8 Ways to Say Hello to Spring!

What's Your Favorite Season of the Year.

I hope you picked SPRING!

Enjoy a Meditation about Spring.

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Spring time on Vancouver Island, Canada begins early and is a long, gradual rebirth of all that is beautiful.

It's full of color, sounds and life.

I've let go of Fall (Autumn)  being my favorite season because of where we live.

Spring has taken over but both have some similarities. Not too hot & not too cold, and both offers us lots of interest, colors and change.

One comes from winter and the other leads into it. 

One starts to fill in the open spaces, the other again opens up the spaces.

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Meditation to Celebrate the Treasures of 

Spring 

Find a comfortable place to rest and over the next few minutes just connect with your breath.

Each inhale and exhale ...

Now begin to soften your eyes and ears ... 

soften your face ... 

soften your shoulders ... 

Feel yourself letting go of any tension and stress you may be holding, gently breathe and let it all go ...

Start to let go of old thoughts so you can replace them with the many 

Treasures of Spring ...

As thoughts and stresses leave your body, feel spaces opening up for 

your breath to move gently and freely ...

Bring awareness to this healing breath and to feelings of rejuvenation ... 

Bring awareness to new beginnings, a new season of growth,

change and rewards ...

 Feel your body, mind and breath now all opening and inviting Spring in ...

♥ This spring, Smile as you wake up to the sun rises filling your home with soft morning light.

♥ As new flowers bloom, Absorb their beauty, colors and soothing fragrances.

♥ Listen to the birds joyful songs of celebration as they return to begin again.

♥ Embrace the blossoms of the trees as their gifts to you and the world.

♥ Feel the freshness of soft drops of warm rain on your face.

♥ Notice the ongoing changes as gifts that connect you to new present moments.

♥ Breathe in and let gratitude fill your whole body with inner peace.

♥ And this spring instead of old thoughts and stresses, Invite in simplicity, ease, calm and freshness.

Smile. Absorb. Listen. Embrace. Feel. Notice. Breathe. Invite.

Now close our eyes and rest for a few more minutes ...

Namaste.

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Tomorrow's rewards 

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OM NAMAH SHIVAYA BY KRISHNA DAS

Beautiful Chanting Experience

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Great music and images to enjoy!

Another addition for your wellness toolbox.

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Time for A NEW YOU

Life gets Better the more we Grow

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I've shared many posts about how Yoga started me on a totally new path in life full of new experiences and personal challenges.  

Awareness and intention have repeatedly been my companion throughout this journey. 

We each can stay in stress and keep choosing the same battles, or we can start to find ways to move in a different direction. 

Both can be challenging but the second one holds the gifts that will improve our Future.

Simple little changes can have huge results.

As Spring begins and we get outdoors to breathe in the fresh air, 

maybe it's time to make a fresh new plan for YOU. 

Invest in You ...

Excerpt from Simply, One Breath At a Time - Dona Anderson

Enjoy the Springtime Blossoms!  

Don't miss the Meditation to Celebrate the Gifts of Spring coming in April.

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Invest in YOU & Keep Blossoming

Neurolymphatic massage

Massage Video to help us stay Healthy

You have time -  it's only 5 minutes

Another resource for your Wellness Toolbox

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The lymphatic system in our body helps us to rid ourselves of toxins and other waste materials through vessels that are connected to hundreds of lymph nodes. Our tonsils, spleen and thymus gland are also lymphatic tissues.

The system doesn't have a pump for circulation so it requires us to Breathe and Move our muscles. Yoga really helps and legs up the wall a favorite pose of mine lets you relax while gravity is reversed to move the fluid from the lower limbs.

Watch this video for simple & easy ways we can help our body and improve our health. 

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Lymphatic system

Lymphatic drainage massage

Yoga poses for the Lymphatic system

Here is an earlier post on Breast Health

Just a few minutes is all you need.

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Spectacular Scenery

And, One Breath Waiting

And another ...

And another ...

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There are many beautiful places in this world.

Some are so mesmerizing we may even forget to breathe for a few seconds.

Enjoy where you are right now.

Take a breath ... let it go slowly... feel the difference

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Simply, One Breath At a Time

Photo Message from Simply, One Breath At a Time.

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How Wolves Change Rivers

This is Fascinating

Would you Love to see a Story about Renewal & Survival?

Great Learning

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I saw this video a few months ago and saved it to share with You.

We usually hear about destruction and scarcity but this is renewal and survival for many.

Unbelievable how things changed

Watch and discover what can Happen.

Change the future.

Feeling the Winter Blues

Do you get depressed in the Winter?

How do You stay Motivated & Happy in the Winter?

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I Love this photo of the Kingfisher sitting in the tree watching the pond - looking for a fish.

Or maybe he's just resting and thinking about where he'll go next.

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Does winter get you down in the dumps occasionally?

Our weather is quite rainy so it is a good time to plan a vacation to somewhere Warmer and Dryer where the Sun is Shining.

We often need a little extra motivation (kick in the butt)

to get out of bed on these dark mornings.

I'm not sure about you but I also need to observe my thoughts more at this time of year as they can get me grumpy, depressed, sad or wanting to sit like a lump in the chair complaining about something.

I really need those Wellness Minutes

 I mentioned  in this post

We sold our little motor home so we won't be travelling to a warmer, drier, sunnier place so I am being more aware of how my thoughts play a huge part in how I spend my days.

One thing I'm doing is to get out more even if it is raining.  The dogs don't care if it's raining so an extra walk or some kind of outing is good.  Often when I get out I find that it is nicer than I thought so I feel much better after.

I also use Meditation, my writing and several other activities that take me out of my head which really helps pass the time in a good way.

I've been working on trying to present my best self wherever I go, so I decided that this is also just as important to do at home.  Mood Changer.

This little message from my book Moving Forward from the Heart  helps.

"Surround yourself with what you love,

and what you love and give out,

will be what comes back to you ..."

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You Are The First, My Last, My Everything (Barry White)

Love Song

Had to share for Valentine's Day

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Enjoy and have a wonderful Valentine's!

While you're here check out the Archives for February 2015 

and you'll find 8 posts dedicated to Heart Awareness Month.

I love the Rumi poem.

The Lie We Live

We're suppose to be building a better Future

Unleashing a bit of Frustration

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This is a powerful video.

Many things to think about.

Some Depressing.

Others Hopeful,

If we work together and make Changes.

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So after watching this and thinking about all the chaos and bad things happening right now I wrote a little Rant here.

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Then the next morning, I decided to keep it to myself as each of us who see this video will come up with our own Rant that affects our life locally and globally.

Yes, the World is connecting on a new level and this is huge.

But while we're connecting through our little screens, sometimes we're also disconnecting by not paying attention to those around us, creating walls to keep ourselves feeling safe & separated from others.

Perhaps we're also Staying by ourselves with misinformation, judgments and our individual approval processes, scared to open our doors, go out or travel as our fear mounts.

When this happens - we all suffer together.  

I don't know why countries have been at war for years, or why people don't have clean water or are starving when so much food is thrown out, or why people go out and kill others or animals for sport.

But let's not forget there are thousands/millions of good people out there working very hard to make a difference in whatever way they can by protesting, marching, teaching, building things, giving out food & medicine and so much more.

If you had a Rant  - find something in it that you can do to help make a positive difference to help others, your community or if you want go BIG!

Even visiting someone, making a new friend, giving food away, volunteering, helping someone clean up their yard, smiling and laughing and the list goes on and on makes a difference. 

thanks....

I guess I did end up having a bit of a rant after all.