GENTLE YOGA APR 24 PLAYLIST

"Try recognizing the ways in which you meet obstacles with harshness. Experiment with being soft when your impulse is to be hard, generous when your impulse is to be withholding, open when your impulse is to close up, or shut down emotionally.

When there is grief or sadness, try letting it be here. Allow yourself to feel whatever you are feeling. Notice any labels you attach to crying or feeling vulnerable. Let go of the labels.

Just feel what you are feeling, all the while cultivating moment-to-moment awareness, riding the waves of "up" and "down," "good" and "bad," "weak" and "strong," until you see that they are all inadequate to fully describe your experience.

​Be with the experience itself. Trust in your deepest strength of all: to be present, to be wakeful."

From Wherever You Go There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn




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This morning's Gentle Yoga at Fountain of You fitness center focused on the theme of being present. 

Listen to the Gentle Yoga Apr 10 Playlist. 

BEING PRESENT READINGS

“Unease, anxiety, tension, stress, worry – all forms of fear – are caused by too much future, and not enough presence. Guilt, regret, resentment, grievances, sadness, bitterness, and all forms of non-forgiveness are caused by too much past, and not enough presence.”
- Eckhart Tolle

“The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.”
- Buddha

“You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Fools stand on their island opportunities and look toward another land. There is no other land, there is no other life but this.”
- Henry David Thoreau

According to the Pew Research Center, Americans are spending an increasing amount of time on the internet—and 21 percent of us now report being online pretty much all the time.

The Pew Research Center says this is the first time that the response “almost constantly” was included when asking American adults about their Internet habits. This means there’s no way to know how this particular group has grown over time, but it’s clear this is now a “demographic” worth tracking. Thanks to the rise of smartphones and other mobile devices, it’s never been easier—or more tempting—to stay online. Read the full article on Gizmodo.