Happy Mindful New year

Lets begin this New Year with few mindful breaths and spending some time for our self care.

To keep the body in good health is a duty, otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear. - Buddha

It is important to have a good healthy body and a calm mind to achieve our goals and do whatever we intend to do in our life. You might have already known the fact that the mind body connection works by the feedback loop between the body and mind . They are mutually dependant. In this busy life style where we are running to chase our dream , it would be a good idea to slow down, listen to our body-mind and get refreshed.

Here is a small practice to start your first day of the year 2023.

• Sit comfortably with spine straight and relaxed.

• Closing your eyes or lowering your gaze (which ever you are comfortable with).

• Starting to observe your natural breath pattern without any intention to change it.

• Beginning to collect the events from your memories in 2022. It will be collection of both good and bad. Let it be.

• Listing down 3 bad things in your mind that happened in this year.

• Taking a deep breath and having a nice smile.

• Saying good bye to those memories.

• New beginnings and opportunities awaiting for you in the New Year.

• Now... listing down 3 happy things that happened in this year.

• Having a big wide smile, thanking for all those memories.

• Letting it go with gratitude.

• Lots of new beginnings and opportunities awaiting in the new year.

• Having a deep breath.

• Bringing your awareness to the body- legs, arms, belly , chest ,face, head.

• Trying to listen and understand whats the message you're getting from them.

• Stretching the body and gently opening the eyes.

Have a great new year.