Yogakshemam 10102020
One way to look at spirituality as an individual connection to others and to the world as a whole. There is something greater that connects all beings to each other and to the universe itself. It strives to answer questions about the meaning of life, how people are connected to each other, and truths about the universe. It may involve experiencing a sense of inter-connectedness with the rest of humanity and nature. It involves seeking meaning and purpose. It involves working for a better world for nextGen.
Spiritual orientation, practice and existence helps in better physical, emotional and mental health. Thus spiritual health includes better feeling of wellbeing, decreased fear of death and therefore all other dimensions of health. The spiritual practice adds up better health, greater psychological wellbeing, less depression, less hypertension, less stress, more positivity et al.
The practice as a habit includes –
• go inward and reflect; meditate; do yoga; record gratitude; be mindful and appreciative of the present;
• flow; give and forgive; focus on all ‘life’;
• live with certain degree of stress comfortably; manage short-term stress by changing the situation if it works and/or responding appropriately; throw away long-term stress; invite eustress;
• keep working till sleep catches up; take 5-10 minute power naps;
• keep doing physical wok, exercise; walk, jog, run, cycle; laugh, smile, cry;
• eat limited to meet the energy needs; eat fibre; eat nutrition, frequently but in small quantities; relish eating; take water more and often;
• be outdoors in the field, in the air, in the rain; be with music, dance, craft; be with the nature, hills, rivers, seas, et al; be with ‘life’; be with children, youth; be with poor, vulnerable and marginalized; celebrate life; be with friends; be useful
• read, write, do numbers; write diary, notes, thoughts, stories, poetry; commit and pursue 1-2 daily tasks long-term; dream deliberately; pay attention to see, hear, taste, touch, smell, breath, heart beat et al; feel the sensations; give-take a hug; take and feel a scent; draw, paint, colour, shade, solve puzzles, do crosswords; be current
• stretch to the hilt, but not beyond physical, emotional, intellectual, spiritual means; say no; plan results, tasks; plan days, minutes; practice relaxation item-by-item, part-by-part, and together
• invest in self; converse; invest in relationships in all their dimensions; care mind, heart, body, soul; live simple; focus on the task at hand; practice
• plan the practice and work the plan
Let us be spiritual as a habit. Let us plan being spiritual. Let us plan being useful and coexistence. For 7L.
Join us in the world of yoga of harnessing the spiritual capital for living and leading local coexistence – aatmikaarogyayoga for 7L.
G Muralidhar