Keeping It Simple

 
 

This month I am launching my new monthly meditation email newsletter - A Cup of Calm

It’s designed to gently inspire and guide you to find a moment of pause in your day. I invite you to make your favourite cuppa, sit down comfortably and enjoy a moment of calm. Each months post offers ten minutes to reflect and journal and ten minutes to sit in mindful or meditation practices. No overwhelm, no pressure just easy inspiration to make your life a little brighter and lighter.

Here you’ll find a little preview and how to sign up to the newsletter via Substack.


Keeping it Simple

Meditation and Mindfulness don’t need to be complicated or take up hours of your time.  I have found that the simplest of meditations - just observing the breath can be enough. 

Simple meditation and mindfulness does not mean ‘easy’ meditation and mindfulness.  It just means there’s less technique to get your head around, less fuss, and less chance of you skipping it because it feels too much.

 

This month I am offering a simple 6.5 minute guided meditation for all subscribers. All you need is a comfortable place to sit (or lie down if you need to) in a space which is as free of other distractions as possible. 

 

Alongside the meditation are some short reflections which you can enjoy with your cuppa before or after the meditation. 

 

Reflections

You can jot down your thoughts in your journal, or a piece of paper, speak them into your phone’s recording app, make drawings or shapes instead of writing words, reflect in your mind, or any other way that helps you to gather your thoughts and then sit with them a while.

 

1.      Can you remember a moment in time when you felt completely connected to what was around you? Often this is a spontaneous moment – examples might be when you’re relaxed sitting on a beach on holiday, or deeply connected to a friend in conversation.

The feelings you have when you are in the moment can be found with meditation or mindfulness practices, we don’t have to wait for a spontaneous moment to happen. 


2.      If you have ever meditated, remind yourself of when and how you find meditation practice is most effective for you – think about the location, time, environment whatever comes to mind. When you next meditate be grateful for the space and time you are making for yourself, even if it is not in your favourite place or location.

 

3.      If you are not currently meditating take a moment to identify a time in your day or week where you can take 5 or 10 uninterrupted minutes to meditate.  Where will it be best to do this? Do you need to put anything in place to help you achieve this? Can you commit to one meditation practice a week?

access the meditation here


If you would like to receive A Cup of Calm each month, directly to your email inbox you can subscribe at the bottom of this page https://acupofcalmwithsarahclover.substack.com/ - there’s a free subscription and a paid subscription available.

About Sarah
I’m Sarah Clover, a certified yoga teacher in Cheshire, England, specializing in hatha yoga, gentle yoga for all, yoga nidra and mindfulness practices. This blog is a space where I share yoga and wellness tips, and reflections to support your personal growth on and off the mat.

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