Simply bringing the body into movement heals, empowers and brings positive changes in the body in time gradually … but most of all it brings on empathy and a divine connection to the living you and that’s the alluring magnetic charm of a body in blissful motion.
Savvy Raj
The map in my veins
Lead to those unknown paths
Across the world
To places and spaces
I was meant to go
To connect with those
I was to meet
Its all ordained I can tell
Now as I look back
Each relevant to whole
Emerging & merging
In this story of life
The pen with words I weild now
Yields through as witness
To learnings and experiences
Leaving an imprint
In the footprints of time.
Savvy
As the fog gets intensive
And the mood pensive
Visibility dips to nothingness
All you feel is aloneness
At that point of break
When doubts creep in wake
You hear footsteps near
An assurance beyond fear
Seeing lanterns in the fog, aglow
You sense hope in the flow.
Savvy
It’s a radically transforming act
In this rapidly evolving world
When you let compassion move beyond aspirations
To being an actionable practice,
For the truth is, empathy is not elusive behavior
It is a trainable trait
Every act of kindness
Thoughtful presence
In choosing compassion & care
Reshapes & rewires our neural pathways
To empathic connections.
Here is a guided meditation for cultivating compassion in thoughts words & deeds.
Take a few moments to ease in and breathe genttly in a quiet space.
In awareness calmly sense the natural rhythm of your own breath.
Think of someone you know who is kind and imagine the warmth that radiates from your heart towards them and extend the very same energy to someone who is challenged by it.
In every inhale, welcome peace in silence and likewise in every exhale release the unnecessary. Inhale faith and exhale doubt.
Every positive compassion filled thought reshaped the internal narrative and the world around us.
Sense the moments integrating in empathy in compassionate connection & possibility.
Incorporating such conscious and intentional practices embodies compassion into our spheres of influence in and around us through thoughts, words & deeds
Do share your reflections on what it means to be connected in the world today. Let’s spark the movement towards cultivating global compassion.
A few Intentional breaths
Inhale compassion
Exhale compassion.
It helps you shift the weights you carry unknowingly.
Inhale kindness
Exhale kindness
It helps make the world & you feel better.
Inhale love
Exhale love
It helps you live life lovingly.
Savvy
Love this quote 💙
Look up, laugh loud, talk big, keep the color in your cheek and the fire in your eye, adorn your person, maintain your health, your beauty and your animal spirits.
William Hazlitt
Teach children to be open to new perspectives, nurture in them the ability to appreciate, it not only transforms them but also the way they interact in the world.
Savvy
Floating Dreams
I had this beautiful dream
Of flaming ruby red lights
Dancing on blue waves of water
Floating lanterns all afire
As the fire burns brighter
The flickering lights
Waltzing on water…Savvy
I sincerely resonate with these words .
I have often seen the perils of burnout up close in professional and personal life over many years. As a coach and mentor it has been often clearer to me that having the blessing of many interests and hobbies like dance and art and sports in my life, I have steered away from burnout with a perspective shift. It helped balance my work and personal life.
But over the years watching people of all ages moving towards burnout due to many factors some avoidable and sometimes due to relentlessly challenging situations in their lives, occurrence of burnout is a reality sooner than you know.
Workaholics are the worst hit as often as Type A personalities. People in power positions founders challenged by their own hamster wheel climb , running their race, stressed and distressed between the managing and funding of their enterprises. To people who are intrinsically overt perfectionists trying to outdo themselves beyond abilities and suffering physically emotionally and mentally thinking that in doing so they have proved their worth. Likewise young students with extreme pressure from parents to perform well in something that they are not interested in. Have seen cases of students in engineering stream, forced to take it when their heart is in arts and humanities .
The difference is between enjoying the work and overworking is in feeling exhausted by the work you do to such an extent that you cannot connect with your self anymore.
When your passion turns in an obsession,
When you are pushing yourself over the brink without consideration for your own health.
Your absence affects your family When you think you are giving it all, but what you are giving is, stealing a loved ones time with you.
Imbalances you create in your life have a way of finding you and testing your life. Make sure to live life when you have it, with all of you.
Cont’d
Are you feeling the rage
Of a war within you
Is there a fire flaming through your veins
Is your heart thumping beyond your control
Are your thoughts so muddled that you just can’t think straight?
Well my friend, trust that this too shall pass
For your anger is self made from the agony
Of living life with frustration.
All you need is to acknowledge time as your best friend
For it shows you a new way in time
From reaction to response
But do you want to be responsible
For your self harm or healing ?
For your anger is destroying you.
Think about what ways you can flip the script you are telling yourself.
For its your thoughts and feelings that fuel your emotions, time and time again.
If your heart is hurt remember to think and align your heart with your mind.
If your thoughts are the reason and that anger is bubbling up your brain, know your heart is far expansive that you know, feel from your heart the love and forgiveness that stems from it. And align your thinking mind with the emotions of unconditional loving heart .
If both your heart and brain are a fire ball of fury then too you have the wisdom of your body. Train your body to move and realign yourself to help you step out of this phase.
Remember the potential for peace rests with you always.
It’s just a matter of acknowledging it. And bringing it into practice in response than reaction.
Peace is within you
Your infinite potential always included the peace that you actually are.
Savvy
In Japan, a ten-year-old boy had a goal of becoming a judo champion.
However, he was disabled. He didn’t have a left arm.
Becoming a judo champion is a huge challenge even for those with strong arms and legs.
What could a boy without one arm do?
He approached many trainers.
All of them looked at him with pity and sent him back.
The boy didn’t lose heart. He kept trying.
Finally, one trainer agreed to teach him judo.
The training started. The trainer taught him only one move.
Days, weeks, and months passed. The trainer didn’t seem to teach him anything else. The boy got frustrated.
“Master, knowing just one move isn’t enough to become a judo champion. Will you teach me anything else?” he asked.
“If you master this one move, that’s enough,” the trainer replied.
There was no arguing with the trainer. The boy continued his practice.
He mastered that single move well.
The championship began!
First match: A well-trained opponent against this boy who knew only one move.
The match started. To the surprise of the audience, the boy won.
Second match: He won again.
He continued to advance and reached the semi-finals.
He struggled a bit but won that match too.
Now it was the final match.
His opponent was a multiple-time champion. He felt a bit of pity and some disdain for the boy without an arm. But the boy didn’t falter.
The match started. In the first round, the opponent knocked the boy down.
Seeing the boy’s condition, the audience was shocked. The organizers considered stopping the match.
“Let the boy fight,” said the trainer.
The opponent, now careless, thought he didn’t need any safety gear to fight this boy.
The boy executed the one move he knew with great force. The opponent fell.
The boy became the champion.
The audience couldn’t believe it, and the competitors were astonished.
Even the boy couldn’t believe his victory.
That evening, he asked his trainer.
“Master, how did I win this match? I won with just one move,” he said.
Smiling, the trainer replied, “There are two reasons for your success.”
First, you have mastered one of the most difficult moves in judo.
Second, the only way to counter that move is for the opponent to grab your left arm. But you don’t have a left arm!
“Your weakness turned into your strength and made you a champion!”
The boy marveled at the trainer’s words. He felt joy thinking about how his weakness had become his strength.
Each of our minds is a sea of talents. Diving into it can yield pearls or shells, depending on how long we hold our breath.
Every person is endowed with unique talents by God. Our success lies in discovering and utilizing them.
Artists have a blessing
It’s in their ability to touch time
Past present or future
With their inspired creations
For art touches time
As much as the intangibles
Evoking nostalgia
Creating an intimate connection
That’s almost felt & sensed
Such is the power of art
An evolved appreciation
Standing the test of time.
Ssvvy
I wonder
When the world will feel safe enough…
To trust the day that is unfolding
To be assured there will be peace
To feel secure, wherever we are
Till then let’s keep breathing
And being present in the breath
And in hope all is well.
Savvy
Your life is a result of your choices
From what you eat
What you watch
What you hear
What you speak
Whom you befriend
Whom you bear
Whom you meet
To the thoughts you think
It’s all in what you choose
To allow & let go.
Savvy
Wither not yourself away
Weathering the storms
Every life finds itself
In the whirlpool of chaos.
And often unfortunately so.
Pick yourself up
Dust away the doubts
Don your best attitude
And look ahead
At a not so distant time
And trust in yourself
For storms precede the calm.
Sense the strength of spirit
Moving towards your purpose
Know every storm has one
Find yourself on your way
To fulfilling your soul purpose.
Savvy
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