Top 10 Tips on Daily Spirituality from BaliSpirit Festival Teachers

Life is busy. It can be all too easy to wake up, check your email, and rush to work without ever taking a second for yourself. Fortunately, you don’t need to have too much free time each day to focus on your spirituality. The trick is starting small. Waking up and taking a few deep breaths before getting out of bed, doing a quick five minute yoga session, or stopping to smell the flowers on your way out the door can do wonders for your physical, mental, and spiritual health. The more you focus on yourself and your surroundings, the more attuned and relaxed you will be. If you think you don’t have time to focus on your daily spirituality, consider what each of these BaliSpirit festival teachers have to say. You may just find that you have time after all.

• Morning prayers, start the morning with a big smile, meditate on the sunrise and enjoy one moment of silence a day. – Carlos Romero

• Master the art of relaxation and slow it all down. – Umma Inder

• The more you sing – the more you feel your spirit, the more you breathe – the more you feel the root cause for singing, the more you pray – the more you feel the root cause for breathing. – Petros Haffenrichter

• Give and lead with love, forgive yourself and others, show up fully in the world with an open heart, listen to music that ignites your body and soul and make time to still the mind. – Faith Hunter

• Spirit is everywhere. All the time. The connection is possible in every moment, no matter where you are, or what your lifestyle is. Move the body. Immerse in nature. Dance. Practice your yoga. Find your breath, reconnect with your body, and the rest will flow from there. -Deb Rubin

• Celebrate your life, rock the sutras, the poetry of the senses, sing, dance, enjoy and share. – Margot Anand

• Chant Mantra – You can chant Mantra any time of the day. While you are waiting in line at the grocery, riding on the subway, taking a shower, washing the dishes, running or playing sports. – Lauren Hanna

• I unconditionally love and accept myself and others too. Acceptance is Transcendence. – Sam Weinstein

• It is good to be present with body and heart, connected to the breath. When our breathing is calm, our mind is calm and pure as still ocean and then we can see the depth. From clarity we can easily create our life in love and wisdom. – Maya Mandalai

• By developing daily practices like yoga or any form of movement. Practicing gratitude for all the simple things of life, like the food we eat and the people we share time and space with and celebrating life on the daily to remind ourselves of how blessed and sacred life is. – Francie Fishman

While some of these suggestions span over a lifetime, others can be done in just a few seconds, even as you’re reading this! The more you practice, the easier it will get. Soon you’ll realize that many of these practices become second nature. So close your eyes, take a deep breath, and slowly exhale. A more spiritual you is just around the corner.

Written by : BaliSpirit