Written by Arthur Franco
Wake up. Take a shower. Brush the teeh. Dress up. Eat something. Leave. Catch the bus. Get to work. Worry. Work. Get stressed. Work. Solve one issue, get two others. Leave the working place. Catch the bus. Arrive home. Have dinner. Wash the dishes. Take a shower. Brush the teeth. Go to bed. Get to slee… Wake up!
It is astonishing how one’s daily life is full of responsibilities and stress. Life is increasingly becoming an uneventful set of repetitive happenings, and people are piecemeal losing huge opportunities to experience new thoughts and feelings. Achieving better living conditions can be the main goal to many, undoubtedly, but is it worth all these preoccupations and concerns? When is it fine to stop living the planned life in order to live the unexpected one?
Not then, but now. Now is the best moment ever, and present is the best tense. However, how is it possible to enjoy this moment in order to relieve daily strain, and at the same time to keep day-to-day working activities? An ancient Indian philosophy may be a possible solution.
Yoga is an Eastern philosophy that works on contemplation, meditation and release. It is currently a common practice in the Western Hemisphere and it improves welfare, calmness, serenity and confidence. Its steady exercises can free one’s worry little by little and provide calmness of mind.
There are different traditions of Yoga such as the Bhakti Movement, the Vajrayana, the Sikhism and the Hatha Yoga, being the latter the most practiced nowadays. Hatha Yoga zeroes in on shatkarma, which cleanses the body and let the energy of the mind (ha) and the vital energy (tha) flow. It is a series of psychosomatic techniques which work as a link between the physical and the divine.
Nonetheless, if enrolling in Yoga classes would be a hardship, another good solution is to meditate. It is a very economic activity since it does not require much time to do, and it is also free. Meditation can be done in different times, ways and places. All it demands is a quiet place where one can feel comfortable and safe.
It is of paramount importance to have a moment of self-appreciation and self-love in these rushed days. So wake up, take a shower, brush the teeth, dress up, eat something, leave, work, come back, go to bed, but do never forget to meditate a little bit.
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