisdom #innerwork #embodiment
#selfdiscovery #contemplation #presencepractice
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