Author: clfuu

Today, a body meditation from Kathy Underwood, to the words of Gandhi. Do what of it you are able to do and what brings you peace and joy.

I offer you peace (arms outstretched in front of you with palms facing up)
I offer you friendship (arms outstretch in front of you with hands clasped)
I offer you love (arms crossed over chest)
I see your beauty (touch eyes)
I hear your needs (touch ears)
I feel your feelings (hands touch chest)
My wisdom comes from a higher source (arms reach up, palms facing up)
I honor that source in you (arms outstretched in front of you, palms facing up)
Let us work together (arms outstretched in front of you, hands clasped)

“Music is the language of the spirit. It opens the secret of life bringing peace, abolishing strife.” -Kahlil Gibran

However your body experiences music, spend some time with it today. Feel the rhythm, move your arms, sway in time, hum or sing, or listen to the words of a song that connects you to something beyond yourself.

Many religious traditions require adherents to spend time fasting; this is true for Jewish people at Yom Kippur. The fast on this day is meant to separate one’s being from the mundane activities of daily life and to provoke discomfort in the body as a way to feed the soul.

Try something today that makes you uncomfortable. How does it feel? How does it feel to choose that thing?

The practice of atonement means understanding what you did to harm others and seeking to make amends for that harm. It requires self-knowledge as well as attention to relationship.

What do you need to apologize for? How can you make amends for harm that you’ve done today?

Make yourself a cup of something warm today, something that will soothe your spirit and body. Inhale the steam and aroma coming from it. Sip slowly and deliberately. Feel the warmth enter your body.

Practice mindfulness holding and drinking from your cup.