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In Today's Email:

• Where did meditation come from? A short history lesson...

• 21 Mantras For Everyday Meditations...

• Yoga Flow: Boost Your Day...

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Where did Meditation Come From?

Meditation originated in India, a very long time ago. The oldest documented evidence of the practice of meditation are wall arts in the Indian subcontinent from approximately 5,000 to 3,500 BCE, showing people seated in meditative postures with half-closed eyes.

The oldest written mention of meditation is from 1,500 BCE in the Vedas. That is the time when the Vedas made it to paper, but it must be understood that the Vedas had been memorized and passed down as an oral tradition for centuries, long before they were finally written down. In fact, the Brihad Aranyaka Upanishad (f14th century BCE) lists nearly 70 generations of meditation gurus and students that had existed up to that point.

During this ancient time, meditation was a practice for religious people and wandering ascetics, who through it sought to transcend the limitations of human life, connect with universal forces (personified as deities), and union with the transcendental reality (called Brahman in the Vedas).

The Hindu tradition of meditation includes both the Yogis meditating in caves, as well as the Sages (rishis) of the Vedic culture. It is the oldest meditation tradition on Earth—still alive and thriving. It has hundreds of lineages and techniques.

Most likely the first meditation technique to be invented/discovered was either mantra meditation or gazing—although we can’t know for sure.

The modern Yoga movement, which emphasizes postures and breathing exercises, is an adaptation of just one of these hundreds of Yogic schools (the Hatha Yoga school). In general, Yoga is a wisdom tradition whose core is meditation and spiritual development—not a system of stretches and breathing practices.

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It’s an intense week in astrology with numerous invitations, directions, and insights calling our names. Scorpio energy will take us deep within ourselves and rule the week with the onset of Scorpio season, both Venus and Mercury entering Scorpio, and a deeply impactful solar eclipse taking place in Scorpio.

Also, Saturn finishes its retrograde, bringing greater awareness and insight. Meanwhile, our planet of luck and expansion, Jupiter, enters the mystical waters of Pisces. We are being reminded, again and again, that the divine can always be found within.

21 Mantras For Your Meditation Practice:

• I am bliss

• This moment is perfect, whole, and complete.

• Nature is conspiring for me.

• I have no expectation of any result.

• Recharge, renew, then respond.

• The power of intention lies within.

• I will follow my bliss.

• I am as dynamic as my rest.

• I am available for energy and creativity.

• My nature is to flow.

• I am grateful for…

• What is true for me today?

• My intent is heard by universal intelligence.

• Everything and everyone is extended self.

• The answers are sourced within.

• I am committed to my personal growth and evolution.

• My bliss is judgment free.

• My true nature is spirit.

• I celebrate my extended self.

• My true happiness is sourced from within.

• I am.

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About: Want to discover how to use meditation to transform your life? Have you tried meditation, but had trouble sticking to a routine or finding the time?

With benefits like decreased stress, blood pressure, anxiety, and depression and increased sleep quality, immunity, and mood, meditation has deservedly made its way into the daily routine of virtually every top performer.

Every meditation in this bundle was professionally narrated and recorded to deliver you the ultimate meditation experience in the comfort of your home. All meditations have multiple options for background audio, allowing you to customize the experience to your liking.

This meditation bundle will help you:

Turn on the body’s natural relaxation response

Melt stress and anxiety on demand

Energize your body and mind

Get better quality sleep

Learn the fundamentals of mindfulness meditation

Have the perfect morning routine

Improve your relationships

Discover the secret to sustained happiness

And much more…

📚 LEARN SANSKRIT

Citta ( Chih-thah): The emotional or feeling component of the mind. Citta is one of four aspects of consciousness: Mind, intellect, ego, and heart/feeling.

Yoga Flow To Boost Your Day

By combining stretches, core activation, and deep breathing, this sequence will release tension so you start your day feeling refreshed.

AS YOU PRACTICE Allow yourself to pause and explore these heart- and hip-opening stretches as you build-up to the peak pose, an exciting variation of Ardha Chandrasana (Half Moon Pose). This will help connect you to your core and root you down so you can expand outward with stability and strength. Meanwhile, breathe deeply throughout the sequence to further awaken your sense of vitality and inner purpose.

1. Tri Pada Adho Mukha Svanasana (ThreeLegged Downward-Facing Dog Pose) Begin with hands shoulder-width apart and feet hipwidth apart. Actively reach your heels down as you lift your sitting bones up and elongate the spine. On a deep inhale, lift your right leg. Keep your shoulders squared.

2. Anjaneyasana (Low Lunge) Step your right foot forward, and place your back knee down behind your hips. Place your hands onto your front knee, and sink your hips, drawing your belly away from your front thigh and pressing your shoulders back. Gently rock forward and back.

3. Ardha Ustrasana (Half Camel Pose) Turn to your left, pivoting your back shin. Place your left hand alongside your sacrum and your right hand on your front knee. Engage your core to lift your sternum, and elongate the inseam of your right leg.

4. Ardha Hanumanasana (Half Monkey God Pose) Turn toward your front leg, and straighten it. Lengthen your spine over your leg, with your fingertips on the floor. Bend your elbows (not your neck), and hinge from the hips to fold deeper. Keep your hips square.

5. Cat-Cow Pose Bring your right knee back in line with the left, coming to all fours. Inhale and lift your sternum, sitting bones, and chin. Exhale and tuck your chin, round your spine, and tuck your sitting bones. Breathe, and explore your fullest range of motion.

6. Tabletop, variation Extend your right arm forward and your left leg back. Keep your hips square to the mat by dialing your outer left hip down and your inner left thigh up. Engage your core, and elongate from fingertips to the sole of your foot. Hug your muscles toward the midline.

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