Waking Up into Your Awakened Body

This episode is pre-recorded as Sara is unplugged today in celebration of the Jewish New Year. In this episode, we offer three tips for bringing balance to your life by unplugging once a week.With blessings for a Sabbath of Peace, Sara and the Awakened Body Team This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit awakenedbody.substack.com

Today is the Jewish New Year. This is a pre-recorded session diving into why these three practices are how we start our day at Awakened Body. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit awakenedbody.substack.com

This 10-minute, 30-breath morning practice is how we start our day at Awakened Body. If you love it, check out our Awakened Body Daily Practice Journal Learn more at www.awakenedbody.org This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit awakenedbody.substack.com

We’re so pleased you’ve chosen to start this week with us and our 10-minute morning practice. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit awakenedbody.substack.com

With prayers for peace as we head into the weekend,Sara This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit awakenedbody.substack.com

If you want to learn more about the extensive health benefits of the breath-work that is the foundation of the Awakened Body 10-minute morning meditation, check out Breathe by James Nestor. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit awakenedbody.substack.com

A wild world is the best reminder that we are the only thing we can control. I cannot control my neighbors. I cannot control my parents or my children. But, I can control myself and how I greet each moment, each day. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit awakenedbody.substack.com

Thank you to those of you who have reached out from near and far to check on my family and I. It is in trying times like these that daily practice is most essential. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit awakenedbody.substack.com

Unplug this weekend. Practice slow living. May the peace we cultivate within radiate outwards, bringing peace to this world.Shabbat Shalom,Sara This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit awakenedbody.substack.com

In this episode, Sara deepens into the wisdom behind the breath work that informs our morning practice. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit awakenedbody.substack.com

It is precisely when the world is darkest, when it feels hardest to sit and center, that it is most important that we find a way. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit awakenedbody.substack.com

On the Hebrew calendar, the month of Elul is a time for taking stock and setting intention for the next year. Starting your day with self-care and visioning is a wonderful way to start! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit awakenedbody.substack.com

This 10-minute morning meditation is our bare minimum at Awakened Body. If you can give yourself 30 minutes to start your day with intention, check out the Awakened Body Daily Practice Journal in our bookstore @ awakenedbody.org/bookstore. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit awakenedbody.substack.com

During the Hebrew month of Elul, it is a Jewish custom to blast the shofar or ram’s horn daily in order to wake us up. We risk missing the joy in our lives if we do not commit to greeting each new day with gratitude and intention. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit awakenedbody.substack.com

This 10-minute morning meditation practice makes use of extended nostril breathing. Sara’s counts it out for you in today’s practice. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit awakenedbody.substack.com

On the Hebrew calendar, the month of Elul is the time for calling ourselves back, for returning to our deepest selves. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit awakenedbody.substack.com

This is how we start our week at Awakened Body. In this episode, Sara explores the hidden opportunity inside of pain. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit awakenedbody.substack.com

Reminder that we unplug over the weekend at Awakened Body and we hope you do too. We’ll see you back here next week. As we sat in Jewish tradition “Shabbat Shalom.” May our practice of pausing increase peace in the world. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit awakenedbody.substack.com

This 10-minute, 30-breath morning meditation practice is one way that we practice the art of deep body listening. Our bodies are our own best allies. They are always working to keep us feeling safe. Take 10-minutes to give back to yourself now and start your day off right.This 10-minute morning meditation is how we start our day at Awakened Body. After a summer hiatus, Sara is glad to be offering this daily meditation practice.For instruction on the three parts of this 10 minute practice, click here.For guidance on setting up your home alter space, click here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit awakenedbody.substack.com

If ever we sink into the mistaken belief that we are stuck, or that the way things are now is the way they will always be, spending a few minutes connecting to nature reminds us that everything that is alive is always growing and changing. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit awakenedbody.substack.com