Coming home to yourself through Mindfulness and Yoga
Our bodies can be quite an uncomfortable place to inhabit when struggling with stress, depression, anxiety and/or trauma. The most common response to this discomfort is avoidance and escapism through various distractions (social media, entertainment, leisure activities) and, often, the use of alcohol or other substances. While these methods may divert our attention or numb us from the pain, that relief is only temporary and it comes with side effects that far outweigh any perceived benefits. The simple truth is that the further we are from our own sensations and our own beings, the further we are from life and its fullness. While this fullness must include its share of ‘downs’, when we learn to meet this openly and mindfully, we find something deeper and more expansive within us which can neither be disturbed nor diminished. Through acceptance we start to reconnect with ourselves in a way that develops a sense of safety within our own being for our own being. Only then will we find this vast, inner expanse of self where the rest and peace we so desperately seek reside along with the strength and equanimity to wholeheartedly re-engage with life and its joys. This safe space is home…
It’s time to come home to the self.
It’s time to come home to the self.
Mindfulness
The mind can be seen as a garden and when left unattended, gets overrun with weeds, destroying the beauty and functionality of the garden. Mindfulness can then be seen as the process of gardening, weeding out that which is unwanted and nurturing that which is beneficial. When left unattended for some time, the task can seem very daunting at first but bit by bit, each session helps to create a clear patch that gradually expands to other aspects of our lives, helping to reduce stress, decrease emotional reactivity, manage pain and improve physiological and mental well-being every step of the way.
The mind can be seen as a garden and when left unattended, gets overrun with weeds, destroying the beauty and functionality of the garden. Mindfulness can then be seen as the process of gardening, weeding out that which is unwanted and nurturing that which is beneficial. When left unattended for some time, the task can seem very daunting at first but bit by bit, each session helps to create a clear patch that gradually expands to other aspects of our lives, helping to reduce stress, decrease emotional reactivity, manage pain and improve physiological and mental well-being every step of the way.
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Yoga
Yoga is a wonderful way to help soften mental and physical difficulties while learning to connect with the body's sensations in a nurturing fashion. The body stores dominant emotional patterns that result in discomfort and, often, pain. By mobilising and stretching within our range of comfort, we learn to release these knots while building physical, mental and emotional strength. The addition of Yoga philosophy brings the practice off the mat and into daily life as a means of cultivating harmony and equanimity. |
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Han has been teaching Yoga and Mindfulness in Cairns with a single, sincere wish to share the benefits of practice with others. His approach to the practices are lighthearted and is known for his capacity to deliver complex concepts in an accessible manner. For him, the practices are a way of thinking and living rather than just a band-aid for life.
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