Breathing to Clear Your Mind

Daily Meditation Podcast

Mary Meckley

Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Alternative Health

4.1 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 21 September 2020

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

"When the mind is clear, empty of memories and knowledge, things are seen exactly as they are." ~Patanjali We are living in a time of excess and extremes politically, economically, and socially. We crave a sense of semblance as we seek out a voice of unity. Discover how to find true peace and happiness within yourself. This week, you'll be exploring Moderation, from Pantanjali's Yoga Sutras. This is part of a collection of meditation series focused on honoring the way you live your life. You'll focus on moderation to help cultivate a calmer, kinder approach to the problems in the world today. This is part 2 of a 7-part Moderation meditation series with the 4th Yama Brahmacharya, episodes 2117-2123. THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE: You're invited to take part in a Restraint Quest where every day this week you direct your thoughts, actions, and words in a positive way to support yourself, without relying on anything outside yourself to meet your needs. THIS WEEK'S MEDITATION TECHNIQUES: Affirmation - "Peace and happiness are within me." Breathing - Inhale: "Peace and happiness ..." Exhale: "... are within me." Mudra - Detox Mudra Chakra - 1st - at tailbone/coccyx - feel grounded Herb - Dandelion - Humbleness Yoga Asana - Sukhasana - Simple Seated Pose

You'll find additional daily support and a weekly guide with the meditation techniques for each theme at sip.and.om Instagram and sip and om Facebook. You'll find deeper, longer daily 30-minute guided meditations on the Sip and Om meditation app. I invite you to try it for 2-weeks free! Receive access to 2,000+ fully guided meditations customized around a weekly theme. Select from 300+ series to fit your mood with a Clarity Journal and a Slow Down Guide customized for each theme. Brand new themes are introduced each week. Connect with other meditators on the private Facebook group for app subscribers.

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All meditations are created by Mary Meckley and are her original content. Please request permission to use any of Mary's content by sending an email to Mary@sipandom.com.

Resources: Music by Christopher Lloyd Clarke and Greg Keller.

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0:00.0	The Red Cross is here to deliver essentials to people who have lost everything in Ukraine.
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0:27.0	Together, we are the world's emergency responders.
0:30.0	This is episode 2, 119 of your daily meditation podcast.
0:39.0	I'm Mary Meckley and I honor you for being right here where you are. In today's episode, you're
0:49.7	going to discover a breathing technique to help you clear your mind so that you can listen to what your body is telling you. So get ready to settle yourself down and I'll share a little insight with you and
1:09.2	then I'll guide you through a breathing technique. I want to share with you a quote that goes along
1:16.9	with this week's series. The theme we're exploring this week is how to live in moderation or to live more simply.
1:30.9	And this is following the Yamas of Pantangelis Yoga Sutra, a classic book written several
1:41.0	thousand years ago that has to do with living right, living well so that you
1:48.6	feel connected to not only yourself but the world around you.
1:55.0	Know that the full 30 minute guided meditations are on an app I have called the Sipp and Ome Meditation app.
2:05.4	So if you want to go a little more deeply
2:08.0	into a particular series,
2:11.1	you can try the app with over 2,000 guided meditations for two weeks free.
2:18.8	You also receive a weekly journal as well as a slowdown guide for the whole week. The quote I share with you is
2:29.2	for you to keep in mind as you meditate today. It's by Pantanjali and he says, when the mind is clear, empty of memories and knowledge, things are seen exactly as they are.
2:50.9	And that is what the fourth Yama we're exploring this week about moderation or abstinence or living more simply is all about. So think about in your life ways you can
3:09.2	cut back or cut down especially as we go through a pandemic, you might think of how you can reserve
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