Join me as we enter into this year’s Black Friday weekend by setting a mindful intention. Before we shop. Before we eat. Before we connect with friends and family. Let’s clear some space and invite in exactly what we most need this holiday season.

re·sist·ance
noun

1. the refusal to accept or comply with something; the attempt to prevent something by action or argument.

2. the ability not to be affected by something, especially adversely.

Our meditation practice is the practice of The Middle Way. Meaning the practice isn’t about perfection, a goal or an end-game. The practice IS the practice.

Tapas is a sanskrit term that can described as the friction created when we move against the grain… When we move up against the edges of our comfort-level… Today we spend a few minutes talking about our meditation practice as a form of Tapas and how this “friction” helps us to experience more joy in our daily lives.

Tapas is a sanskrit word translates to mean “heat”. Often it is used within a yoga practice as self-discipline, spiritual growth, transformation, austerities…

This meditation is 10-minute ocean-side meditation I recorded at sunrise one morning. Simple, sweet & peaceful. It is a great way to start or pause your day! I chat briefly at the beginning to set-up this meditation, if you want to skip right to the meditation, go to 1:00.

The Overview Effect is described as a cognitive shift in awareness while viewing the Earth from space. A perspective that allows us to erase national boundaries, forget personal differences and move into the collective consciousness of a planetary society…

This month at Sacred Chill {West} our theme is Unlearn.