OPEN UP YOUR MIND

The 7 Benefits of Being Open-Minded

•Letting go of control. When you open your mind, you free yourself from having to be in complete control of your thoughts. You allow yourself to experience new ideas and thoughts and you challenge the beliefs you currently have. It can be very liberating to look at the world through an open mind.

•Experiencing changes. Opening up your mind to new ideas allows you to the opportunity to change what you think and how you view the world. Now, this doesn't mean you necessarily will change your beliefs, but you have the option to when you think with an open mind.
•Making yourself vulnerable. One of the scariest (and greatest) things about seeing the world through an open mind is making yourself vulnerable. In agreeing to have an open-minded view of the world, you're admitting you don't know everything and that there are possibilities you may not have considered. This vulnerability can be both terrifying and exhilarating.

•Making mistakes. Making mistakes doesn't seem like it would be much of a benefit, but it truly is. When you open your mind and allow yourself to see things from others' perspectives, you allow yourself not only to recognize potential mistakes you've made, but also to make new mistakes. Doesn't sound like much fun, but it's a great thing to fall and get back up again.
•Strengthening yourself. Open-mindedness provides a platform on which you can build, piling one idea on top of another. With an open mind you can learn about new things and you can use the new ideas to build on the old ideas. Everything you experience can add up, strengthening who you are and what you believe in. It's very hard to build on experiences without an open mind.

•Gaining confidence. When you live with an open mind, you have a strong sense of self. You are not confined by your own beliefs, nor are you confined by the beliefs of others. For that reason, you are able to have and gain confidence as you learn more and more about the world around you. Open-mindedness helps you to learn and grow, strengthening your belief in yourself.
•Being honest. There is an honesty that comes with an open mind because being open-minded means admitting that you aren't all-knowing. It means believing that whatever truth you find might always have more to it than you realize. This understanding creates an underlying sense of honesty that permeates the character of anyone who lives with an open mind.

SOURCE: Positively Present

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Mantra


Some believe the word ‘mantra’ comes from two Sanskrit terms, ‘man’, meaning mind and ‘tra’, meaning to liberate. Hence, a mantra is a repeated word or sound which aims to liberate the mind. Another interpretation of the definition is that ‘man’ comes from ‘manas’, meaning ‘mind’ and ‘tra’ comes from ‘trana’, meaning to protect, so mantra could be defined as something which protects the mind.

This is based on the premise that most people have some internal chatter or thoughts in their minds which are causing them distress. If you take some time to examine your thought processes for a few minutes, you may notice a tendency to either replay past events (with the hope of processing or resolving them) or plan/dream about future events (with the desire to attain). Remembering unpleasant events in the past and feeling the frustration of an unfulfilled desire creates psychological and physical stress.

In its simplest form, a mantra, when repeated, offers a helpful diversion from these thought patterns and encourages the mind’s ability to focus on the present moment, where there is usually less to be worried about.

SOURCE: Yoga Wirral

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YOGA IN THE BEDROOM: LET YOGA TRANSFORM YOUR SEX LIFE

Yoga enthusiasts are well aware of the fabulous benefits of a strong yoga practice; improved flexibility, strength, toned lean muscles and a calm centered disposition. All of these benefits can have nothing but a positive impact on one’s sex life. Our relationships operate on a physical, mental and spiritual as does yoga we will examine how a consistent yoga practice can enliven and transform your sex life with your beloved.

It is not necessary for both partners to practice yoga for you to see improvement in your experience, however, the benefits of you both practicing will be exponentially increased if you both practice. If you can arrange to practice together it can be a wonderful way to ground and strengthen your relationship outside of the bedroom. And it’s really a lot of fun.

Many of the aspects that make Yoga so wonderful can also serve to improve your experience in the bedroom. In yoga we seek to unify the movements of the body with the breath. Simply being mindful of the breath and coordinating movements helps to relax and free your mind. When you are with your beloved, applying this simple concept of slowing things down and being mindful of the breath, matching breath with movement–all in concert with your partner can dramatically change the nature of your encounters.

Women who have been practicing yoga might notice how their improved flexibility, strength and control over their body helps them enjoy their sexual experiences even more. Yoga helps you to become acutely aware of your body and as you become more knowledgeable about your own body you will begin to feel more in touch with what pleases you. As you communicate on a deeper level with your partner, you will learn more about what pleases them.

Another of the benefits of practicing yoga is increased confidence, which is very attractive and sexy. You may feel more empowered to explore many new sexual positions, which can be compared to Yoga asanas (poses). Inspired by the Kama Sutra, which is an ancient volume in Sanskrit full of instruction about the art of making love, couples can explore new ways to pose and move their bodies in order to find even more pleasure and fulfillment.

Yoga increases flexibility and blood flow while also strengthening the muscles of the pelvic floor area along with the sex organs thereby making for better, more powerful orgasms, and it can also play a role in curing men with premature ejaculation.

So, if you seek a way to transform your sex life and get closer to your beloved, Yoga could be the answer.

SOURCE: Yoga is Life

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