" I am " meditation

Mindfulness Meditation
#1

I went on a 2 days TTC on kids yoga, one of the meditation or mantra my teacher played was " i am ".

It touches my heart during the meditation. I realised how much i do not like my body ( being fat ) and hated my self all this life.This probably got to with the past bad experiences as a kid being called all the time " fat-so " and all sort of nicknames. Even if i have lost 20 over kgs over the past few years , i am still not happy with who i am. Every now and then if i ever feel fat , i get depressed.

However ,i find myself relaxed and being happy after every yoga classes and that feeling will last a day, especially practising in the weekend mornings. Only at the moment that i will love being who i am , being just myself. I could not express or explain the feelings or energy in me , but i felt it. Other than practising asana , i am on the journey of practicing the other limbs of yoga.

Finding your true self, being who we are, loving ourself is the purpose of life.The purpose of life is finding samathi , finding hapiness and peacefulness .

I am who i am , love me for what i am

Love and peace.

#2

Finding your true self, being who we are, loving ourself is the purpose of life.The purpose of life is finding samathi , finding hapiness and peacefulness .

I am who i am , love me for what i am

You’ve really got it there, Cass. I love how yoga gives us a practice to live this wisdom - to create and come into an experience of living fully, connected to the true self, in a state of peace, love, and joy.

Here’s a quote I’ve found transformational:

“Unconditional self-acceptance is at the core of a peaceful mind”.

When you come from the perspective that you really are perfect (even imperfectly perfect) just the way you are, there is an ease that flows through life. In this state of acceptance you also have access to unlimited possibility to shift or change, because you are not fighting or resisting yourself. Flow, breathe, play, be.

Thanks for the inspiring post! Keep smiling and shining from the heart. :slight_smile:

#3

awesome cass!
brother Neil

#4

Dear Katrina,

Thanks for sharing, your words has made me a better person everyday.

I love myself more now , accepting my imperfection and being just who i am.

Eversince i start reading and understanding sutra and meditation , it has transformed me to a better person everyday. From letting all the ego flown in the wind , from learning to be a yogi in every aspect in life.

Namaste

#5

Thank you for sharing. I was touched by your openness and love you express by that. I can relate a bit to your experience, so I thought I could share one experience I learned: do not let image of being yogini to give you better identity so you could accept and love yourself more easily. I think the most powerful asana you could do is to decide to love yourself as you are (and not who you can become thought practice) and hold it for 10 breaths :slight_smile:

I guess it’s obvious for you, but I thought to write it anyway - thanks again for sharing!

#6

Dear Pawel ,

Thanks for sharing your experince with me which is i think u have given me another point of view of self acceptance :slight_smile:

Have a wonderful weekend .

Namaste

#7

it was nice to overview the experiences and hope that work for me as well…

#8

Thanks for sharing.

#9

[QUOTE=cass;23566]

Finding your true self, being who we are, loving ourself is the purpose of life.The purpose of life is finding samathi , finding hapiness and peacefulness .

I am who i am , love me for what i am

Love and peace.[/QUOTE]

Om Shanti!