✨It’s a great question - after all, pranayama is a powerful way to quieten the mind & calm the nervous system
Well, many practices (including pranayama) are 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭. It’s often hard to simply sit & concentrate without preparing. Yet, it’s important to remember that these are preparatory practices & 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧
✨ During meditation itself the breath is 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭
Why? Meditation is about 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, not fixing or changing
It’s a time to rest all our sweaty everyday striving to change this moment & become something else. Instead we’re invited to sit honestly, naturally & observe the flow of thoughts
We practise sitting with what is, as it is
This is where the transformation happens - observing each unfolding moment without judging or changing anything (𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩) teaches us so much
‘’You learn about the mind by watching it. I am aware of the mind’’ -Swami Tattvavidananda
‘What a relief’ I often feel - amidst all the striving & becoming of daily life - to have a space to finally sit down with myself as I am; to rest in my own nature
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