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A L E T T E R F RO M A S H L E Y O n e o f t h e t h i n g s t h a t I w a n t e d t o d o a s a p a r t o f m y o w n p r a c t i c e, w a s t o c r e a t e a s p a c e f o r yo g a t e a c h e r s o f c o l o r t o t h r i v e. t h i s p u b l i c a t i o n e x i s t s o l e l y o f f o f l a c k o f r e p r e s e t n a t i o n t h a t e x i s t e d w h e n i t c a m e t o p u b l i c a t i o n s i n t h e yo g a w o r l d . I s a w t h a t s a m e l a c k o f r e p r e s e t n a t i o n w h e n i t c a m e t o yo g a s t u d i o s a n d s p a c e s w h e r e t h e r e w e r e s u p p o s e d t o b e t e a c h e r s t h a t l o o k l i k e m e. I d e c i d e d t o s o l v e t h a t p r b l e m t h e b e s t I c o u l d i n t h e s p a c e t h a t I w a s i n . F i r s t , f o r o u r Yo g a Te a c h e r Tr a i n i n g p r o g r a m s I r e m ov e d t h e b a r r i e r o f e n t r y w h i c h w a s c o s t . I t d o e s n o t d e m i n i s h t h e q u a l i t y o f t r a i n i n g. T h i s a l l o w s u s a l l t o h av e a c c e s s t o yo g a t e a c h e r t r a i n i n g, w i t h o u t c o s t s t o p p i n g o u r p r o g r e s s . S e c o n d , I t e a c h f r o m a p l a c e o f l ov e , c a r i n g, a n d k i n d n e s s w h i l e b e i n g a w a r e t h a t o u r e x p e r i e n c e w i t h yo g a a s t h e d i a s p o r a i s d i f f e r e n t t h a n o t h e r s . T h i r d , I w a n t a l l t o f e e l w e l c o m e d . We w e l c o m e a l l a l l i e s w h o a r e t r u l y h e r e f o r u s a n d t h e m ov e m e n t t h a t w e a r e c r e a t i n g. T h i s i s a s p a c e o f c o m f o r t . T h i s i s a s p a c e f o r u s . W h e r e n o o n e f e e l s l i k e t h e y c a n a s k u s i f t h e y c a n t o u c h o u r h a i r. W h e r e w e a r e n o t b e i n g t o l d t h a t o u r b r e a t h e i s t o o l o u d . To c l o s e, I w a n t t o t a k e t h i s t i m e t o b e a b u n d a n t l y c l e a r w h o t h e s p a c e i s n’ t f o r.

T h i s s p a c e i s n’ t f o r yo u i f . . .

1 . M i c r o - a g g r e s s i o n i s yo u r l ov e l a n g u a g e.

2 . Yo u r e f e r t o t h e b l a c k m e n a n d w o m e n t h a t yo u k n o w a s yo u r b l a c k f r i e n d s .

3 . B e i n g k i n d i s n’ t n u m b e r o n e o n yo u r p r i o r i t y l i s t .

4 . Yo u a r e n o t i n t e r e s t e d i n d o i n g t h e w o r k o f s e l f exploration.

5 . Yo u a r e u n w i l l i n g o r u n i n t e r e s t e d i n h o l d i n g space for a g roup of people who are typically t o l d h o w t h e y s h o u l d g r i e v e, l a u g h , c r y, d r i b b l e, o r k n e e l .

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“A CONVERSATION WITH TY DAYE” BY CAROLINA SALINA “THE ART OF LETTING GO” BY WILLIAM R. MOORE “MEDITATION AS A SELF RENEWAL & DEFRAGMENTATION” BY KEEGAN FITZPATRIK “FINDING WHAT WORKS FOR YOU” BY TRACI S. JACKSON “MINDART: VISUALIZED MEDIATION” BY ANNA ENACHE YOGA TEACHER TRAINING POWERED BY BLUE YOGA FITNESS

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A Conversation with #BYM Fe a t u r e d M e d i t a t i o n P r a c t i t i o n e r Ty D a y e WrittenBy : Carolina Salinas Ty D a ye i s N e w a r k , N e w Je r s e y ’s f i r s t B l a c k M a l e yo g a t e a c h e r a n d C o - Fo u n d er of Kings Motivation Project. Bor n and raised in N e w a r k , Ty D a ye w e n t o n t o g raduate from Lincoln Univ e r s i t y i n Pe n n s y l v a n i a w i t h a d u a l d e g r e e i n P h i l o s o p hy a n d Po l i t i c a l S c i e n c e. A s e a soned life coach and meditat i o n p r a c t i t i o n e r, Ty s t r i v e s to contribute to the community where he came of age working as an attendance counselor for Newark Public Schools and as a for mer S e n i o r A i d e t o M a yo r R a s J. B a r a k a f r o m N e w a r k , N J. BYM is proud to sit down w i t h Ty f o l l o w i n g h i s g r a d u a t i o n f r o m Yo g a B l u e F i t n e s s ( RY T 2 0 0 h r. ) t o d i s c u s s t h e

impact that Mindfulness and guided meditation has had on his life and how meditation fits into the world he is w o r k i n g t o w a r d s e a c h d a y.

B Y M : H o w l o n g h av e yo u been meditating?

Ty : S t a r t e d m e d i t a t i n g around 2015, 2016.. But d i d n’ t t a k e i t s e r i o u s l y u n t i l 2018.

BYM: By taking it ser i o u s l y, d o yo u m e a n a s a mind set or making it a diligent practice?

Ty : B o t h . B e f o r e I c o u l d make it a regular practice I had to make a mental shift.

I u s e d t o b e a l l ov e r t h e p l a c e a l w a y s h av i n g t o d o s o m e t h i n g. H a d t o p r e p a r e myself to be present to m e d i t a t e.

B Y M : H o w d i d yo u f e e l before mediation?

Ty : B e f o r e m e d i t a t i o n I w a s t r y i n g t o f i g u r e o u t l i f e.

I d i d n’ t k n o w h o w t o d e a l w i t h m y e m o t i o n s a n d d i d n’ t talk to people about my inner battles. Thought of myself as a private person. I used to fear my mistakes, or folks not seeing my light the way I wanted them to. It hurt. Now I understand people come and go from life a c c e p t i t . We c a n’ t c h a n g e others, we can only change our minds. “I would lift weights and take walks that I call “taking a walk with God.” That was my spiri t g r av i t a t i n g t o t h a t s p a c e.

BYM: What was lear ning to meditate like?

It was lear ning how to sit

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still. I kept hearing about meditation through f r i e n d s a n d I w a n t e d t o t r y. I w a s a l w a y s t r y i n g t o h e l p p e o p l e a n d r e a l i z e d i t ’s g o o d t o also work on myself. The way I see it, our cups are always full. Sometimes the cup is half full o f w a t e r a n d h a l f f u l l o f a i r. W h a t a r e yo u f i l l i n g u p yo u r c u p w i t h ? M o r e w a t e r o r m o r e a i r ?

M e d i t a t i o n i s a w a y t o r e p l e n i s h yo u r s p i r i t .

BYM: Any they are too

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for folks who think or angry to meditate?

T Y: M a k e a c h o i c e - d o yo u w a n t t o c h a n g e ?

A F F I R M : I WA N T TO C H A N G E . B e o p e n t o r e c e i v e n e w i n f o r m a t i o n . Ju s t l i k e l e av ing shoes at the door to keep the home clean, yo u n e e d t o l e av e yo u r m i n d , t h e o u t s i d e i n f o , a t t h e d o o r. Yo u r i n n e r s p a c e i s yo u r s a n c t u a r y.

B Y M : W h a t i s yo u r meditation practice like now?

T Y: P h e n o m e n a l . M a k e s m e t h i n k a b o u t t h i n g s t h a t a r e h a p p e n i n g i n t h e w o r l d n o w, t o b e m o r e m i n d f u l a n d a w a r e. H e l p i n g m e u n d e r stand my place within it. I no longer feel lost and now know who I am. My practice makes m e s p i r i t u a l l y a w a k e a n d g r av i t a t e s m e l ov e a n d p e a c e. M a k e s m e f e e l a t h o m e l i k e I b e l o n g h e r e. I l e a d w i t h l ov e s o I c a n l i v e i n p e a c e.

T Y: O u r p u r p o s e i s t o o f f e r a h o l i s t i c e n r i c h m e n t p r o g r a m t o e m p o w e r yo u n g m e n o n t h e p a t h o f b e c o m i n g t h e k i n g s t h e y a r e. We host prog rams at schools and in communities to educate young men on ever ything from financial literacy t o c o u r t s h i p. T h i s p r o j e c t s t a r t e d i n N e w a r k a n d s e r v e s t h e l o c a l c o m m u n i t y, b u t w e s e e a n o p portunity to change the narrative for the cult u r e by t r av e l i n g t o f a c i l i t a t e e n r i c h m e n t p r o g r a m s w i t h s c h o o l s a n d o r g a n i z a t i o n s n a t i o n w i d e.

B Y M : We h av e h a d t h e p r i v i l e g e o f b e i n g g u i d e d by yo u i n m e d i a t i o n . H o w c a n B Y M r e a d e r s g e t i n t o u c h t o h av e a m e d i t a t i o n e x p e r i e n c e w i t h yo u , o r t o l e a r n m o r e a b o u t K i n g s M o t i v a tion Project?

T Y: B e s t w a y t o g e t i n t o u c h t o s e t u p a m e d i t a t i o n s e s s i o n o r i n q u i r e a b o u t h av i n g a n e n r i c h m e n t p r o g r a m b r o u g h t t o yo u r c o m m u n i t y i s t h r o u g h d i r e c t m e s s a g e o n I n s t a g r a m @ I A M T Y DAY E .

B Y M : W h a t w o u l d yo u s a y t o p e o p l e w h o a r e new to mediation?

T Y: G e t r e a d y a n d b e r e a d y. T h i s i s n o t a n ov e r n i g h t t h i n g. M e d i t a t i o n i s a c o n t i n u o u s p r a c t i c e. Ta k e i t i n s t r i d e. I f yo u c a n o n l y d o i t f o r 2 o r 5 m i n s a t f i r s t , d o t h a t . I t ’s a l l a b o u t b e i n g p r e s e n t a n d a f f i r m i n g t h a t yo u w a n t t o c h a n g e.

Yo u d o n’ t h av e t o b e p e r f e c t j u s t h av e t o k e e p p r o g r e s s i n g. M ov e f o r w a r d i n t o t h i n g s yo u d o n’ t k n o w i n s t e a d o f b e i n g s t a g n a n t w i t h t h i n g s t h a t a r e n’ t r e a l . P r e p a r i n g yo u r s e l f f o r yo u r o w n t e s t i m o n y.

B Y M : Te l l u s a b o u t K i n g s M o t i v a t i o n P r o j e c t , t h e p r o g r a m yo u c o - f o u n d e d .

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W H Y YO G A ?

I f i r s t g o t i n t o yo g a a b o u t a ye a r a n d a h a l f ago with the advice of my d o c t o r. T h e r e c o m m e n d a tion came about after disc ov e r i n g t h a t I h a d i t b a n d issues, a knee injury that hindered me from playing i n m y l a s t ye a r o f s e m i pro football. My choice s w e r e e i t h e r, g e t m o r e f l e x i b l e, t a k e u p yo g a a s a p o s s i b l e r e m e d y, o r s i m ply to stay away from leg workouts for 6-8 weeks.

Sitting around and not working out when I had a season coming up w a s n’ t a n o p t i o n , a n d w h i l e I n e v e r r e a l l y g av e yo g a a c h a n c e, I d i d n’ t r e ally look at it as a viable o p t i o n e i t h e r. I j u s t s a w i t as something to do- and definitely not something that “people like me” do.

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YO G A A S A F O R M O F H E A L I N G to take a significant shift ment a l l y a n d e m o t i o n a l l y.

M y i n t r o d u c t i o n t o yo g a a n d i t ’s i m p a c t f o r m e, i s n o d i f ferent than that of many other colleagues and friends who also t a k e p a r t i n yo g a . T h e b e a u t i ful lesson and experience that I w a l k e d a w a y w i t h i s t h a t yo g a i s n’ t j u s t a p hy s i c a l p r a c t i c e.

Yo g a i s a m e n t a l , s p i r i t u a l , a n d emotional practice which takes us all on an inward jour ney of o u r s e l v e s . Yo g a i s a p r a c t i c e

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that makes many of us do what we say we want to do on a regu l a r b a s i s , b u t v e r y f e w h av e t h e c o u r a g e t o s t a r t . Ta k i n g time out to self reflect, face all that lies inside of us, both the g o o d a n d t r u l y u g l y, o r f a c i n g the traumas that we hide from ourselves and from the rest o f t h e w o r l d t a k e s c o u r a g e.

YO G A A S A F O R M O F HEALING As we see from the cur-

rent nationwide shutdown and q u a r a n t i n e, a s a r e s u l t o f t h e C o r o n av i r u s Pa n d e m i c , s i t ting with ourselves distraction free has become a for m of tort u r e t h a t m a n y p e o p l e a r e n’ t e q u i p p e d t o h a n d l e. A s i n d i v i d u a l s w e h av e b e c o m e a c customed to distractions, not just for entertainment pur poses, but also for the pur pose of av o i d i n g o u r t r a u m a s . T h e s e distractions can limit our opportunity to feel pain and face

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With this being my first article, I thought I’d share a bit of who I am which should give many of you some context into the different articles that you will see from me on a month to month basis. With that being said, I feel more than privileged to share my journey with you as a yoga practitioner and human being.

our demons. They also limit our ability to identify the root of our traumas and heal them so that w e c a n t r u l y l i v e h a p py h e a l t hy l i v e s . L e t t i n g a wound go unhealed, whether mentally or emotionall y, c a n l e a d t o u n h e a l t hy o u t c o m e s i n t h e p hy s i c a l .

H o w d o e s yo g a a l l o w us to do this? Simply put, yo g a a l l o w s u s t o p hy s i c a l ly strengthen our minds, our b o d i e s , a n d o u r s p i r i t s by applying the practice to our everyday lives.

H o w yo u may ask? I’ll use myself for e x a m p l e. I ’v e a l w a y s b e e n a person with a great memo r y. M y m e m o r y a i d e d m e to retain everything I read i n c o l l e g e, b o t h a s a h i s tory major with a political s c i e n c e m i n o r a n d a t h l e t e.

Fr o m r e m e m b e r i n g d a t e s a n d m a j o r w o r l d m ov i n g events, or smaller political decisions that caused wars, to memorizing an entire playbook or the jobs of ev-

e r y p l a ye r a t a n y g i v e n t i m e w h e n I p l a ye d f o o t b a l l . A s much as my memory became the strength for getting good grades and excelling on a football field, it could also act as a roadblock.

Like so many other people i n t h e w o r l d , I ’v e h a d e x periences in life that were l e s s t h a n c o m f o r t a b l e. S o m e of those events were angeri n g, s c a r y, t r a u m a t i z i n g. A s an African American male living during a time where the police brutality of unar med black men, women, and children is on display repeatedly on social media or the news, I can relive some of those traumas nons t o p s i m p l y b e c a u s e I c a n’ t av o i d t h e i m a g e s . Wi t h a brain like mine that retains a n d r e p l a y s t h i n g s v i v i d l y, i t can be hard for me to let go of these traumas both consciously and sub-consciousl y. L e a r n i n g t o l e t g o f o r t h e sake of prog ress or g rowth is one of the most import-

ant lessons that I lear ned f r o m m y yo g a p r a c t i c e, a n d t h a t h a s g i v e n m e l i f e, a n d spared my mental makeup a l l i n t h e n a m e o f s e l f c a r e.

A P P LY I N G T H E P R AC T I C E How did I lear n this less o n yo u m i g h t b e w o n d e r i n g ? We l l , l i k e s o m a n y o t h e r l e s s o n s t h a t I ’v e l e a r n e d throughout life- it hit me o u t o f t h e b l u e. O n e p a r t i c u l a r d a y i n m y yo g a p r a c t i c e I w a s s t r u g g l i n g.

I d i d n’ t s e t a n i n t e n t i o n b e f o r e m y p r a c t i c e, w h i c h i s a customary thing for me to do. I just laid down my mat and jumped into the p r a c t i c e. T h i s d a y m y b a l a n c e w a s o f f , I d i d n’ t f e e l s t r o n g, I d i d n’ t f e e l l o o s e, and my mind wandered all ov e r t h e p l a c e. I f e l t l i k e I could not get deep into a pose or hold it. I could not f l o w. D i s t r a c t i o n a n d d i s c o m f o r t a n d c o n s u m e d m e.

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ov e r a s d e e p a s I c o u l d , I c o u l d n’ t b r e a t h e a n d m y discomfort was almost intole r a b l e. I t w a s a t t h a t m o ment I heard a quiet whisper in my mind tell me to let g o . N o t o n c e, n o t t w i c e, n o t three times, but repeatedl y. A l l I c o u l d h e a r w a s l e t go, just let it all go. I could consciously tell that I was clinching every muscle in m y b o d y. M y m u s c l e s w e r e holding in position so tightl y. A s I t h o u g h t a b o u t t h a t f e e l i n g, I t o o k s e v e r a l d e e p breaths and slowly began to release all the clinched musc l e s i n m y b o d y, o n e by o n e.

LETTING GO By letting go and unclenching my muscles I experienced an immediate feeling of relaxation. My body fell deeper into each pose and for me that was prog ress.

W hy i s t h i s i m p o r t a n t ? T h i s v i s u a l l y e c h o e s w hy m a n y

o f u s a r e n’ t p r o g r e s s i n g i n l i f e m e n t a l l y o r e m o t i o n a l l y, or even prog ressing at the r a t e t h a t w e w a n t t o . We are subconsciously holding onto past traumas or experiences that no longer serve u s . H o w e v e r, a s o u r m i n d s go, so do our bodies. I fully recognize that there are some traumas and issues that require the need of prof e s s i o n a l h e l p. W h i l e t h e r a py a l o n g w i t h a g o o d yo g a practice are g reat options, s o m e b e h av i o r s o r p a t t e r n s hinder us because we all o w t h e m t o . We s o m e t i m e s clench onto things that restrict our minds, bodies, a n d s p i r i t s f r o m g r o w i n g.

SET THE INTENTION I f yo u a r e s o m e o n e d o i n g j u s t t h a t , i f yo u f i n d t h a t l i f e is uncomfortable in a way t h a t i t s h o u l d n’ t b e, o r i f yo u a r e s o m e o n e w h o i s u n h a p py w i t h t h e w a y yo u r l i f e

i s p r o g r e s s i n g, yo u n e e d t o r e l e a s e. A n d i f yo u f i n d t h a t yo u a r e n’ t a l l o w i n g yo u r s e l f t h a t r e l e a s e, d o yo u r s e l f a f av o r a n d a l l o w p r o g r e s s , h e a l i n g, a n d g r o w t h t o h a p p e n i n yo u r l i f e. B e i n t e n t i o n a l . Fr e e yo u r s e l f by g i v ing it all up and letting go.

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When I sit down to meditate I often think of the antiquated function of PC computers that enabled the user to “def r a g m e n t ” t h e h a r d d r i v e. I n e s s e n c e, t h i s f u n c t i o n s c a n s the hard drive for f loating fragments: bits and pieces that u t i l i z e e n e r g y u n n e c e s s a r i l y. I n m y p e r s o n a l p r a c t i c e, c o m i n g back to meditation revitali z e s m e by s l o w i n g d o w n m y f r e q u e n c y, d e c l u t t e r i n g a n d defragmenting the flood of pictures and jumbled up content in my mind. In my practice I am reminded that I am ( w e a r e ) , a t o u r c o r e, s t i l l n e s s a n d l ov e.

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what feels like hundreds of styles of meditation and direction from countless sources.

Several techniques revealed themselves to be more effective and fulfilling than others.

As a human of the modern w o r l d I n e e d e f f i c a c y. I n e e d to be able to believe in something to which I devote any c h u n k o f t i m e.

The word “meditation” i nv i t e s a m y r i a d o f e x p e c t a t i o n s a n d i d e a s . Pe r h a p s yo u t h i n k o f a l o n g - h a i r e d s a g e, somewhere in the Himalayas, chanting om whilst sitting cross-legged. An image of T h i c h N a t H a n , Vi e t n a m e s e peace activist and Buddist monk, may saunter through

yo u r m i n d , s i m p l e a n d l i g h t .

Meditation means something different to every person, but we can find common g round in one idea: focus, “a coming in” of sorts. Meditation is, simply put, a powerful device for concentration, reflection, and o f t e n a d e e p, d e e p h e a l i n g.

I n t o d a y ’s g l o b a l c l i m a t e it is more important than ever to securely fasten tools to our belts that will aid us in REAL w a y s . We n e e d a t o o l t h a t will show up for us time and time again. Meditation is this t o o l , a s s u m i n g yo u c o n t i n u e t o s h o w u p f o r yo u r s e l f . A l l o w m e t o i n t r o d u c e t o yo u , L ov i n g Kindness meditation.

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I d e s e r v e l ov e, s a f e t y, h a p p i n e s s , a n d e a s e.

L e t m y c u p r u n n e t h ov e r.

M y f a m i l y d e s e r v e s l ov e, s a f e t y, h a p p i n e s s , a n d e a s e.

May we join forces.

M y n e i g h b o r d e s e r v e s l ov e, s a f e t y, h a p p i n e s s , a n d e a s e.

The people I meet on the s t r e e t , i n t h e s t o r e, p a s s e r s - by, d e s e r v e l ov e, s a f e t y, h a p p i n e s s , a n d e a s e.

Even my enemy is sentient, feels, hurts.

I n o u r c o m m o n h u m a n i t y, e v e n my most foul enemy deserves l ov e, s a f e t y, h a p p i n e s s , a n d e a s e. . .

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We n e e d a t o o l t h a t w i l l s h o w u p f o r us time and time again.

M e d i t a t i o n i s t h i s t o o l , a s s u m i n g yo u c o n t i n u e t o s h o w u p f o r yo u r s e l f .

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B O DY TO E X I S T. . .

S i t c o m f o r t a b l y. A l l o w yo u r body to exist in space and release any holdings or tension that illuminates itself.

Listen to the constant and g e n t l e s o n g o f yo u r b r e a t h .

W h e r e i s yo u r h e a r t s p a c e ?

W h e r e i s l ov e i n yo u r b o d y ?

What is war m and what is not?

After settling in for a mom e n t , b r i n g yo u r a t t e n tion squarely to the space i n s i d e o f yo u r c h e s t . T h a t p l a c e t h a t s p e a k s t o yo u i n l ov e - s p e e c h . M a y b e yo u f e e l w a r m t h h e r e, l i k e w h e n yo u s e e yo u r m o t h e r f o r t h e f i r s t t i m e i n a l o n g t i m e, o r w h e n yo u k n o w t h a t yo u r l ov e r r e c i p r o c a t e s yo u r a f f e c t i o n .

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This is also the area that f loods with war mth when yo u s e e t w o c h i l d r e n h u g ging or even when the light of a setting sun strikes tears i n t o yo u r e ye s . U n l e a s h t h i s h e a t a n d s i t w i t h i n i t s b e a u t y.

B e g i n by r e p e a t i n g t o yo u r s e l f : M a y I b e s a f e.

M a y I b e l ov e d . M a y I b e h a p py, a n d l i v e w i t h e a s e.

Re p e a t . S a y t h i s s l o w l y, s u r e l y, l ov i n g l y. Fe e d i n g i n t o yo u r s e l f t h e v e r y l ov e t h a t p o u r s o u t o f yo u . C o n t i n u e f o r o n e m i n u t e, o r f i v e.

M a y b e 1 0 , 1 5 . Re p e a t u n t i l yo u f e e l d r e n c h e d i n l ov e, l i k e r o s e - s c e n t e d b a t h w a t e r.

T h i s i s yo u r t i c k e t i n t o s t a b i l i t y. T h i s i s yo u r e x p r e s s p a s s t o t h e r o a d o f yo u r best self. This is a way to

check in, to remind, to fuel yo u r o w n e m o t i o n a l b o d y.

The steps that follow are the product of ov e r f l o w !

Yo u w i l l r a p i d l y become SO full of w a r m t h t h a t yo u r h e a r t p o u r s o u t a n d ov e r, i n t o the hearts of those n e a r e s t t o yo u .

YO U S H I F T T H E MANTRA:

M a y YO U b e s a f e.

M a y yo u b e l ov e d .

M a y yo u b e h a p py, a n d l i v e w i t h e a s e.

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Fo l l o w i n g t h i s , t h e p r a c t i c e m ov e s i n t o l e s s familiar territory: considering the hearts and emotions of strangers and even of foes or those w h o h av e w o u n d e d u s . O p e n i n g yo u r s e l f t o t h e humanity in others is a way of highlighting the h u m a n i t y o f yo u r o w n e x p e r i e n c e a n d r e v i s i t i n g t h e d e p t h o f yo u r e m o t i o n a l s p e c t r u m i n n e w light.

Tr e a d l i g h t l y i n t h e f a r e n d s o f t h i s p r a c tice and if anything brought to the surface is t o o h e av y t o b a r e, r e m e m b e r t h a t yo u h av e t h e first simple mantra to fall back on: May I be s a f e. M a y I b e l ov e d . M a y I b e h a p py, a n d l i v e w i t h e a s e.

Do not mistake this practice as succumbi n g. T h i s i s n o t a l l o w i n g yo u r s e l f t o f a l l p r e y t o a n e m o t i o n a l p r e d a t o r. N o r i s t h i s a p r a c t i c e of falling asleep to the harsh realities of any d a y t o d a y e x p e r i e n c e, s o c i e t a l , p e r s o n a l , o r c o m m u n a l . L ov i n g K i n d n e s s i s q u i t e t h e c o n t r a r y. T h i s s t y l e o f m e d i t a t i o n a l l o w s u s t o s i t i n t h e t r u t h t h a t w e a r e l ov e, w e a r e a b l e t o l ov e b o u n d l e s s l y, a n d t h a t w e d e s e r v e l ov e, l ov e, L OV E .

After perhaps only several consecutive (or n e a r l y - c o n s e c u t i v e, w e ’ r e o n l y h u m a n ) d a y s , yo u

M AY I B E S A F E .

M AY I B E L OV E D. M AY I B E H A P P Y, AND LIVE WITH EASE. yo u w i l l b e g i n t o e s t a b l i s h d e e p e r d e p t h s a n d w a r m e r w a r m t h s . Yo u will fall easily into that vast, endl e s s p o o l o f l ov i n g c a r e a n d h e a l i n g.

Maybe it sounds esoteric or not for yo u , b u t b r i n g t h i s p r a c t i c e i n t o r e l e v a n c e f o r yo u r s e l f a n d I g u a r a n t e e the practice will remain relevant to yo u f o r t h e r e s t o f yo u r l i f e. A s i n yo g a , t h e v a l u e o f t h e w o r k r e v e a l s itself off the mat, off the meditat i o n - c u s h i o n , s o t o s p e a k . W h e n yo u can stand in line at the g rocery store a n d k n o w t h a t yo u d e s e r v e l ov e, t h e p e r s o n i n f r o n t o f yo u d e s e r v e s l ov e, and even “wretched Brenda from d o w n t h e b l o c k ” d e s e r v e s l ov e, t h e n yo u a r e h o m e i n s i d e o f yo u r s e l f .

Experiment with variations of the mantra, length of the meditat i o n , a n d f r e q u e n c y. M a y b e yo u v i s i t this once a week, once a month, or o n c e a d a y. Re g a r d l e s s , c o n s i d e r t h i s a versatile tool in the work against s o c i a l s t r u c t u r e s t h a t w e i g h o n yo u , a g a i n s t yo u r d e e p e s t f e a r s a n d i n h i b i t i o n s , t h e w o r k a g a i n s t yo u r o w n hang-ups and hold-ons! Defragment a n d t u n e i n ! I t ’s t i m e t o s h o w u p f o r yo u r s e l f f i r s t , b e c a u s e w h o e l s e w i l l ?

M a y I b e s a f e. M a y I b e l ov e d .

M a y I b e h a p py, a n d l i v e w i t h e a s e.

- Wr i t t e n by : Ke e g a n f i t z p a t r i c k

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I had a spiritual reawakening in 2017. I say reawakening because I always had a connect i o n t o G o d a n d Je s u s t h r o u g h m y C h r i s t i a n u p b r i n g i n g. H o w e v e r, that connection was renewed and strengthened in 2017 through other practices and rituals from other traditions and religions, the most crucial of which is meditation.

Meditation did not come easily to me though. I thought I had to be sitting in silence in easy pose for 30 minutes twice a day to actually do meditation right because t h a t ’s w h a t I w a s h e a r i n g f r o m s o many spiritual teachers and leade r s . H o w e v e r, ov e r t h e c o u r s e o f 2 0 1 7 , I d i s c ov e r e d t h a t t h e r e w e r e many different types of medita-

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TYPES OF M E D I TAT I O N As I mentioned, I thought there was only one type of meditation when I started, but there are actually several d i f f e r e n t t y p e s a n d r e a l l y, a l m o s t a n y t h i n g t h a t w e d o , i f we do it with the intention of mindfulness, can be seen as a meditation. Here are a few of those types: Guided Meditation A m e d i t a t i o n t h a t i nv o l v e s being given some sort of visualization or story to a s s i s t yo u i n a c h i e v i n g a certain experience or feeling such as forgiveness, a b u n d a n c e, o r g r a t i t u d e.

Mantra/Japa/Chant Meditation A meditation characterized by c h a n t i n g, s i n g i n g o r repeating a word or phrase several times.

Mala Meditation A m e d i t a t i o n t h a t i nv o l v e s chanting or stating an a f f i r m a t i o n a s yo u t o u c h beads on a mala.

Wa l k i n g M e d i t a t i o n A meditation for those who want to stay active or like b e i n g o u t i n n a t u r e, w h i c h i nv o l v e s w a l k i n g w h i l e m i n d f u l l y c o n s i d e r i n g yo u r surroundings.

Pranayama Meditation A meditation focusing solely on various breath patter ns.

Cooking Meditation This is an example of making an everyday activity into one that promotes m i n d f u l n e s s . W h i l e yo u a r e p r e p a r i n g yo u r m e a l , m i n d f u l l y c h o p, c o m b i n e a n d

c o o k yo u r f o o d t o r e a l l y s a vor each and every moment o f t h e p r o c e s s . Fo c u s s o l e l y on the preparation of the food rather than allowing outside distractions like t h e T V, i n t e r n e t o r p h o n e t o t a k e yo u a w a y f r o m t h e joy of enjoying the present t h r o u g h c o o k i n g. A g a i n , this can be done with a l m o s t a n y t h i n g ( d a n c i n g, w r i t i n g, r e a d i n g, e t c . ) .

MYTHS ABOUT M E D I TAT I O N There are so many myths about meditation.

The following are just a few: Have to Be Silent or Q u i e t Yo u r T h o u g h t s Thoughts are going to c o m e, t h a t ’s a g i v e n . T h e pur pose of meditation is t o h e l p yo u l e a r n h o w t o witness those thoughts and not react. When thoughts seem to be running out of c o n t r o l , c o m e b a c k t o yo u r breath and focus on it to h e l p t o l e s s e n t h e c h a t t e r.

Have to Do it a Cer tain Time of Day Find a time that works

f o r yo u . I f a i l e d m i s e r a bly when I started meditating because I tried to do it right before bed. I ended up sleepingthrough my meditation rather than doing it because I was tired. Also, I skipped it many days because my schedule in the evening was never consistent; some nights I got off later than others and some nights I had events or classes I wanted t o a t t e n d . I t w a s n’ t u n t i l I started meditating right when I woke up in the mor ning that I was able to establish a consistent routine and be attentive and mindful enough through the meditation to experience its benefits.

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F I N D A T I M E T H AT WO R K S F O R YO U. Have to Be in Seated C r o s s - l eg g e d Po s t u r e Meditations can be done while walking or lying down.

Sitting in easy pose is not a requirement.

D o e s n ’ t Wo r k f o r B u s y Pe o p l e The biggest complaint I hear i s t h a t p e o p l e d o n’ t h av e t i m e for meditation. They are just t o o b u s y. H o w e v e r, w h a t m a n y d o n’ t r e a l i z e i s t h a t m e d i t a tion redeems the time such t h a t yo u e n d u p h av i n g m o r e time to do what needs to be done rather than wasting it worrying about things that a r e n o t g o i n g t o s e r v e yo u .

M e d i t a t i o n a l i g n s yo u t o w h a t i s i n yo u r h i g h e s t g o o d , l e av i n g yo u w i t h m o r e t i m e t o d o the things that actually need t o g e t d o n e.

Have to Do It for 30 Minutes or More Ju s t o n e m i n u t e o f m e d i t a t i o n w i l l b r i n g b e n e f i t s t o yo u . I f yo u c a n , s t a r t w i t h 5 m i n u t e s a day and increase gradually ov e r t i m e.

TIPS FOR CONSISTENT M E D I TAT I O N The tips I share below are the ones that worked to help me craft a consistent daily meditation practice:

F i n d a T i m e t h a t Wo r k s f o r Yo u I cannot emphasize enough that finding the perfect time f o r yo u i s e s s e n t i a l . I p r e s s play on my mantra meditation as soon as I wake up e v e r y m o r n i n g. T h a t w a y, I d o n’ t f o r g e t i t a n d e v e n i f t h e rest of my day gets away from m e, I k n o w t h a t I ’v e c o m p l e t e d m y m e d i t a t i o n f o r t h e d a y.

Others know that lunchtime or after dinner or just before bed works best for them. Find t h a t t i m e f o r yo u .

Find a Quiet Space Even though our mind is g o i n g t o h av e t h o u g h t s , i t ’s imperative that we find a comfortable quiet space to help us to experience them in a m i n d f u l m a n n e r. Fo r s o m e, this space might be a closet o r a b a t h r o o m . Fo r o t h e r s , it could be a dedicated room in the house or a dedicated space in a room.

Find a Comfor table Po s i t i o n I f yo u ’ r e n o t c o m f o r t a b l e, t h a t ’s g o i n g t o b e t h e f o c u s o f t h e t i m e yo u s p e n d i n meditation. Make sure that n o m a t t e r w h a t p o s i t i o n yo u choose for meditation that it i s c o m f o r t a b l e f o r yo u r b o d y.

D o N o t Fo c u s o n T i m e Do not worry about how long yo u a r e d o i n g t h e m e d i t a t i o n .

Ju s t o n e m i n u t e o f m e d i t a t i o n w i l l b e b e n e f i c i a l t o yo u .

Fo c u s o n Yo u r B r e a t h To h e l p k e e p t h e t h o u g h t s from running wild during m e d i t a t i o n , f o c u s o n yo u r b r e a t h i n g. I f yo u ’ r e f e e l i n g stressed, come back to the breath.

U l t i m a t e l y, yo u are the e x p e r t o n yo u , s o yo u a r e g o ing to know what works best f o r yo u . Tr y o u t s o m e d i f f e r ent types of meditation and p l a y a r o u n d w i t h t i m e s o f d a y, p l a c e s t o p r a c t i c e, a n d b o d y p o s i t i o n s t o f i n d o u t w h a t yo u enjoy and what feels good to yo u . T h e r e i s n o o n e r i g h t w a y t o m e d i t a t e. T h e o n l y r i g h t thing is finding what works f o r yo u . I f yo u n e e d a s s i s t a n c e in finding what works best for yo u , f e e l f r e e t o c o n t a c t m e a t tracisjackson444@gmail.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Tr a c i S . J a c k s o n ( S i r i P r e e t d e v K a u r ) i s a R Y T2 0 0 H a t h a Yo g a I n s t r u c t o r t h r o u g h Yo g a B l u e F i t n e s s ’ Te a c h e r Tr a i n i n g P r o g r a m , R Y T- 2 0 0 K u n d a l i n i Yo g a I n s t r u c t o r , O r a c l e C a r d G u i d e , H e a l e r a n d Te a c h e r . S h e r e f e r s t o h e r s e l f a s t h e Spir itual Cheerleader because of her f ierce encouragement and posit ive out look in assist ing her clients and students to learn how to estab lish a daily connect ion w ith the Div ine and to incor porate tools and r ituals to enhance and deepen that connection. She also assists them in lear ning how to co - create t he l ife t hey have always desired to live. In add it ion, because of h e r m a n y y e a r s a s a p r a c t i c i n g a t t o r n e y, s h e has a hear t for helping t hose in t he cor porate arena get in touch w ith their intuit ive side and discover tools that they can use daily to overcome the many obstacles and energ ies that can be present in most cor porate env ironments.

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STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS D R AW I N G b y : A n n a E n a c h e , M a p p e r @ M I N DA RT M I N DA RT i s a C r e a t i v e Re s e a r c h L a b u s i n g a r t , d e s i g n a n d t h e r a py t o e x p l o r e, express and release subconscious p r o g r a m m i n g.

This process of renewal fuels from o u r m a n t r a : “ C r e a t e, I t Wi l l Fr e e Yo u ” w h i l e o u r r e s e a r c h process stems from a place of s c i e n c e, t h o u g h t a n d e x p l o r a tion. The team is comprised of six multi-discplinary thinkers: MoMa Michel: @fearlessmoma, NNIL: @neeknill,

Q X av i e r : @ q x av i e r, L a u r e n Fuller: @iamlaurenfuller , L Plaza: @jahwarriorplazaii and m y s e l f @ a n n a _ e n a c h e ; w h o ’s collective mission is to create a world where the language o f a r t , t r a n s f o r m s p e o p l e.

Fo r a r t i s t s a n d t h e c o m m u n i t i e s a r t i s t s i m p a c t , M I N DA RT cultivates spaces and curates experiences that destigmat i z e, n e u t r a l i z e, a n d n o r m a l i z e t h e c o nv e r s a t i o n a b o u t m e n t a l a n d b e h av i o r a l h e a l t h .

Its prog rams, curriculum, installations, and interactive exhibits serve as evolving demonstrations of the local, regional, and global impact o f i t ’s c o m p r e h e n s i v e a n d i n teg rative artist development is f u e l e d by a h o l i s t i c a p p r o a c h i n p r a c t i c i n g a r t a s t h e r a py.

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t i e s t h r o u g h M i n d M a p p i n g, MindArt, and Mind Share (a t y p e o f s t o r y t e l l i n g ) . Fo r e x a m p l e, a t t h e b e g i n n i n g o f o u r C OV I D - 1 9 p a n d e m i c , t h e t e a m d i d j u s t t h a t by a c t i v a t i n g o u r t a g l i n e : “ G e t O u t o f Yo u r M i n d & I n t o Yo u r A r t ” . Wi t h no drawing skills required, we launched weekly interactive community drawing sessions v i a I n s t a g r a m L i v e. Pa r t i c i -

pants arrived with a minimum o f o n e p e n a n d o n e p a p e r, a n d were presented with story telli n g l e d by M o M A , w h i l e e n g a g ing in a stream of consciousn e s s d r a w i n g. M o M a c o m p l e t e d a line drawing within 60min prior to opening up the room for show and tell discussion.

A quote from MoMa below: “Drawing not only stimul a t e s c r e a t i v i t y, i t c a n r e l i e v e

stress similarly to the way that m e d i t a t i o n c a n r e d u c e i t . We use free-drawing of a mandala style design infused with n a r r a t i v e t h e r a py t o a c t i v a t e a guided meditation through the experience of process and f l o w. ”

Here are some of the participants’ responses to the first MIND MAPPING: Community Drawing Session: “I’m in a space o f s e l f - d i s c ov e r y. . . consistently ever-evolving and appreciating the truth in that. I’m working on trading expectations for natural experie n c e s . Fr e e i n g m y self from the need t o k n o w. I ’ m i n a

“ I w o u l d n’ t n o r mally consider myself to be a visual artist, and sitting down to draw or p a i n t d o e s n’ t c o m e n a t u r a l l y t o m e.

H o w e v e r, d o i n g s o i n a community fashion really helped make it more accessible and relaxed. I felt

space of exploring ways to write w i t h o u t s c r i b i n g.

Fo r t h e s e r e a s o n s , I j o i n e d M O M A’s MindArt intera c t i v e. M y m i n d was tranquil at times, but racing at others —which can be seen in the line work. This in-

teractive jour ney presents an opportunity to feel as I “ t u r n ov e r a n e w leaf.” I’m g rowi n g, s l o w i n g ( w h e n n e c e s s a r y ) , l ov i n g, a n d b l o o m i n g. I see the promise of all of that in these lines.” -Kris |

comfortable enough to allow myself to let the pencil go where it wanted and take my mind off the d a y ’s w o r r i e s f o r a l i t t l e w h i l e. ” - Nichole

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I t g av e m e a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o clear my mind of the clutter f r o m t h e w e e k p r i o r, a n d j u s t BE. Starting from the right cor ner I entered the exercise with a precision that reflected the work that I was viewing c o m e t o l i f e, I g r a d u a l l y g o t into my own headspace and created a universe with many portals and paths, ultimately leading back to the heart

c e n t e r. M ov i n g t o c o l o r s w a s w h e r e I r e a l l y g o t f r e e. I l ov e d t h a t I c r e a t e d a w o r k that in the end can be viewed from many angles and be inter preted in many ways as a r e s u l t . . . . S k y, l a d d e r, s t e p s , heart chakra, the veil , the u n i v e r s e, d i v i n e f e m i n i n e, r o o t s , w a t e r. …

There was a moment that I c a u g h t m y s e l f ov e r t h i n k i n g and wanting to use a ruler for my lines, and then I heard, “ I h o p e yo u a l l a r e n’ t t h i n k i n g a b o u t w h a t yo u ’ r e d o i n g. “

O f t e n t i m e s , I ov e r t h i n k , s o I n e e d e d t h i s r e m i n d e r. U p o n completing the exercise I felt r e a l l y h a p py a n d r e l a x e d ! To see what organically came from my mind on paper was i n s p i r i n g. I w o u l d l i k e t o apply this exercise to the way that I express myself musically as well. It was also really nice to listen to MOMA share s t o r i e s o f h e r j o u r n e y. I n t h e e n d , I t h i n k t h a t ’s w h a t m y piece expresses ... the jour ney through my subconscious.”

-Erika

M I N DA RT g av e m e a space to show up for my creative and present self.

H av i n g a c o m m u n i t y t o draw with encouraged me t o c r e a t e m o r e f r e e l y. I am working on being more bold with colors and being guided through the session r e a l l y h e l p e d m e r e l e a s e. ” - Kali

“A s a n a r t i s t , I am often faced with blocks. Using the MindArt process helps me to release any blocks to allow the creativity to flow again.

Drawing in a community helps energize my art and keeps my material fresh. “ We n d y H .

I n a n e f f o r t t o p r ov i d e s a f e space during these difficult times, MindArt is giving the community respite through accessible art practice that a n yo n e c a n p a r t a k e i n , f r o m t h e c o m f o r t o f t h e i r h o m e.

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YO G A T E AC H E R T R A I N I N G O N L I N E 2 0 0 H R H AT H A YO G A Due to Covid-19 All intensives have been moved online Does this sound like you?

Yo u h a v e t a k e n a f e w y o g a c l a s s e s a n d y o u h a v e f a l l e n i n l o v e w i t h t h e p r a c t i c e , s o y o u d e c i d e y o u w a n t t o b e c o m e a t e a c h e r. A s y o u b e g i n l o o k i n g i n t o w h a t i t t a k e s t o b e c o m e a t e a c h e r y o u r e a l i z e t h a t e i t h e r. T h e s c h e d u l e d o e s n ’ t w o r k f o r y o u d u e t o f a m i l y a n d w o r k o b l i g a t i o n s . O r y o u h a v e a h a r d t i m e f i n d i n g a Yo g a Te a c h e r Tr a i n i n g c o u r s e t h a t f e e l s r i g h t f o r y o u . A s a s t u d i o o w n e r t h e s e a r e t h e two roadblocks that I hear about the most . So I wanted to provide a real solution.

The 200 Hour program is comprised of: modules that you complete at your own pace.is course includes our online 5 day intensive session at no additional cost where we will dive into all of the information that is covered in each of the modules and more. During the intensive students will be required to complete 2 test and turn in two written summaries. Once students have completed the online course a n d i n t e n s i v e s t u d e n t s w i l l b e a C e r t i f i e d Yo g a Te a c h e r w i t h Yo g a B l u e F i t n e s s a n d a b l e t o r e g i s t e r w i t h Yo g a A l l i a n c e a s a n 2 0 0 H o u r R Y T. ( R e g i s t e r e d Yo g a Te a c h e r ) 2 0 0 H o u r Tr a i n i n g : O n l i n e c o n t e n t a v a i l a b l e i m m e d i a t e l y Books: Ya m a s & N i y a m a s : D e b o r a h A d e l e A v a i l a b l e f o r p u r c h a s e o n A m a z o n Bhagavad-Gita : Eknath Easwaran Available for purchase on Amazon YTT Manual will be provided to download

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Upcoming Virtual Intensive Dates July 23-27th 2020 : 200 Hour The livestream intensive via zoom will be 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM EST and is going to be recorded. Our lead instructor Ashley Adams will follow up with those who cannot attend live to make sure they get additional instruction as needed.

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