MONTH TWO - COMPASSION
In Month two we are developing acceptance with what is - within our inner and outer worlds. This practice is completely transformative.
Compassion means “shared feeling” a level of empathy so deep, that it inspired action to alleviate an-others pain or sorrow. Compassion is not sympathy, sympathy creates separation, sympathy says your alone. Compassion moves you to action, is free of judgment and criticism and utilizes the wisdom that comes through spiritual practice and awareness.
Compassion sees things as they are without labeling good or bad, right or wrong. When you practice compassion, this includes yourself. Each time we practice and focus on compassion, we extend the greater circle of compassion that exists.
This month, this playlist invites you to open your heart and melt into a loving relaxed state. Melt into, and out of any pain, with complete bravery.
Journal prompts and exercises
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Amavi ritual excercises
Find a place in the body that feels discomfort and offer your touch there. Without judgment, without expectation simply send compassion to that area
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Amavi ritual excercise
What about myself do I scorn, what about myself do I feel is not good enough?
In what ways could I show more compassion to myself?
What areas of my life or parts of myself could I be less judgment all about?
Amavi Ritual Exercises
In what ways could I show more compassion to others?
In what ways do I already show compassion to others?
Amavi contemplation exercise
Drop the story lines for a moment ….
Picture others in the world and how confused they might feel about compassion….
Recognize that people are so commonly confused about compassion, just as you have been at times in your life. So extend this understanding and compassion out from yourself unto others, widen your circle of compassion, so that you may see more of it.
The basic ground of compassionate action is working with rather than struggling against.
— Amavi meditation
Week One.
Week one it may feel raw and tender at first, to begin meeting hurt parts of yourself with compassion. Know that this is not a sign that you are doing anything wrong, this is a sign that you are bravery to a new level of bravery. Continue to use your grounding practices and meditation as a way to nourish the nervous system when your emotional body becomes overburden. Invite in and face the hurt in small l increments, and nourish your body, hydrate as you go.
Top tip : Remember that emotional processing and upgrading takes a toll on our physical body just the same, if not more than, physical activity, so treat your body accordingly, and prepare to experience an influx of energy as you, with care, release emotional burdens no longer serving you. You are so loved.
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Morning: Compassionate meditation right upon waking
Midday: place your hand on your heart, breathe into the belly 5 x as you affirm your monthly mantra.
Evening: Sleep portal ; Ganesh meditation -
Morning: Support and expectations meditation
Midday: Take 5 breaths counting to 5 on each inhale and each exhale. Affirm your monthly mantra.
Evening: Put on the hinterland sleep sounds whilst you journal to this months beginning journal prompts and exercises. -
Let’s keep the rhythm going and see what momentum we can experience.
Try the compassion meditation again, see how deeply you can move into it laying down in bed right upon waking. -
How are you feeling? You may need to revisit the grounding meditation if you are noticing yourself becoming anxious.
Otherwise, enjoy a break today, carry with you the energy of your practices. -
Begin your Friday with the Open your heart playlist.
Exercise : Sit upright, feet grounding into the earth. Take 5 breathes in and out with your hand over your heart. Allow the entire body to move , rising and falling as you breathe.
Write a list of
- 2 things you are going to embody today i.e; beauty, and humor
Then decided to channel those all day, Notice the energy of doing so brings about different experiences in your reality -
Put the Amavi radio on, do some gentle MOVEment and remind yourself of your mantras today.
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Wake up: Breathe into the belly and rub your hands over your shoulders, legs and stomach, take a deep relaxing breath and then listen to the vibration station
All day : Today do something that makes you happy, something that prepares you for your week and something that invites in deep rest and prosperity (hint if you did your morning practice you are already half there)
Week Two.
Week Two You may be seeing signs of release and this week is your opportunity to keep the momentum going, and to get the physical, mental and emotional bodies going.
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Morning : Begin with any of the following meditations
Compassion meditation
Grounding meditation
Support and expectations meditation -
Morning: To help with your emotional processing, begin today with the short 5 minutes to detox practice.
Evening: Deepen your sleep with the sleep portal -
Morning: Use your intuiton, take a break or do something that makes you feel good
Evening: Sleep detoxification yin yoga -
Anytime of day:
Let’s take a day to focus less on the trying and more on presence. Do the Meditation for complete presence. -
Take a break, just be.
Week three and four.
Continue with your practices from the first half of the month, and integrate these two movement sessions to assist the body in processing dense or stuck emotions.
Suggested food and drink for this month: Visit the Health edit and read the How to support the body through emotional processing with diet
Awareness and integration
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Visualization exercise - Now that you have begun developing yout self compasion, practice sending that out into the world as an exercise to strenghten your self compassion muscle.
In your mind’s eye, choose to send loving kindness and compassion to the following, one at a time.
Someone whom you know and love
Someone whom you don’t know
Someone whom you know, who may have hurt you
Someone whom you may feel jealous of
Someone who has offended you or your ego Yourself….
Someone whom you worry about Someone whom has added value to your life…
Smile to finish