Slowing Down ~ Meditations

{Mary Anne Flanagan, Toning the OM}

 

As we begin a new month, we have been reminded, especially in the East Coast, of how extreme weather can allow us to slow down. Whether a big heat wave or heavy rains or even a tornado watch in NYC (!), the weather has been our greatest teacher this month. I know the weather has taught me to slow down, drink lots of water, rest, sit quietly (and enjoy ice cream). As we slow down to enjoy some vacation months, I invite you to spend time with some contemplative thoughts and questions and allow them to enter your heart.  

 

As an invitation, feel free to close your eyes, sit with your spine straight, and take a few soft breaths. Then inhale a little deeper through your nose, and on the exhale, repeat the mantra OM (AUM).  Do this three times. Allow yourself to really feel everything and become the observer of your thoughts. Feel free to focus on one question or statement below and just allow your experience to unfold.

  

In every breath, there is love.

 

Living in the moment frees us from living in the past.

 

Create space in your life for what you LOVE to do, rather than fill space with what you are comfortable doing.

 

What are some of the “waves” in my life I can naturally jump with ease? Where else in my life do I go with the flow? Go with the flow & the rest will follow.

The light in me is a reflection of you.

Who and what am I willing to meet with understanding?

When we choose to live in this moment, we choose a direct path to our heart and the divine. Being present to this moment right now means being home. Welcome home.

Each person will have their own experience so the invitation is to be open for whatever thoughts flow through you. Allow your mind and body to expand into the experience (without judgment).  Feel free to start with whatever mantra calls to you.

 

We are all students and teachers.

Mary Anne

 

Mary Anne Flanagan is an intuitive Shamanic Practitioner and Teacher, Certified Life Coach, workshop facilitator, inspired speaker, and creator of Toning the OM™.  Mary Anne Flanagan/Toning the OM™: maflanagan@toningtheom.com or 917.238.9726. Visit http://www.toningtheom.com

Comments

[thegayte-keeper]

So I've been putting off my spiritual walk for a long time...now I am determine to know more about myself and the world around me...how do I do that?

[Marina J]

This is great. You are right if weather is good than everything is right and enjoyable!

[Tom Cummiskey]

I've been slowing down too this summer, my first real summer in the South. Not since childhood have I felt such heat and it's power to knock us off balance, "dizzy ourselves" into delirium, and invite us to "cook" spiritually in the warm juices of "simply be-ing"

[Mary Anne Flanagan]

Thanks! Gate-keeper - just keep asking yourself what it is you do know about yourself & what you are curious to know about yourself. Connect with folks who support you. Feel free to connect off-line via toningtheom.com