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Wednesday, November 24, 2010

De-Stress on Thanksgiving: Meditate and Create Gratitude List

Greetings, fellow yoganons! Now, I don’t know what your upcoming week looks like. Some of you may be doing the traditional Thanksgiving dinner thing, and some of you may not. Some of you may be from countries other than the USA, and not even be familiar with Thanksgiving at all. The whole history of the holiday is worth looking into. There is the 1637 massacre of the Pequot Tribe, the vegetarian activists that try to free the turkeys, and all of the modern ways that average American families gather, celebrate togetherness, meditate on gratitude, and occasionally push each other’s buttons. It’s really an interesting, multifaceted event.
Regardless of whether this particular day fills you with joy or ire, we are aware that the experience of gratitude is really useful for the yogini to feel in her body. Regardless of what we do on Thursday, we want embodied thankful energy flowing through all of our energy channels. We live to feel the joy of our place in the universe, an appreciation of our simple and pure beingness. (MORE)

Source: Opposing Views

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