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Simple Spirituality for everyday life - Part 1

In today’s modern day life when we have become busier than bee and our life has become quite mechanical , gadget oriented, one is feeling a sense of lack of stability and turmoil inside him. To deal with this disturbance one is taking up to spirituality as a healthy coping mechanism.

Like trends coming up in the fashion world ,spirituality has become a common term in almost every household. From Hath yoga to Zen meditation to Non duality ,there is a whole diversified range of spiritual paths catering to every man according to his temperament and choice.Seems like, “Spirituality” ,has become a buzzword in our world. There is also a section of our society amongst us who feel some degree of resistance towards Spirituality and feel it to be a heavy undertaking to follow.

So in this article we will get to know some very simple and applicable spiritual tips which could be an easy start for new people and also a lighter complement for serious and advanced practitioners.

So here it goes:

1. Practice gratitude :- Practising gratitude is a simple yet effective spiritual practice which attunes us into an optimistic state of mind and makes us appreciate the beauty and worth of what we have. Seeing the morning Sun and breathing in deeply with a smile saying thank you can be an immensely gratifying moment for us! lets give it a try!

2. Breathing deeply :- We all experience anxious and heavy moments in our everyday life. So during the moments if we just pause for a moment and take in few deep breaths trying to breathe from abdomen ,we shall feel lighter and the heavy emotions shall loosen the grip on us. 

3. Mindful walking: - Most of us like to walk and have walking integrated in our daily routine .So while walking we can deepen our sense of awareness and be present moment focused by watching our steps and coordinating our breath with the same. Usually we are not aware when we walk and lots of unnecessary thoughts cross our mental sphere. Instead we should feel our breath and be mindful of our steps. This small change can take us a long way in achieving a stable and focused mind.

So friends and dear readers that’s it for today. Hope we are able to implement these simple changes in our life for a better and beautiful present and future.



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