The Lighted Path

01/10/2023

A MORNING MEDITATION to start the day with a SMILE, CALM FOCUS and EASE.

Why the elephant? One of my sons painted this picture and it is a beautiful reminder to NEVER FORGET WHAT TRULY MATTERS. (Because the elephant never forgets.)

17/06/2023

Meditation for the End of the Day

11/06/2023

You do not have to leave your home ground of inner stillness when you go out into the world. Feel into its quiet backdrop throughout your day. Remember it, feel it, nourish it. Try the meditation below.

Join a group of women to keep remembering and feeling this inner sanctuary in three weekly Mindful Hatha Yoga classes on Zoom. Every class is recorded and recordings are sent out for later practice.

www.readyblessingsyoga.com

20/04/2023

If what you need is a big, satisfying exhalation, a way to let go of what stands in the way of feeling at ease, then this 40-minute restorative practice is for you.
Turn self-care into a ritual, let it be a devotion and celebrate a new-found aliveness, your body/mind/heart's response for being tended to.
If you liked the practice, you may want to join a group of like-minded women in three weekly Mindful Hatha Yoga classes on Zoom. Contact Maria for details.

18/04/2023

13/03/2023

Join me in the healing practice of iRest yoga nidra to uncover the peace that lives inside of you. The more you remember and nourish your essence of peace, the more it remembers you when challenging times come around.

05/03/2023

https://youtu.be/-bIQohWWcIo

01/03/2023

Mudras are a wonderful way to tend to the free flow of energy within you; to cleanse and to strengthen your energy field, so instead of absorbing what is around you, you begin to radiate with confidence your energy into your environment.

27/02/2023

"We carry inside the wonders we seek outside. When will you begin that long journey into yourself?" Rumi

Mudras are a wonderful testimony to our inherent wholeness. Let this Mudra class surprise you by the potent healing power residing in your hands. Let them help you become a creative and resourceful caretaker of your precious wellbeing.
https://youtu.be/UHxvuWUq0g8

24/02/2023

WHY MUDRAS CAN BE CONSIDERED POTENT EXERCISES FOR THE BRAIN. The little man in the brain', the homunculus, is a distorted representation of the human body. It is based on a neurological "map" of the areas and proportions of the human brain dedicated to processing motor functions, or sensory functions, for different parts of the body. Look at the proportion of the hands and fingers relative to the rest of the body. When you practice Mudras you engage and exercise large areas of your brain by activating specific neural pathways. I like to compare these pathways to a path leading to a beautiful, serene landscape. The more you walk it, the easier it will be to find that hidden sanctuary. The more you activate the neural pathways representing calm and focussed states, the easier you will access them in your day-to-day life.
Mudras are powerful self-help tools that can be used anywhere, at any time with no side effects other than becoming empowered, creative and resourceful caretakers of your health and well-being.

21/02/2023

The healing power in your hands - Mudra Workshop on Zoom
When: 4:30 - 5:30 pm EST, Friday February 24/23 Where: on Zoom (The session will be recorded and the recording link will be sent out for later practice.) Cost: Included in monthly membership or $15.00. Did you know that our hands and fingers are full of meaning and potent healing energy waiting to be tapped into? Mudras are ancient healing hand gestures that work on our energy body that underlies our physical body. They release blocked negative energy and activate a vibrant, healthy energy flow. Mudras strengthen the immune system, balance emotions and aid in mental focus and clarity. They are simple to do, promote self-empowerment and are always at your fingertips. They are a beautiful testimony to our inherent wholeness.
www.readyblessingsyoga.com
Taught by Maria Teglas Certified iRest Yoga NIdra Meditation Teacher, Certified Mudra/Hand Yoga Teacher, CYT-500

16/02/2023

What do we really do when we do yoga? My answer is: we nourish that which is most precious about us, our inherent ground of Peace and Ease. We keep revisiting these experiences of inner calm and peacefulness in our bodies so we remember what they feel like and the pathway that leads to these experiences stays clear and unobstructed. THE MORE WE REMEMBER PEACE, THE MORE PEACE REMEMBERS US.
If that is what YOU are looking for in yoga, please join me in three weekly yoga classes on Zoom. For more details, check my website: www.readyblessingsyoga.com
Maria Teglas Certified iRest Yoga Nidra Meditation Teacher, RYT-500

https://youtu.be/vJlE7A3pX-o

14/02/2023

LOVE YOURSELF. THEN FORGET IT. THEN, LOVE THE WORLD. - Mary Oliver

07/02/2023

(The quote is by Hafiz)
An easy breathing exercise to uplift your mood is the Smile Breath.
Inhale comfortably and as you exhale slowly lower your chin to your chest while closing the eyes. In the pause empty of breath, lift the corners of your mouth -smile. Inhale and lift your chin. As you are breathing out, open your eyes.
The body does not know the difference between a real smile or a fake one and the same feel-good hormones receive a boost.

02/02/2023

What do we do on our mat but tend to our Inner Garden? Tend to all the pretty flowers and what we may consider weeds with equal devotion. And we inevitably arrive at the realization that our garden is absolute perfection as it is.
Join me in the ancient healing practice of yoga nidra to explore, uncover and nourish your inherent ground of wellbeing and ease.

24/01/2023

A Bride Married to Amazement by Mary Oliver

When death comes
like the hungry bear in autumn;
when death comes and takes all the bright coins from his purse

to buy me and snaps the purse shut;
when death comes
like the measle-pox;

when death comes
like an iceberg between the shoulder blades,

I want to step through the door full of curiosity, wondering
what is it going to be like, that cottage of darkness?

And therefore I look upon everything
as a brotherhood and a sisterhood,
and I look upon time as no more than an idea,
and I consider eternity as another possibility,

and I think of each life as a flower, as common
as a field daisy, and as singular,

and each name a comfortable music in the mouth,
tending, as all music does, toward silence,

and each body a lion of courage, and something
precious to the earth.

When it’s over, I want to say all my life
I was a bride married to amazement,
I was the bridegroom, taking the world into my arms.

When it’s over, I don’t want to wonder
if I have made of my life something particular, and real.
I don’t want to find myself sighing and frightened
or full of argument.

I don’t want to end up simply having visited this world.

24/01/2023

A book to cherish for students of yoga and meditation to dive into these timeless wisdom teachings:

THE RADIANCE SUTRAS: 112 GATEWAYS TO THE YOGA OF WONDER AND DELIGHT by Lorin Roche, PhD