Keep close to Nature’s heart… and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.
– John Muir
Life is really demanding sometimes. Or should we say, we have made it like that. Social media, gadgets, internet – there’s really a lot that’s going around. Can we stop it? May be not. But can we disconnect for a while and reconnect? May be, yes.
The nature’s lap is warm and overwhelming we don’t need a ticket to. Getting connected with self is needed. Take a hike, spend some moments with yourself and listen to your heart beating. Follow the rhythm of your heart, there is no other sound that is so authentic and engrossing.
Turn off your music and listen to the gushing water, the birds’ twitter, the moving breeze. That is where true beauty lies. Reach out to your soul and breathe in freshness and soon you’ll realise how incredibly powerful it is to connect with yourself and nature.
Meditation is the best investment that can ever be. You don’t need music, you don’t need aroma, you don’t need candles, all you need is You. It’s when you feel your lungs expanding and your heart beating. You might choose to listen to your mental chatter while you meditate or to guard off all thoughts and just be silent.
Breathing, being present, disconnecting and meditating are some of the Zen habits that we can adopt. After a mindful retreat we all need to get back to the endless piles of work, but only this time you feel more connected to your work and enjoy it more.