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Mindfulness asks us to observe things as they are, not how we wish or fear they are. In doing so, we accept reality without being restricted by expectations. Mindfulness shows us how to absorb information from the environment and learn from it. Mindfulness Isn’t Just a Thing Your Yoga Teacher Talks About — Kristin Calabria Mindfulness is the state of being intentionally focused on the present moment in a nonjudgmental way. Mindfulness is the state of being intentionally focused on the present moment in a nonjudgmental way.
Mindfulness Isn’t Just a Thing Your Yoga Teacher Talks About May 3, 2019 Mindfulness is the state of being intentionally focused on the present moment in a nonjudgmental way. According to Niemiec (2017), mindfulness is “letting go of taking things for granted”, “returning to the present moment”, and “the self-regulation of attention with an attitude of curiosity, openness, and acceptance”. Solution: If the yoga class is such that you need to use a mat, bring your own, period.
5. Teacher-Student Rules Work For Yoga, Too. A serious yoga instructor who is passionate about teaching and yoga will do just that, teach yoga. But not all instructors are in it for the learning and the satisfaction of teaching something well.
Yoga teachers, school teachers, therapists, social workers, and anyone who wants to offer meditation instruction in a group or one-on-one setting. Part 1 In Part 1, Cyndi teaches shamatha (which means calm, abiding, or resting in peace), also known as Mindfulness Meditation, as the foundation for cultivating self-knowledge and confidence in. Mindfulness can help us open more deeply to our yoga and extend that feeling for the rest of the day, slowing us into the practice and truly being ‘present’ with what arises. The ‘ Mountain pose (Tadasana)’ for example can often be thought of as just something we do between more important poses.
Mindfulness is neither trying to relax nor emptying the mind of its thoughts. Rather, as we practise mindfulness, we learn to be a silent observer of our thoughts or emotions without the need to get involved with them, hence experiencing the moment. Mindfulness has always been an essential aspect of any serious yogi’s physical practice. But today’s “mindful yoga” teachers say that Buddhism’s comprehensive road map to mindfulness has benefited them even more. That’s not to say these teachers felt something was missing from yoga.
Perhaps their teachers were just teaching rather than sharing their practice. Before you can begin to share your practice, you must first have a practice. So practice! Get to know how you feel in your practice.
You will be a better yoga teacher once you understand and can share your own practice. When you are ready to teach, don’t teach!
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Yoga is about how the Will, working with intelligence and the self-reflexive consciousness, can free us from the inevitability of the wavering mind and outwardly directed senses.
The same is likely true for mindfulness exercises in which clients are taught to notice themselves having thoughts rather than giving the thoughts content during the exercises.
Thanks for much for this, really enjoyed hearing you speak. Question for you, I have rheumatoid arthritis and can no longer bend my wrists and it’s not ideal to be on them on a fist position so I try to make things as hands free as possible. I still follow along with all your videos/flows but always modify and not so gracefully! Haha would you be able to put a video out that shows how I can transition into poses or modifications so that I can continue to join you in your practice! thank you so much
This was really interesting! I hadn’t really considered the word “mindful” but I’ve interpreted much like you and think about connecting to my body rather than my mind. Thank you for bringing this topic up. It’s great to really chip away the surface from all these yogic words that are thrown about.
thanks for bringing this up. Im so annoyed by this voice, I immediately understand the level and depth of the teacher by it.
The funniest thing is when the teachers comes in, speaks a bit normally about random things and by the time he starts the class, he starts the tampn voice, he smiles on some weird way, like introducing some ritual or something which is really not cool. I prefer it when the teacher speaks not at all at the beginning and he’s more natural and himself.
Hey huys, thank you once again to share your light with us! I was wondering, regarding what Mark said about trying new experiences, have you guys ever tried consciousness expansion through Ayahuasca, DMT, lsd or mushrooms? I would love to know about your experiences. Sending love and light from Brazil ❤
Hi Brett, I agree 100%, the word mindfulness does not resonate with me. When you said that you like to think about things that make you happy that may not be related to the task in hand, I had a Eureka moment. ‘Heartfulness’, resonates with me in a completely different way and I can’t explain why but it feels right. Thank you for this post, much appreciated as well as the Yoga routines:)
I have TERRIBLE shoulder joints; it affects my practice andif I’m being honestkeeps me off the mat more than anything else. I’m working on mobility, but without the guidance of a physical therapist (because everything is still locked down) or personal trainer with a mobility background, I’m afraid I’m doing more harm than good. Do you have any modifications for all those asanas with a lot of stress or weight placed on the shoulder joints?
Thank you, Brett, for your observations. I do follow your train of thought, and I too hear a lot of mention of the term “mindfulness.” I live in Thailand and the term is a significant one for Buddhism and Buddhist teachings. One might say that it is the cornerstone of encountering suffering. To my understanding, mindfulness is experiencing a mind that is present (in the here and now), separated from the accumulated thoughts of past experiences (to which we add volumes and take into the future). Too often, we are so absorbed in those “stories” that we have no presence of mind to just stop and smell the roses, for instance. To my understanding, the mind does what it does it thinks and we cannot stop thinking. However, we can limit the impact of thoughts, particularly those that cause suffering (as when we ruminate when depressed). When we become mindful of these thoughts, we acknowledge them, then shift to the present moment (by having awareness of breath). No doubt being of clear mind is an awesome experience. When obsessing, we cannot by sheer will alone stop such past/future thoughts; but if we can instead notice our thoughts, we can quietly shift focus to breath. As you inform in your classes (which, in fact, I love), breath is very important and we should not forget to breathe. When we bring attention to our breath, we are being mindful. This is another meaning of meditation. The devil, however, is in the details, and being able to move focus away from incessant thoughts and return to the present moment is easier said than done. Of course, as with Yoga, it takes practice. Do we need to ask: “Now, who’s in charge? Me or my mind? “ Thank you for your dedication to your art.
Beautiful episode. Yay for yoga! I really admire the commitment you both have about a balanced lifestyle. Mark, may I suggest that you take a moment to take a deep breath before you speak when you feel the compulsion to interrupt Juliana? Your words are powerful, but please acknowledge that Juliana’s are as well. The space for you to appropriately speak will naturally create itself, and meanwhile, you are honoring the feminine wisdom that Juliana is.
I love it when you create videos like this! Thank you i would love to see a video where you speak about any books or materials that helped put you on the path you are on now. Also a video with Mark would be amazing, my fiancé gets scared off when I try to get him to practice with me because his mobility is quite restricted. Xo
Thank you for sharing your own stories and experiences, you guys are seriously the best. I can relate to you so much Juliana with your childhood experiences and having to support your family. Always sending you so much love and light ✨✨
I think the interesting part of the video is why you have such irritation to the word, this must trigger something in you. When I am yoga I always do my finances…. This just as extreme as the example in the clip. I really love you and I even agree with lot you saying, but I am missing why you are making this point. X
the problem with mindfulness is that, for some reason, you feel bad if you’re not being mindful or you should be behaving a particular way. Acceptance and letting things be as they are is key but takes practice. I like having the distinction as mind (ego) and heart (self) although like you say if other words work for you then do what works for you. The word mindfulness can be misleading and has lost its meaning due to the marketing campaigns of people trying to cash in on the self-help, meditation or yoga craze. Additionally mindfulness is also a specific practice by people like Thich Nhat Hanh which makes it even more confusing haha.
In my own life and practice I find being relaxed (or perhaps calm) is more useful then being mindful and is an overlooked component of meditation or yoga. Just breathe, yo. Being able to be relaxed does take practice and is harder than it looks but once you’re there it is great. Yin yoga is something recently which I’ve been doing that really brings relaxation to the front, since there relationship between the tension in our body and the tension in our mind, doing yin yoga helps to let that tension melt away.. and in case you’re about to link to your yin yoga video , I’ve tried and do recommend it.
I also appreciate the discussion about tension v compression… I was very wary of yoga teacher trainings because I have short arms and other issues that make some poses not possible for me… I finally chose an organization that emphasized yoga for every body and they completely do away with words like beginner/advanced (yoga fit, very vanilla and non denominational in the yoga world but it fit what I needed) and even there I had a co-host for the workshop tell me I shouldn’t be using a prop during a pose, that it was cheating… I’m sorry I have t-Rex arms that don’t reach the floor
It’s impossible to be mindful all of the time, that seems to be your issue. Mindfulness means practicing non-judgmental presence. It seems that you struggle with being non-judgmental with your thoughts. Mindfulness means that there is a bodymind connection so when you talk about being present with your body movement and grounded…you’re doing mindfulness. Being aware of how you are relaxing through the movement, awareness of breath, and body awareness are parts of mindfulness. I think that the issue has less to do with mindfulness and more to do with your understanding of the topic. You’re obviously educated and trained on yoga, but mindfulness goes much deeper than a basic understanding of it’s application to yoga. It’s a whole psycho therapeutic modality, Harvard, Cambridge, and Stanford have research studies on the effective practice of mindfulness and have masters degrees dedicated to it. I encourage you to soften your definition of mindfulness, see it as something you’re actually doing quite a bit (from your own explanation of being grounded in your movements), and embrace how mindfulness is beneficial.
Mark nailed it on the head when he said that yoga was about learning compassion for our body. I was destroying my body running competitively for years. I have finally gone inward with yoga and feel better at 45 than I felt in my 20s and 30s. You are both beautiful and your loving kindness is being spread around the world.
much love, light and the very best vibes eh, love your story and have much appreciation for your journey’s to bring you to this point in your and our lives, epic live stream from amazing souls burning brightly in the darkness of the Universe, blessings to you and everyone else, the gift that is each day has been improved by our daily Yoga practice in which you all play a large part of, our most humble thanks from the Chilcotin, 8^)
Wow thank you for sharing the tidbit about “being good at yoga” and the tip of if a move is too hard, you can do child’s pose and still stay connected with yourself. I love your videos so much but somedays I’m struggling ALOT. I’m really a beginner level, I found yoga a few years ago….and it’s truly a beautiful short story I would love to share with those who would understand, maybe one day! But then life changes and a move took me away from yoga because I was going to a studio, I was not doing it at home very much other than occasionally in my backyard. Well with the move and a new job, and no yoga culture around, I didn’t keep up with it. I’d try, but then something would happen and inconvenience the situation, if that makes since. My brother suggested I find YouTube yoga. I wasn’t feeling it! I can’t stand a gym set up or a typical studio set up (the studio I used to go to was VERY unique and odd, but not like a gym or fitness center, it was an antique house turned yoga). And pretty much all videos are ppl in a gym or basement setting. But then one day I searched “outdoors yoga” and I found one of your videos. I’ve been hooked since. The past 4 weeks I haven’t kept up because due to covid our shift was laid off, and myself and my husband was forced to first shift. Our entire life style is second shift based, and we just haven’t found a rhythm that worked for us and our bodies. But I start back onto 2nd shift today and got back into my rhythm and did one of your beginner videos. Wow I’ve really rambled here lol. Thank you for your videos and thanks for being real. I’m a chunky Midwest girl, who works at a factory, my goals are to be flexible and be able to handle my own body and weight. Yoga has healed me mentally before, now I want it to continue to do so but also heal me physically. Going to do your split challenge for the next few weeks and see where that leads, will let y’all know. Much love and good vibes your way from this hard-workin Indiana country girl ✌️
I was in the middle of a yoga class once and the instructor walked over to this dirty hippie and emptied an entire can of air freshener all over her body. To be fair, she smelled really, really disgusting.
There is nothing wrong with conjuring the past, planning for the future, or building castles in the sky, just so long as you know that none of them exist, except when the present causes them to exist.
HiI’m kind of a NEW FOLLOWER, how do I submit a question that you will answer? SUPER CHAT???? I’m clueless. I have extremely SIMILAR as you BOTH, and would love to ask a couple questions. Namaste
thank you!! i love “heartfulness” and i am definitely going to use that instead. mindfulness just never sounded right to me like you said. i so appreciate this <3
Such a beautiful chat, yoga also heald my back. I broke my back and my pelvisbone in a horseback ridning acccident and The docters first miss it so it got wurse over time. After 5 years of pain and not be abel to lift my small children, or play with them or simply picking upp my socks..i had enough and started yoga. After 6 months i cut down my medication in half and was Abel to sleep again. Thanks for that
I have been wondering if you were a gymnast! Ever since I watched your first video! I was a gymnast my entire life, got to level 10 and did college gymnastics at Illinois State University for four years!!! I knew it! Oh my gosh I knew it I feel like gymnasts know other gymnasts!:-) Just makes me like you even more! And I’ve been loving your videos since the first when I checked out a couple months ago! I try to do one every day you’re amazing
At first I wasn’t sure if I’d like your video as I’ve been reading up on mindfulness and how to incorporate it into dealing with my 5 year old daughter who struggles with anxiety and I’ve seen how the being aware has helped her. I almost didn’t click on the facebook link, but I really am glad I did. After viewing your video I realised that I agreed with you 100%. I like the terms heartful and centered as that is really the skills I’m trying to learn myself and then guide my daughter (and 3 yo son) to. And it is true, I’m much more concerned with teach my children to be centred within themselves, being aware of how they feel and their emotions and not focusing too much on what they are thinking. Thoughts can be misleading. Thank you so much for making this video that I didn’t realise until today I really needed to hear. X
This is a copy paste from the day of my first breakthrough last Saturday of what I was telling a close friend about it… hope it helps
How it was there was like a full on transcendental awakening and I’m not exaggerating or joking like I have him my experience in practicing the techniques and he just like like guided me into the best trance I’ve ever had in my life with like five ordered conversational sentences
Like they say it’s good for your mental health but what the experience is of a higher consciousness is something completely separate from having emotional ills it’s like a completely energized state of perception
And I was able to hang onto it for as long as I felt I needed to be convinced of it’s validity
All together it was like a 3 minute state of perfection of the world around me
But walking out of there onto downtown Main Street was like a moment of suspense because everything around you is like a construct of people’s distraction and downright denial of individual human potential of the mind
Like to conclude in summation
I’m just really lucky to have been primed for an advanced exercise of the mind like that… like I’ve scooped up the dialogue which made me receptive to instruction and guidance into what is considered an altered state or higher conciousness
And if you choose to be open minded to a certain set of concepts OF mind you can dowse them with a practitioner and what you achieve with the exercise is one thing and it’s so invigorating but when you’re through like I am here now all I can think is how incredible the discipline of this practitioner is… like a ready participant and when I say ready I mean studied and open minded is pretty much a lighting rod and from what I gather you are the lightning rod for a number of years and then you are the lightning for the people following after you in the experience of becoming ready for that sorta thing
There’s really no spiritual or religious connotation to it either
It’s like basically a focused and meditative approach to perceiving like the purest construct of your physical self and the physical experience you’re occupying
I was able to dwell in a two person conversation and just everything around us was like one realm of space and material without value or symbolism and what I was perceiving was like a uniformity of existence in everything
For like a whole three minutes
And I wasn’t on a drug doing it to me with like a half life and a peak or side effects right
Like I was just pretty much given an opportunity to just like disengage from everything I’ve used as a defense or attack on my damn lawn
And it was incredibly visual at the same time
I would say like if you saw a really good movie about going to an Indian sweat lodge and it bordered pure fiction of what can be achieved with drugs by someone who isn’t like part of the tribe
Using those concepts and just letting go and giving into it is the most alive I have ever felt and is just like what I can imagine my genetic similarities of the lions and tigers dormant in my own life form just like launching across the lush pure uncorrupted landscape and sinking my whole survival apparatus into the freshest full cut steak on wheels is like
And I’m not on some craze I can talk about anything else and to be honest it isn’t like “the truth” or anything like that it’s just something I’ve been introduced to and afforded the opportunity of exploring and I am just delighted to share the experience and tell you what i know about it
Just found this video exploring your channel, and I don’t care for the word “mindfulness” either. I strive to be “present.” Being present can be heartful, or thoughtful, or just empty. It can be physical, like washing dishes. But you are in the moment. One of my favorite quotes is from Lao Tzu: “If you are depressed you are living in the past. If your are anxious your are living in the future. If you are at peace you are living in the present.” That sums it up for me.
I’m so glad you talked about compression, I’ve been practicing yoga for around 10 years now but have never heard anybody talk about that. I’ve definitely been in poses where I’ve felt like my hips almost lock and I can’t go further and that will be what I’ve been feeling. Thank you!
This was such an enlightening video! So much of what you talked about i resonated with and it was wonderful to hear more about your background and how you came to yoga. You’re inspiring and can’t wait for the next video.
This was the most interesting 1 hour video ever. Thank you so much. And Juliana, it’s so precious you shared your story about gymnastics. Love and light to you both ☀️
Love to listen to you guys, you are such an inspiration for me. It is really great to talk about yoga with you and to hear about you two. Yoga and especially your channel has seriously change my life in such a wonderful way. Thanks a lot
“Yoga has been really powerful in getting me out of my head and into my heart….” YES. The popular sway is to intellectualize ourselves out of everything, from our feelings to the circumstances which provoke those feelings. Yoga has been the only effective way for me to stop doing this, and yoga has been a profound path of healing and rebirth. Thank you for having the courage to post your honest opinions on this and for doing so in such an articulate and beautiful way. I’m with you, Brett.
I believe that what you described in terms of the terms you prefer is essentially the same thing as mindfulness. I think that the meaning of the word has been diluted since it has been thrown around so much, and I think what you described is the intellectual understanding of the concept. But as with most abstract and ancient practices, I think true understanding comes from the practice itself. While I have read many books on it, and utilize the concept as a psychologist, having a mentor as well as training has helped me understand (as best as I can), what mindfulness is. For me, it is being fully present in the moment with a certain attitude. Fully present for me means striving to accept how you are feeling, perceiving, thinking, etc. But it means that you are fully experiencing the present moment, not just thinking about it. To be in the moment with your body, your feelings, and truly with your thoughts (since we oftentimes are not very conscious of what we are thinking), allows us to appreciate the moment and connect with it. This is also done with an attitude of curiosity, compassion, and non-judgment, which is probably similar to the way that you practice yoga. Mindfulness in everyday life may look like this: when you notice yourself having loving thoughts while washing the dishes, take it all in. Recognize those thoughts, feel the feelings that come with them, and also the warm water that you no doubt are also grateful for. It’s being present with all of these experiences. So while teachings oftentimes talk about doing one thing at a time, you can look at it as truly being aware and with your experience and savoring it. This is much different then just thinking about what you are doing it’s meant to submerge you in your experience and get your out of your head and into your life, so to speak. Overall though, it sounds to me that you have experienced mindfulness, it’s just the word itself can be misleading. I would suggest looking into local mindfulness meditation centers if you would like to go beyond a book’s definition of the concept, as this does not do the concept justice. So this was a novel but I did want to say that I love your videos:) thank you!
Hey guys! I was interested in yoga since a few years but your videos really got me to the next level. It is so much fun to do yoga with you. Thank you so so so much!!!! And I’m so glad that I subscribed to your patreon. It is so worth it. After your last live-stream I thought., it also would be nice if you could do a tour around your home and the beautiful garden. But only if this is not violating your privacy. You are so wonderful. Wish you all the best in the world. Love and light from Germany.
Hey, I have been following your videos for over a month now due to the current situation and it helped me so much. Thank you so much for your videos, for your love and guidance!
Can you recommend a book about yoga? I would like to learn more about the history and meanings of different poses. Thank you!
Got into yoga (Bikram, before I knew his story) about 20 years ago and only just now got back into it because of you two. Life changer! Had several surgeries including two discectomies, and I’m turning 50 in a few weeks. But I have to say I feel better now than I have in a long time. Love you guys. Sincerely. Please keep doing these videos. You have a lot of wisdom to pass to your listeners. Might try the head/forearm stand soon.
Oh, Brett! You may have just answered a “question of my life”. Something that has nagged at me, and frankly plagued me, and thwarted me All My Life. Ive always “lived in my head” and “mindfulness” is pointed to as the ultimate answer. But i have never found relief, betterment, or healing there at all. And then ive felt there may be no hope in finding those things for me in the here and now. But this gives me back the hope that it may be out there and for ME. Thank you, thank you, thank you, and bless you.
For me, as a child and family therapist, mindfulness means being aware of your five senses and those around you. To be aware of how your emotions impact your thoughts and being, so that you can recognize how you are negatively effecting yourself and others. By being mindful, you can better equipped yourself to get your needs and wants met by being more in touch with yourself. I also like your words in this video and plan to incorporate those as well. Such as, when you are more mindful, you can choose to come from a more centered, grounded, or heartful place. Thanks so much for all of your videos!
Hi, Juliana and Mark! Nice to listen and watch you! You are incredible couple! I would like to ask you do you have experience with meditation? If yes,can you give us some advice and techics. If you don’t have this experiencecan you recommend someone which you believe? Keep doing this! You inspire me through every day! Regards from Elena
I love this idea and it makes me super happy that you guys are doing this!! You both have inspired me so much, in so many ways, and being able to listen and connect with you is such a gift✨ Thank you for sharing yourselves with us!
I love you guys so much. You are the reason I started yoga and it’s healed my body immensely. It’s also helped my anxiety and taken me back to my childhood when I did gymnastics. The comments about being able to play and appreciate our bodies again is so true! Thank you and love the boho frequency!
I love your courage in making and posting this video! We need to be able to open channels of communication like this to help each other learn and grow. I love doing your yoga videos and your meditations though I am a complete novice! I agree that the term mindfulness has been overused and diluted in some sense but I do believe in the power of being in the present moment. I have also just finished a course of CBT which was life changing and is very much applicated by being in your head, challenging your own thoughts/stories/cycles of thinking, so I do think it’s possible to have transition using your mind. However, I do believe there is a place for both transition through mind and through movement. I benefit from a mixture of both. I have never really associated yoga with mindfulness having always seen them as 2 separate tools in a toolkit or essential wellbeing supports. I think when you go back to the core of the word and the practice of mindfulness and not the over-sensationalised, watered down version, it is a powerful tool indeed and we need to be comfortable just being with our thoughts, however positive or negative they are and recognising them merely as thoughts and not as how we define ourselves. For me, the mind and the body are so interlinked that I would struggle to be purely in my body and not in my mind and vice versa. I adore the word heart fullness and as a Christian I try to do all things from a place of love. Thank you for everything you share and your part in helping through my life’s journey.
The compression topic is so important. Thank you for addressing it. Mark you talking about men and yoga, I one hundred percent agree. I wish more men were open to the idea of it, and there was less “shaming” -for lack of a better term around men practicing. Bless you both for doing this. I really enjoy these hangout type videos.
I would like to say thank you for so many videos during this quarantine; really, I’m amazed by how much material you’ve put out and I feel you Mark my first class was in a friend’s studio (he is a teacher) and I hated it with a passion. I was so frustrated. Only when I had my knee injurie about 2 years later, had I started practising at home and now I can’t imagine my life without it. It started because of the physical aspect, but now I see the whole picture (the psychological aspect, the breathing, meditation…ect.) and it’s really amazing how the whole thing came to be.
I absolutely loved this, particularly your commentary on tension and compression, and encouraging people to listen to their own bodies. I have numerous students that try to push themselves into a posture when their bodies are either not ready or…simply aren’t designed to do said posture. As a teacher it’s heartbreaking because there’s only so much you can do. With such a large audience it is so great to see you discussing these issues. I’m noticing a lot more honesty surrounding yoga, and complex poses, which is refreshing and will hopefully prevent people from injuring themselves. Well done both, you’re an absolute inspiration ✌
I’m a yoga teacher. This is what I would sometimes LOVE to say to those lululemon babes that can’t get their heels down in down dog, but then insist on not listening to my alignment cues… Ommmmm
Hi Brett, Mindfulness is about building up your observing part of your mind. Thoughts of the future or past (as you mentioned in your dishwashing example) don’t help with that. I see mindfulness as being the foundation of all the other words that you mentioned. How can you be heartful (as you put it, come from a place of hurtfulness) without recognizing your own humanity? How do you recognize your own humanity without observing yourself actions, interactions, reactions and the impact that they have on people? This observing is mindfulness. How do you center yourself without knowing what center is? You establish your center through mindfulness.
Thich Nhat Hanh addresses the scenerio about the dishes in his book The Miracle of Mindfulness. Here is the text: “While washing the dishes one should only be washing the dishes, which means that while washing the dishes one should be completely aware of the fact that one is washing the dishes. At first glance, that might seem a little silly: why put so much stress on a simple thing? But that’s precisely the point. The fact that I am standing there and washing these bowls is a wondrous reality. I’m being completely myself, following my breath, conscious of my presence, and conscious of my thoughts and actions. There’s no way I can be tossed around mindlessly like a bottle slapped here and there on the waves…If while washing dishes, we think only of the cup of tea that awaits us, thus hurrying to get the dishes out of the way as if they were a nuisance, then we are not “washing the dishes to wash the dishes”. What’s more, we are not alive during the time we are washing the dishes. In fact we are completely incapable of realizing the miracle of life while standing at the sink. If we can’t wash the dishes, the chances are we won’t be able to drink our tea either. While drinking the cup of tea, we will only be thinking of other things, barely aware of the cup in our hands. Thus we are sucked away into the future and we are incapable of actually living one minute of life.”
LMAO accurate. i swear all white yoga instructors do this fake spirituality schtick when actual indian yogic aunties/uncles will fr yell at you for not doing the poses right like it’s not a calm environment haha
I’ve been doing ALL my YouTube classes (as a student on playback) now that we are in COVID crisis and learning so much about myself. Now I will be obsessed with this. God I hope this is me all the time, I’m sure I have my moments esp. in a deep gentle class.
I’ve just finished watching this first episode and I LOVED it! I could listen to your thoughts and everything for hours without getting tired! So, in my opinion, you could do it every Thursday!! And some topics I’d love are: vegan diet, accessories, inspirational books, music (why don’t you create a playlist on Spotify with music for meditation and practices?) and meditation (especially how to meditate by ourselves without a guide). Love you.
I was one of those people who didn’t think I was flexible enough to do yoga… I really admired flexibility though and eventually overcame my fear of appearing silly. I now have a daily yoga routine including weekends. My preferance is Yin Yoga for those deep muscle stretches! I can definitely say that I underestimated how much this practice would tune me into my body, not only physically, but spiritually as well. This channel has been pivotol in my practice and I am so grateful for you guys xxx
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I agree that mindfulness has become a blanket term for many yogic notions whose meaning cannot be done justice without implementing the practice itself. I appreciate that coining such terminology in the mainstream can bring the yogic notions to the minds of more people in society so that they may pursue a much deeper awareness and understanding of the practice itself, making the situation a win-win for veteran yogis and fresh beginners. I also appreciate that people find their own personal meaning in the word, achieving positive results and peace much like doing yoga. However, I do wish that the raw terms themselves were in the mainstream, so that any misconceptions can be avoided. For example, with an article on mindfulness, a suggestion to delve into the related field of yoga for more information and peace would be most appropriate as I feel it gives both of these perspectives a fair consideration.
I don’t like the word mindfulness either, but I think it just means present got the experience not mindlessly doing while lost in thought, somewhere else. And it helps people who tend to get lost in thought and miss out on life. There’s a time and place for everything, though…
I appreciate your honesty! To me, ‘mindfulness’ is the ability to have control of the mind, for example, recognizing a damaging cycle of thoughts and focusing on the present moment. I just discovered your channel and am eager to try some of your guided meditation videos for my chronic anxiety.
I would be curious to know more about kundalini. What are its benefits? Is there a way to do it “more naturally”, without forcing it? I see so many different stories about that, I’m confused! lol Thank you for the time spent with us and all those answers, I hope I’ll have the occasion to see you live someday ♥
Exe)exelent so much love flowing and I’m only whoching it. Thank you so much. It’s like loving the body. Brilliant. X Rachael. This is moving forward for me great full thanks amen
And you’re the only person I’ve ever watched doing yoga that can actually get me to clear my mind enough to focus on exactly what you are saying – it’s so awesome I got to give you props! Girl power girl by the way I originally meant to comment on how cute you guys are! You and your honey are so darn cute! I love it!✌️✌️✌️♥️♥️♥️☺️☺️☺️
It sounds to me like you’re overcomplicating it. Mindfulness means being present to your experience period. No judgment of it being positive or negative, simply “in” it. When you are thinking nice thoughts about your husband or feeling excited about meeting a friend, you are enjoying the feeling of thinking of those things. Being mindful means you are noticing yourself feeling these positive things while you are thinking them. It’s just taking it one step further. It’s not about “not taking action”, it’s about being aware of your subtle body energy as you are taking action (or not). One of the reasons people start with sitting meditation is because it is easier to focus on one thing the breath. The sensation of the breath going in and out of your body is a great way to begin. Noticing the energetic body at work that we usually are completely oblivious to. As one learns to notice and be aware of this energy, it can be practiced in moving meditation using walking, sweeping, washing dishes, brushing teeth and yoga postures to both practice this awareness and/or to expand on our experience. I learned to do this from a Buddhist monk on a 10 day silent retreat in Thailand 35 years ago. Eventually one can learn to be mindful while they are in conversations with others and as they are working on the computer or doing anything in life. It’s just living with this extra awareness. Like “spidey-sences”. The effects of being “mindful” are that you are relaxed and more receptive to experiencing the moment. You don’t get distracted so you generally become a really great listener and someone who is pretty chill (the opposite of anxious or depressed). It really not about thinking positive or negative, it’s about noticing life on a more subtle level. Noticing the energy we emit as humans and how that energy comes from our thoughts. Realizing that our thoughts are creating our experience and that we actually can choose how we want to feel. The only irony I find is that in order to live mind-ful we must practice being mind-empty.
I personally value the “mind” part of mindfullness the most. I love all the things we can do for the mind, with the mind. Mind is what the brain does and after all all you are and all you really have is your mind. Taking the focus off the brain and on to purely mechanistic organs like heart doesn’t really make any sense to me. The “center” concept is cool, though. However I still get it as a centre of my self, of my mind and not the gentre of my body (guts maybe?).
I like mindfulness because it helps me focus on my breathing. However, as someone transitioning into these practices, I like your approach. Especially as a man, I feel excited to try to be more heartful. Rarely do we get encouraged to be so. Thanks for sharing.
For me, I like to use the word “wakefulness” as a replacement for “mindfulness” because really, we are trying to be awake to what we feel, where we are, but without judgement. Some of the issue here is that everything is a translation. There is some inevitable semantic discomfort. Most of all though, I like to simply replace the word with a feeling I like to imagine there is a string of energy that runs from my mind to my heart and all the way to the base of my spine in one continuous thrumming line and to try and recognize if anything is disrupting that circuit.
This was an interesting video and I can relate to some of the points you raise in particular, what’s wrong with day dreaming about nice things. However, I don’t agree that mindfulness (despite the term!) is about controlling your thoughts far from it. It is about recognising thoughts but not getting g carried away. It is about having an ‘anchor’ which takes you away from your thoughts and out of your head. It may be that your focus is on the breath or your feet grounding you to the earth. It is about be more connected with your body and how it feels from moment to moment. I practice mindfulness and I absolutely love yoga there is a place for it all in my opinion however nothing is right or wrong and it is what resonates with us individually.
When you talked about your issues, I answered aloud “not necessarily”. I liked that you said heartful. If you have not, you should read Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now.:)
Mindfulness isn’t about thinking though… the opposite actually. It’s about paying gentle attention to what’s going on in your mind and body so you can stop being caught up in and reacting automatically to what your subconscious hurls out giving you space to instead respond more wisely to life. Loving-kindness meditation is also a part of mindfulness practice, and is focused on cultivating compassion. I think the word “mindfulness” and whatever impressions the word initially brings to mind, is quite a seperate matter than what the practice itself actually entails. No need to dismiss it just because hearing the word stirs up some misconceptions in you. It’s an extremely life-changing practice for many people once understood and executed correctly. Have a good day!
I suggest to read an article written about mindfulness by my teacher Anadi. You may find it interesting and useful regards this subject. http://anaditeaching.com/mindfulness-the-tyranny-of-attention/
By the way, in Surat Shabd yoga, the focus is at the eye center chakra, with the idea that ultimately it unfolds the lower chakras like a flower (as opposed to working ones way up from the bottom. This doesn’t mean that in doing physical things we shouldn’t ground ourselves.
The Buddha taught four foundations of mindfulness and the first and best place to start is mindfulness of body. In this type of practice it’s all about being in your body rather than in your head. That’s likely what you experience in asana practice and we like it because it gives us a break from incessant thinking. It’s not about thinking about the body or what you’re doing, but rather feeling it and being in the direct experience of those sensations. Also there is a key distinction to make between the mind and the brain. In Thailand where I live, if you ask someone where the mind is, they will point to their heart. In fact the concept of mind and heart are the same in many traditions. This might help to practice observing direct experience from a place other than the brain itself. It’s more intuitive and more about sensing than thinking. Mindfulness in the west has drifted quite far from the original source. It’s been watered down a lot but still retains some truth to it. But mindfulness according to the Buddha is not simply just passive observation; this is the biggest misunderstanding in the modern mindfulness movement. That’s part of it and it does have some benefits, but there is also a very important aspect of pro-activity that involves sensing the situation and taking skillful steps towards more wholesome mind-states and the cultivation of wisdom. Not sure if that helps but it’s good stuff, whatever name we end up applying to it!
Hi.. you have been saying your yoga class in India was unpleasant a few times..I am worried because it sounds bad for India.. I understand the class you went was not suitable for you, but I am worried if it causes misconception/misunderstanding and generalise that you hated India. I am just sad you did not have good time in India.. I know there are a lot of good places in India for yoga and spirituality.. so I hope one day you go back to India. I would recommend Sadhguru..
I love this! The way people describe how you are supposed to be “mindful” is opposite of how I want to be mindful in the first place. Being present in the moment is great, but it shouldn’t be, in my opinion, “I’m do this, now I’m doing this.” To me, that is empty mindfulness. Like empty calories fill you and fill your caloric intake, but it doesn’t give you the nutrients you need. I feel like “mindfulness” is the mental equivalent. I’d rather be mindful of big ideas or something I’m passionate about.
Thank you so much to talk about “Tampom Voice”, Cara. Personally, this kind of tone annoing me with frequency… However I still had doubts about my personal tone of voice on the position of yoga teacher… as a new instructor. Blessed be!
I suggest you take and MBSR course, it will fill in a lot of the gaps you have about mindfuless. mindfulness is preconceptual it’s not about “getting it” conceptually it’s about understanding it experientially (and yes, in the body too). I suspect once you have that understanding, there will be no going back (other than to update this video). I will also make you an even more well-rounded yoga teacher! You have planed your own seed and you are well in your way! Enjoy the journey. and thanks for the good you are doing in the world.
Hi Brett, I think mindfulness to me means being able to watch what’s going on in your mind without judgement instead of just being taken over by your mind and not being able to take a step back from it (and confusing your thoughts/mind with ‘you’). I’d recommend the Power of Now, it’s a great book that talks a lot about this:) Loved your yoga class at Satori, hope to be back (argh, waiting on classpass to recharge…)
Hi all! So I started looking at this video and after 10 minutes I had the subconscious urge to go to the park with my yoga mat. It was only when I got there I realised that It stemmed from the fact that I’m used to Julianna being outside so outside I had to be! Seeing you guys in doors now looks a little claustrophobic to me. Weird ay? Anyway I love your posts. I’m going to settle down now and watch the rest of your video. Thanks
Really great to have the opportunity to diverge from the everyday with you guys, I thought The randomness of some of the questions was an opportunity to share and get to know your views on many topics, keep up the wonderful work. You are truly an inspiration Can’t get you live in the U.K. but this was great even on catch up, thank you!
Yes please do weekly live streams! You made my day when I finally was able to see you live. I was driving to Sedona at the time you released this actually live or I would have caught it live! ♥️ I have a pretty sweet life but your energy in my days keeps me in alignment with my best self and makes every nuance of the day feel good! ♀️♥️
This makes me so happy. I’ve been in a weird funk lately and I’ve been so overwhelmed with my last semester of grad school… the points you touched upon in this video really resonated with me and I feel comfortable really getting back into yoga and meditation now (which have unfortunately taken a spot on the back burner!) even at this most busy and stressful (thus yoga and meditation are even more necessary!) month or so of my life. Now, please excuse me while I go creep on your other videos…:)
Mindfulness means watchfulness, passively watching your thoughts… without judgements…you can do this any time anywhere…. people want to keep good thoughts and eliminate bad thoughts, but it is not possible..if you choose positive happy thoughts…you will have negative thoughts also..observe in yourself…you can’t remain in high without going low…but mindfulness brings silence that is in between thoughts which is much more fullfilling, joyous than happy thoughts…even in yoga postures you can observe sometime mind becomes silent that is where the joy comes from..to me silence is happiness joy…l have a question what will you do if your body falls sick…do you connect with the body to then feel good… Mindfulness is not thinking it is being aware of thinking and finding the gap between the thoughts…use this definition…just a simple disease like cold or fever can throw you off balance if you depend on body…yoga is using the body to transcend the body…to disidentify from the body…
I didn’t know mindfullness was used that often. I’ve studied psychology, so for me mindfullness is really a form of therapy for people with depression or anxiety disorders, where they learn how to stop focusing on their thoughts, and in stead learn to be more in touch with their bodies. I think yoga is something that is encouraged in these types of therapies, just like meditation, but to me they are not really the same. I think maybe some yogis think it sounds more interesting to use mindfullness as a term, in stead of just saying to connect with your body? Interesting video though:)
I actually really like this video. The word mindfulness is meaningful to me but I definitely appreciate your opinion. I agree with you in the sense that the term ‘mindfulness’ is overused and has almost just become a blanket statement. I also like the words you brought up: grounded, centered and heartfulness (grounded especially). Mindfulness is important to me however because I think of meditation as a time to be present in your mind and I think of yoga as a time to connect mind to body. Another reason I appreciate this video however is because you are going against what’s probably such a common opinion/norm. I respect you for that because I think it’s an admirable quality. The physical aspect of yoga is very important but personally I feel that the mental part is at least half the battle. When you do yoga and think of the word grounded for example it can make you physically different. You connect your thought to your body which I feel in itself is an act of mindfulness.
I absolutely loved this! I have followed your channel for years and I love your style and compassion. You both are so inspirational and I can’t tell you how many people I have talked about your channel to as you are my number one for yoga class! Thank you so much for everything you do!!!!
I agree that the semantics of the word are relatively ‘lousy’ from a western perspective. Your description of what you thought it might be (as in your washing dishes example) seemed a bit off though. You don’t have to ‘enjoy’ anything (water on your hands, whatever). You are just aware of the sensation in a non-judgemental fashion. If you have an exciting thought, like what you might be doing later with your husband, than great, you can be mindful of that. Just like we can be mindful while doing sitting meditation, walking meditation, or yoga. Mindfulness does not preclude movement. I suspect, however, you are one of the more mindful people on Youtube, whether you are a fan of how the word sounds or not…. May you be happy.
@BrettLarkinYoga I hv to say as sm one who suffers from mental illness we learned mindfullness un therapy and it helped me a lot at tmes but then there are a lot of times when I jst can’t do it. Like the mindfulness when doing dishes etc I find really hard. But doing mindfullness exercises like guided meditation etc are really helpful. But I can also relate to what you are saying and also ill hv to ck out your vid about obsessive thoughts bc I really struggle wh OCD
Absolutely loved it! Could watch you guys for hours. It would be amazing if you did a yoga class together, Mark we wanna see you too!! Thank you for being this beautiful source of inspiration, love you tons❤️
Damn it, where have I been? How come Youtube didn’t recommend me this channel two years ago. Freaking algorithms!!!! Love your channel already. The 4 videos I have watched so far are so funny. Can you do one about sales, or car sales?
Yoga is a brilliant invention. I think some of the yoga instructors are better than many white collar criminals. “Let’s do the three legged cat pose for a minute. Now the headless chicken… and the end.” Great. I owe you money. Just brilliant.
I used to teach yoga, gave that shit up, because I am not passive aggressive enough.. true story. I also went to a class with a teacher who was EXACTLY like the one represented here.. needless to say, her husband was done for financial fraud….
I think it’s important to differentiate between the word “mindfulness” which I agree is being overused and has confusing connotations and the practice itself. I’m not sure what your conception of mindfulness is, but as I understand it, it certainly does not involve being in or favoring the mind over the body. Rather, it entails opening up to, paying attention to and accepting (not necessarily liking) the present moment in whatever way(s) it manifests, without judgement, which includes bodily sensations, sensory input, thoughts and emotions. It’s not that thought is “bad” it’s about just noticing that you’re thinking, and remaining aware that thought (pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral) is just one current of the total stream of what’s happening moment to moment. In fact, many writers and teachers of mindfulness have suggested a better term would be “bodyfulness”, or “heartfulness”, precisely because the term “mindfulness” in part implies focusing in some way on thought/the mind.
Hello! I want to order one program from your site but I don’t understand what will I get. Will I get it as digital files on my mail or as a package delivered from Canada? I live in Greece.
Guys, you should really get into the Rich Roll Podcast! So much better than Joe Rogan and way more your vibe! Spirituality, fitness, plant based, becoming your best most authentic self! I’m sure you will really enjoy him and his incredible guests! ❤️❤️
Thank you for your video… I agree with the buzz / marketing part of the “Mindfulness” thing….I hate it too… Mindfulness is just… yoga and meditation! People put a label and make money out of secular practices! Well I gess (I hope) it opens the door to meditation and yoga to people who wouldn’t have manifested any interest to it otherwise…
Regarding your first argument, I’m not fully with you.. I think that being fully present at what you do when you do it (whether it is washing the dishes, reading a book, stretching a leg or laughing,…) is important (maybe not all the time but still….) Indeed, it helps to raise awareness and connection with you and therefore with the others and the environment… When you remember good moment with your husband while doing the dish washing.. what are you connected to???? This is why I would add in the list of “definition” those two words: awareness and contact… Thank you….
Guys! I have been so grateful to you for uploading this many videos. You have turned this quarantine into some kind of a joy. I’ve been doing your videos for 2 months straight. So, thank you And, I really would love to learn more about your video making process, like how do you prepare the flow, how do you choose a location and how do you shoot? Something like a BTS video. Thank you so much and lots of love from Turkey <3
I think meditation scares people. So, they rebranded it to become mindfulness. People can understand that concept better. I think your interpretation of mindfulness and what it means to you is perfectly valid. I have a different interpretation of what it means for me-which is accepting where I am today. For example, in yoga I hear a lot of honor where you are today… that to me is mindfulness. Looking at it holistically rather than just the thinking mind. But, to make every task I do mindful is exhausting. I think it just means slow down, breath, move, and honor where you are today.
I loved that video so much.You guys have helped me to understand some things better,since i am a beginner!Juliana looks so humble about her old success and everything,that makes her,even more adorable!
Hi please explain scientifically why the lumbar curve can be flat on the floor. Shouldn’t we maintain the natural curves of the spine instead of messing with them by trying to flatten the curve? Please explain the benefits of your suggestion scientifically.
Thanks for much for this, really enjoyed hearing you speak. Question for you, I have rheumatoid arthritis and can no longer bend my wrists and it’s not ideal to be on them on a fist position so I try to make things as hands free as possible. I still follow along with all your videos/flows but always modify and not so gracefully! Haha would you be able to put a video out that shows how I can transition into poses or modifications so that I can continue to join you in your practice! thank you so much
This was really interesting! I hadn’t really considered the word “mindful” but I’ve interpreted much like you and think about connecting to my body rather than my mind. Thank you for bringing this topic up. It’s great to really chip away the surface from all these yogic words that are thrown about.
thanks for bringing this up. Im so annoyed by this voice, I immediately understand the level and depth of the teacher by it.
The funniest thing is when the teachers comes in, speaks a bit normally about random things and by the time he starts the class, he starts the tampn voice, he smiles on some weird way, like introducing some ritual or something which is really not cool. I prefer it when the teacher speaks not at all at the beginning and he’s more natural and himself.
Hey huys, thank you once again to share your light with us! I was wondering, regarding what Mark said about trying new experiences, have you guys ever tried consciousness expansion through Ayahuasca, DMT, lsd or mushrooms? I would love to know about your experiences. Sending love and light from Brazil ❤
Eckhart Tolle actually doesn’t use the word mindfullness either, because to him it implies that the mind is full. He uses the word presence instead.
Hi Brett, I agree 100%, the word mindfulness does not resonate with me. When you said that you like to think about things that make you happy that may not be related to the task in hand, I had a Eureka moment. ‘Heartfulness’, resonates with me in a completely different way and I can’t explain why but it feels right. Thank you for this post, much appreciated as well as the Yoga routines:)
Did anyone catch the name of the person who did the vitamin d podcast? I can’t find which part of the video it was mentioned! Thanks
I have TERRIBLE shoulder joints; it affects my practice andif I’m being honestkeeps me off the mat more than anything else. I’m working on mobility, but without the guidance of a physical therapist (because everything is still locked down) or personal trainer with a mobility background, I’m afraid I’m doing more harm than good. Do you have any modifications for all those asanas with a lot of stress or weight placed on the shoulder joints?
Thank you, Brett, for your observations.
I do follow your train of thought, and I too hear a lot of mention of the term “mindfulness.” I live in Thailand and the term is a significant one for Buddhism and Buddhist teachings. One might say that it is the cornerstone of encountering suffering.
To my understanding, mindfulness is experiencing a mind that is present (in the here and now), separated from the accumulated thoughts of past experiences (to which we add volumes and take into the future). Too often, we are so absorbed in those “stories” that we have no presence of mind to just stop and smell the roses, for instance.
To my understanding, the mind does what it does it thinks and we cannot stop thinking. However, we can limit the impact of thoughts, particularly those that cause suffering (as when we ruminate when depressed). When we become mindful of these thoughts, we acknowledge them, then shift to the present moment (by having awareness of breath). No doubt being of clear mind is an awesome experience. When obsessing, we cannot by sheer will alone stop such past/future thoughts; but if we can instead notice our thoughts, we can quietly shift focus to breath. As you inform in your classes (which, in fact, I love), breath is very important and we should not forget to breathe. When we bring attention to our breath, we are being mindful. This is another meaning of meditation.
The devil, however, is in the details, and being able to move focus away from incessant thoughts and return to the present moment is easier said than done. Of course, as with Yoga, it takes practice.
Do we need to ask: “Now, who’s in charge? Me or my mind? “
Thank you for your dedication to your art.
Beautiful episode. Yay for yoga! I really admire the commitment you both have about a balanced lifestyle. Mark, may I suggest that you take a moment to take a deep breath before you speak when you feel the compulsion to interrupt Juliana? Your words are powerful, but please acknowledge that Juliana’s are as well. The space for you to appropriately speak will naturally create itself, and meanwhile, you are honoring the feminine wisdom that Juliana is.
I have just read about that case today.
If Ya meditate and realize that kinda anger,it’s because Ya haven’t harmonised Your inside-and outside being.
I love it when you create videos like this! Thank you i would love to see a video where you speak about any books or materials that helped put you on the path you are on now. Also a video with Mark would be amazing, my fiancé gets scared off when I try to get him to practice with me because his mobility is quite restricted. Xo
Thank you for sharing your own stories and experiences, you guys are seriously the best. I can relate to you so much Juliana with your childhood experiences and having to support your family. Always sending you so much love and light ✨✨
I think the interesting part of the video is why you have such irritation to the word, this must trigger something in you. When I am yoga I always do my finances…. This just as extreme as the example in the clip. I really love you and I even agree with lot you saying, but I am missing why you are making this point. X
the problem with mindfulness is that, for some reason, you feel bad if you’re not being mindful or you should be behaving a particular way. Acceptance and letting things be as they are is key but takes practice. I like having the distinction as mind (ego) and heart (self) although like you say if other words work for you then do what works for you. The word mindfulness can be misleading and has lost its meaning due to the marketing campaigns of people trying to cash in on the self-help, meditation or yoga craze. Additionally mindfulness is also a specific practice by people like Thich Nhat Hanh which makes it even more confusing haha.
In my own life and practice I find being relaxed (or perhaps calm) is more useful then being mindful and is an overlooked component of meditation or yoga. Just breathe, yo. Being able to be relaxed does take practice and is harder than it looks but once you’re there it is great. Yin yoga is something recently which I’ve been doing that really brings relaxation to the front, since there relationship between the tension in our body and the tension in our mind, doing yin yoga helps to let that tension melt away.. and in case you’re about to link to your yin yoga video , I’ve tried and do recommend it.
I also appreciate the discussion about tension v compression… I was very wary of yoga teacher trainings because I have short arms and other issues that make some poses not possible for me… I finally chose an organization that emphasized yoga for every body and they completely do away with words like beginner/advanced (yoga fit, very vanilla and non denominational in the yoga world but it fit what I needed) and even there I had a co-host for the workshop tell me I shouldn’t be using a prop during a pose, that it was cheating… I’m sorry I have t-Rex arms that don’t reach the floor
It’s impossible to be mindful all of the time, that seems to be your issue. Mindfulness means practicing non-judgmental presence. It seems that you struggle with being non-judgmental with your thoughts. Mindfulness means that there is a bodymind connection so when you talk about being present with your body movement and grounded…you’re doing mindfulness. Being aware of how you are relaxing through the movement, awareness of breath, and body awareness are parts of mindfulness. I think that the issue has less to do with mindfulness and more to do with your understanding of the topic. You’re obviously educated and trained on yoga, but mindfulness goes much deeper than a basic understanding of it’s application to yoga. It’s a whole psycho therapeutic modality, Harvard, Cambridge, and Stanford have research studies on the effective practice of mindfulness and have masters degrees dedicated to it. I encourage you to soften your definition of mindfulness, see it as something you’re actually doing quite a bit (from your own explanation of being grounded in your movements), and embrace how mindfulness is beneficial.
Mark nailed it on the head when he said that yoga was about learning compassion for our body. I was destroying my body running competitively for years. I have finally gone inward with yoga and feel better at 45 than I felt in my 20s and 30s. You are both beautiful and your loving kindness is being spread around the world.
much love, light and the very best vibes eh,
love your story and have much appreciation for your journey’s to bring you to this point in your and our lives,
epic live stream from amazing souls burning brightly in the darkness of the Universe,
blessings to you and everyone else,
the gift that is each day has been improved by our daily Yoga practice in which you all play a large part of,
our most humble thanks from the Chilcotin,
8^)
Wow thank you for sharing the tidbit about “being good at yoga” and the tip of if a move is too hard, you can do child’s pose and still stay connected with yourself. I love your videos so much but somedays I’m struggling ALOT. I’m really a beginner level, I found yoga a few years ago….and it’s truly a beautiful short story I would love to share with those who would understand, maybe one day! But then life changes and a move took me away from yoga because I was going to a studio, I was not doing it at home very much other than occasionally in my backyard. Well with the move and a new job, and no yoga culture around, I didn’t keep up with it. I’d try, but then something would happen and inconvenience the situation, if that makes since. My brother suggested I find YouTube yoga. I wasn’t feeling it! I can’t stand a gym set up or a typical studio set up (the studio I used to go to was VERY unique and odd, but not like a gym or fitness center, it was an antique house turned yoga). And pretty much all videos are ppl in a gym or basement setting. But then one day I searched “outdoors yoga” and I found one of your videos. I’ve been hooked since. The past 4 weeks I haven’t kept up because due to covid our shift was laid off, and myself and my husband was forced to first shift. Our entire life style is second shift based, and we just haven’t found a rhythm that worked for us and our bodies. But I start back onto 2nd shift today and got back into my rhythm and did one of your beginner videos. Wow I’ve really rambled here lol. Thank you for your videos and thanks for being real. I’m a chunky Midwest girl, who works at a factory, my goals are to be flexible and be able to handle my own body and weight. Yoga has healed me mentally before, now I want it to continue to do so but also heal me physically. Going to do your split challenge for the next few weeks and see where that leads, will let y’all know. Much love and good vibes your way from this hard-workin Indiana country girl ✌️
I was in the middle of a yoga class once and the instructor walked over to this dirty hippie and emptied an entire can of air freshener all over her body. To be fair, she smelled really, really disgusting.
There is nothing wrong with conjuring the past, planning for the future, or building castles in the sky, just so long as you know that none of them exist, except when the present causes them to exist.
HiI’m kind of a NEW FOLLOWER, how do I submit a question that you will answer? SUPER CHAT???? I’m clueless. I have extremely SIMILAR as you BOTH, and would love to ask a couple questions. Namaste
thank you!! i love “heartfulness” and i am definitely going to use that instead. mindfulness just never sounded right to me like you said. i so appreciate this <3
Such a beautiful chat, yoga also heald my back. I broke my back and my pelvisbone in a horseback ridning acccident and The docters first miss it so it got wurse over time. After 5 years of pain and not be abel to lift my small children, or play with them or simply picking upp my socks..i had enough and started yoga. After 6 months i cut down my medication in half and was Abel to sleep again. Thanks for that
I have been wondering if you were a gymnast! Ever since I watched your first video! I was a gymnast my entire life, got to level 10 and did college gymnastics at Illinois State University for four years!!! I knew it! Oh my gosh I knew it I feel like gymnasts know other gymnasts!:-) Just makes me like you even more! And I’ve been loving your videos since the first when I checked out a couple months ago! I try to do one every day you’re amazing
At first I wasn’t sure if I’d like your video as I’ve been reading up on mindfulness and how to incorporate it into dealing with my 5 year old daughter who struggles with anxiety and I’ve seen how the being aware has helped her. I almost didn’t click on the facebook link, but I really am glad I did. After viewing your video I realised that I agreed with you 100%. I like the terms heartful and centered as that is really the skills I’m trying to learn myself and then guide my daughter (and 3 yo son) to. And it is true, I’m much more concerned with teach my children to be centred within themselves, being aware of how they feel and their emotions and not focusing too much on what they are thinking. Thoughts can be misleading.
Thank you so much for making this video that I didn’t realise until today I really needed to hear. X
This is a copy paste from the day of my first breakthrough last Saturday of what I was telling a close friend about it… hope it helps
How it was there was like a full on transcendental awakening and I’m not exaggerating or joking like I have him my experience in practicing the techniques and he just like like guided me into the best trance I’ve ever had in my life with like five ordered conversational sentences
Like they say it’s good for your mental health but what the experience is of a higher consciousness is something completely separate from having emotional ills it’s like a completely energized state of perception
And I was able to hang onto it for as long as I felt I needed to be convinced of it’s validity
All together it was like a 3 minute state of perfection of the world around me
But walking out of there onto downtown Main Street was like a moment of suspense because everything around you is like a construct of people’s distraction and downright denial of individual human potential of the mind
Like to conclude in summation
I’m just really lucky to have been primed for an advanced exercise of the mind like that… like I’ve scooped up the dialogue which made me receptive to instruction and guidance into what is considered an altered state or higher conciousness
And if you choose to be open minded to a certain set of concepts OF mind you can dowse them with a practitioner and what you achieve with the exercise is one thing and it’s so invigorating but when you’re through like I am here now all I can think is how incredible the discipline of this practitioner is… like a ready participant and when I say ready I mean studied and open minded is pretty much a lighting rod and from what I gather you are the lightning rod for a number of years and then you are the lightning for the people following after you in the experience of becoming ready for that sorta thing
There’s really no spiritual or religious connotation to it either
It’s like basically a focused and meditative approach to perceiving like the purest construct of your physical self and the physical experience you’re occupying
I was able to dwell in a two person conversation and just everything around us was like one realm of space and material without value or symbolism and what I was perceiving was like a uniformity of existence in everything
For like a whole three minutes
And I wasn’t on a drug doing it to me with like a half life and a peak or side effects right
Like I was just pretty much given an opportunity to just like disengage from everything I’ve used as a defense or attack on my damn lawn
And it was incredibly visual at the same time
I would say like if you saw a really good movie about going to an Indian sweat lodge and it bordered pure fiction of what can be achieved with drugs by someone who isn’t like part of the tribe
Using those concepts and just letting go and giving into it is the most alive I have ever felt and is just like what I can imagine my genetic similarities of the lions and tigers dormant in my own life form just like launching across the lush pure uncorrupted landscape and sinking my whole survival apparatus into the freshest full cut steak on wheels is like
And I’m not on some craze I can talk about anything else and to be honest it isn’t like “the truth” or anything like that it’s just something I’ve been introduced to and afforded the opportunity of exploring and I am just delighted to share the experience and tell you what i know about it
Missed the live stream but such a great talk. For next time I’m wondering where do you buy your yoga clothes? thank you for all you’re doing
well, you say it at the beginning, you dont fully understand it.. to me thats a good reason for not doing a video against it..
i dont mean to be rude.
Just found this video exploring your channel, and I don’t care for the word “mindfulness” either. I strive to be “present.” Being present can be heartful, or thoughtful, or just empty. It can be physical, like washing dishes. But you are in the moment. One of my favorite quotes is from Lao Tzu: “If you are depressed you are living in the past. If your are anxious your are living in the future. If you are at peace you are living in the present.” That sums it up for me.
I’m so glad you talked about compression, I’ve been practicing yoga for around 10 years now but have never heard anybody talk about that. I’ve definitely been in poses where I’ve felt like my hips almost lock and I can’t go further and that will be what I’ve been feeling. Thank you!
this idea of “mindfulness” has always erked me as well lol I feel you…..I really loved what you said about changing it to heartfullness instead
This was such an enlightening video! So much of what you talked about i resonated with and it was wonderful to hear more about your background and how you came to yoga. You’re inspiring and can’t wait for the next video.
This was the most interesting 1 hour video ever. Thank you so much. And Juliana, it’s so precious you shared your story about gymnastics. Love and light to you both ☀️
Love to listen to you guys, you are such an inspiration for me. It is really great to talk about yoga with you and to hear about you two. Yoga and especially your channel has seriously change my life in such a wonderful way. Thanks a lot
“Yoga has been really powerful in getting me out of my head and into my heart….” YES. The popular sway is to intellectualize ourselves out of everything, from our feelings to the circumstances which provoke those feelings. Yoga has been the only effective way for me to stop doing this, and yoga has been a profound path of healing and rebirth. Thank you for having the courage to post your honest opinions on this and for doing so in such an articulate and beautiful way. I’m with you, Brett.
I believe that what you described in terms of the terms you prefer is essentially the same thing as mindfulness. I think that the meaning of the word has been diluted since it has been thrown around so much, and I think what you described is the intellectual understanding of the concept. But as with most abstract and ancient practices, I think true understanding comes from the practice itself. While I have read many books on it, and utilize the concept as a psychologist, having a mentor as well as training has helped me understand (as best as I can), what mindfulness is. For me, it is being fully present in the moment with a certain attitude. Fully present for me means striving to accept how you are feeling, perceiving, thinking, etc. But it means that you are fully experiencing the present moment, not just thinking about it. To be in the moment with your body, your feelings, and truly with your thoughts (since we oftentimes are not very conscious of what we are thinking), allows us to appreciate the moment and connect with it. This is also done with an attitude of curiosity, compassion, and non-judgment, which is probably similar to the way that you practice yoga. Mindfulness in everyday life may look like this: when you notice yourself having loving thoughts while washing the dishes, take it all in. Recognize those thoughts, feel the feelings that come with them, and also the warm water that you no doubt are also grateful for. It’s being present with all of these experiences. So while teachings oftentimes talk about doing one thing at a time, you can look at it as truly being aware and with your experience and savoring it. This is much different then just thinking about what you are doing it’s meant to submerge you in your experience and get your out of your head and into your life, so to speak. Overall though, it sounds to me that you have experienced mindfulness, it’s just the word itself can be misleading. I would suggest looking into local mindfulness meditation centers if you would like to go beyond a book’s definition of the concept, as this does not do the concept justice. So this was a novel but I did want to say that I love your videos:) thank you!
Hey guys! I was interested in yoga since a few years but your videos really got me to the next level. It is so much fun to do yoga with you. Thank you so so so much!!!! And I’m so glad that I subscribed to your patreon. It is so worth it. After your last live-stream I thought., it also would be nice if you could do a tour around your home and the beautiful garden. But only if this is not violating your privacy. You are so wonderful. Wish you all the best in the world. Love and light from Germany.
Hey, I have been following your videos for over a month now due to the current situation and it helped me so much. Thank you so much for your videos, for your love and guidance!
Can you recommend a book about yoga? I would like to learn more about the history and meanings of different poses. Thank you!
Got into yoga (Bikram, before I knew his story) about 20 years ago and only just now got back into it because of you two. Life changer! Had several surgeries including two discectomies, and I’m turning 50 in a few weeks. But I have to say I feel better now than I have in a long time. Love you guys. Sincerely. Please keep doing these videos. You have a lot of wisdom to pass to your listeners. Might try the head/forearm stand soon.
Oh, Brett! You may have just answered a “question of my life”. Something that has nagged at me, and frankly plagued me, and thwarted me All My Life. Ive always “lived in my head” and “mindfulness” is pointed to as the ultimate answer. But i have never found relief, betterment, or healing there at all. And then ive felt there may be no hope in finding those things for me in the here and now. But this gives me back the hope that it may be out there and for ME. Thank you, thank you, thank you, and bless you.
For me, as a child and family therapist, mindfulness means being aware of your five senses and those around you. To be aware of how your emotions impact your thoughts and being, so that you can recognize how you are negatively effecting yourself and others. By being mindful, you can better equipped yourself to get your needs and wants met by being more in touch with yourself. I also like your words in this video and plan to incorporate those as well. Such as, when you are more mindful, you can choose to come from a more centered, grounded, or heartful place. Thanks so much for all of your videos!
Hi, Juliana and Mark! Nice to listen and watch you! You are incredible couple!
I would like to ask you do you have experience with meditation? If yes,can you give us some advice and techics.
If you don’t have this experiencecan you recommend someone which you believe?
Keep doing this!
You inspire me through every day!
Regards from Elena
I love this idea and it makes me super happy that you guys are doing this!! You both have inspired me so much, in so many ways, and being able to listen and connect with you is such a gift✨ Thank you for sharing yourselves with us!
I love you guys so much. You are the reason I started yoga and it’s healed my body immensely. It’s also helped my anxiety and taken me back to my childhood when I did gymnastics. The comments about being able to play and appreciate our bodies again is so true! Thank you and love the boho frequency!
I love your courage in making and posting this video! We need to be able to open channels of communication like this to help each other learn and grow. I love doing your yoga videos and your meditations though I am a complete novice! I agree that the term mindfulness has been overused and diluted in some sense but I do believe in the power of being in the present moment. I have also just finished a course of CBT which was life changing and is very much applicated by being in your head, challenging your own thoughts/stories/cycles of thinking, so I do think it’s possible to have transition using your mind. However, I do believe there is a place for both transition through mind and through movement. I benefit from a mixture of both. I have never really associated yoga with mindfulness having always seen them as 2 separate tools in a toolkit or essential wellbeing supports. I think when you go back to the core of the word and the practice of mindfulness and not the over-sensationalised, watered down version, it is a powerful tool indeed and we need to be comfortable just being with our thoughts, however positive or negative they are and recognising them merely as thoughts and not as how we define ourselves. For me, the mind and the body are so interlinked that I would struggle to be purely in my body and not in my mind and vice versa.
I adore the word heart fullness and as a Christian I try to do all things from a place of love. Thank you for everything you share and your part in helping through my life’s journey.
The compression topic is so important. Thank you for addressing it. Mark you talking about men and yoga, I one hundred percent agree. I wish more men were open to the idea of it, and there was less “shaming” -for lack of a better term around men practicing. Bless you both for doing this. I really enjoy these hangout type videos.
Love this guys mark I totally get you I cannot get my heels down in downward dog my right foot goes lower than my left love the live stream of patreon
I would like to say thank you for so many videos during this quarantine; really, I’m amazed by how much material you’ve put out and I feel you Mark my first class was in a friend’s studio (he is a teacher) and I hated it with a passion. I was so frustrated. Only when I had my knee injurie about 2 years later, had I started practising at home and now I can’t imagine my life without it. It started because of the physical aspect, but now I see the whole picture (the psychological aspect, the breathing, meditation…ect.) and it’s really amazing how the whole thing came to be.
I absolutely loved this, particularly your commentary on tension and compression, and encouraging people to listen to their own bodies. I have numerous students that try to push themselves into a posture when their bodies are either not ready or…simply aren’t designed to do said posture. As a teacher it’s heartbreaking because there’s only so much you can do.
With such a large audience it is so great to see you discussing these issues.
I’m noticing a lot more honesty surrounding yoga, and complex poses, which is refreshing and will hopefully prevent people from injuring themselves.
Well done both, you’re an absolute inspiration ✌
I’m a yoga teacher. This is what I would sometimes LOVE to say to those lululemon babes that can’t get their heels down in down dog, but then insist on not listening to my alignment cues… Ommmmm
Hi Brett, Mindfulness is about building up your observing part of your mind. Thoughts of the future or past (as you mentioned in your dishwashing example) don’t help with that. I see mindfulness as being the foundation of all the other words that you mentioned. How can you be heartful (as you put it, come from a place of hurtfulness) without recognizing your own humanity? How do you recognize your own humanity without observing yourself actions, interactions, reactions and the impact that they have on people? This observing is mindfulness. How do you center yourself without knowing what center is? You establish your center through mindfulness.
Thich Nhat Hanh addresses the scenerio about the dishes in his book The Miracle of Mindfulness. Here is the text:
“While washing the dishes one should only be washing the dishes, which means that while washing the dishes one should be completely aware of the fact that one is washing the dishes. At first glance, that might seem a little silly: why put so much stress on a simple thing? But that’s precisely the point. The fact that I am standing there and washing these bowls is a wondrous reality. I’m being completely myself, following my breath, conscious of my presence, and conscious of my thoughts and actions. There’s no way I can be tossed around mindlessly like a bottle slapped here and there on the waves…If while washing dishes, we think only of the cup of tea that awaits us, thus hurrying to get the dishes out of the way as if they were a nuisance, then we are not “washing the dishes to wash the dishes”. What’s more, we are not alive during the time we are washing the dishes. In fact we are completely incapable of realizing the miracle of life while standing at the sink. If we can’t wash the dishes, the chances are we won’t be able to drink our tea either. While drinking the cup of tea, we will only be thinking of other things, barely aware of the cup in our hands. Thus we are sucked away into the future and we are incapable of actually living one minute of life.”
THANK YOU. I have tried Yoga many times, but the tampon voice irritates me to the point i walk out. It feels fake and i find it to me smarmy
LMAO accurate. i swear all white yoga instructors do this fake spirituality schtick when actual indian yogic aunties/uncles will fr yell at you for not doing the poses right like it’s not a calm environment haha
Forgetting yoga, the people I’ve met in this life searching for “truth” are some of the most humorless, annoying, self sanctified a**wipes ever…
I’ve been doing ALL my YouTube classes (as a student on playback) now that we are in COVID crisis and learning so much about myself. Now I will be obsessed with this. God I hope this is me all the time, I’m sure I have my moments esp. in a deep gentle class.
I’ve just finished watching this first episode and I LOVED it! I could listen to your thoughts and everything for hours without getting tired! So, in my opinion, you could do it every Thursday!! And some topics I’d love are: vegan diet, accessories, inspirational books, music (why don’t you create a playlist on Spotify with music for meditation and practices?) and meditation (especially how to meditate by ourselves without a guide). Love you.
I was one of those people who didn’t think I was flexible enough to do yoga… I really admired flexibility though and eventually overcame my fear of appearing silly. I now have a daily yoga routine including weekends. My preferance is Yin Yoga for those deep muscle stretches! I can definitely say that I underestimated how much this practice would tune me into my body, not only physically, but spiritually as well. This channel has been pivotol in my practice and I am so grateful for you guys xxx
I am so loving you after watching this video. Can’t thank you enough for your generosity to post this for public! I am sending you an email right now.
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I agree that mindfulness has become a blanket term for many yogic notions whose meaning cannot be done justice without implementing the practice itself. I appreciate that coining such terminology in the mainstream can bring the yogic notions to the minds of more people in society so that they may pursue a much deeper awareness and understanding of the practice itself, making the situation a win-win for veteran yogis and fresh beginners. I also appreciate that people find their own personal meaning in the word, achieving positive results and peace much like doing yoga. However, I do wish that the raw terms themselves were in the mainstream, so that any misconceptions can be avoided. For example, with an article on mindfulness, a suggestion to delve into the related field of yoga for more information and peace would be most appropriate as I feel it gives both of these perspectives a fair consideration.
I don’t like the word mindfulness either, but I think it just means present got the experience not mindlessly doing while lost in thought, somewhere else. And it helps people who tend to get lost in thought and miss out on life. There’s a time and place for everything, though…
I appreciate your honesty! To me, ‘mindfulness’ is the ability to have control of the mind, for example, recognizing a damaging cycle of thoughts and focusing on the present moment. I just discovered your channel and am eager to try some of your guided meditation videos for my chronic anxiety.
I would be curious to know more about kundalini. What are its benefits? Is there a way to do it “more naturally”, without forcing it? I see so many different stories about that, I’m confused! lol
Thank you for the time spent with us and all those answers, I hope I’ll have the occasion to see you live someday ♥
Exe)exelent so much love flowing and I’m only whoching it. Thank you so much. It’s like loving the body. Brilliant. X Rachael. This is moving forward for me great full thanks amen
And you’re the only person I’ve ever watched doing yoga that can actually get me to clear my mind enough to focus on exactly what you are saying – it’s so awesome I got to give you props! Girl power girl by the way I originally meant to comment on how cute you guys are! You and your honey are so darn cute! I love it!✌️✌️✌️♥️♥️♥️☺️☺️☺️
It sounds to me like you’re overcomplicating it. Mindfulness means being present to your experience period. No judgment of it being positive or negative, simply “in” it. When you are thinking nice thoughts about your husband or feeling excited about meeting a friend, you are enjoying the feeling of thinking of those things. Being mindful means you are noticing yourself feeling these positive things while you are thinking them. It’s just taking it one step further. It’s not about “not taking action”, it’s about being aware of your subtle body energy as you are taking action (or not). One of the reasons people start with sitting meditation is because it is easier to focus on one thing the breath. The sensation of the breath going in and out of your body is a great way to begin. Noticing the energetic body at work that we usually are completely oblivious to. As one learns to notice and be aware of this energy, it can be practiced in moving meditation using walking, sweeping, washing dishes, brushing teeth and yoga postures to both practice this awareness and/or to expand on our experience. I learned to do this from a Buddhist monk on a 10 day silent retreat in Thailand 35 years ago. Eventually one can learn to be mindful while they are in conversations with others and as they are working on the computer or doing anything in life. It’s just living with this extra awareness. Like “spidey-sences”. The effects of being “mindful” are that you are relaxed and more receptive to experiencing the moment. You don’t get distracted so you generally become a really great listener and someone who is pretty chill (the opposite of anxious or depressed). It really not about thinking positive or negative, it’s about noticing life on a more subtle level. Noticing the energy we emit as humans and how that energy comes from our thoughts. Realizing that our thoughts are creating our experience and that we actually can choose how we want to feel. The only irony I find is that in order to live mind-ful we must practice being mind-empty.
I personally value the “mind” part of mindfullness the most. I love all the things we can do for the mind, with the mind. Mind is what the brain does and after all all you are and all you really have is your mind. Taking the focus off the brain and on to purely mechanistic organs like heart doesn’t really make any sense to me. The “center” concept is cool, though. However I still get it as a centre of my self, of my mind and not the gentre of my body (guts maybe?).
I like mindfulness because it helps me focus on my breathing. However, as someone transitioning into these practices, I like your approach. Especially as a man, I feel excited to try to be more heartful. Rarely do we get encouraged to be so. Thanks for sharing.
For me, I like to use the word “wakefulness” as a replacement for “mindfulness” because really, we are trying to be awake to what we feel, where we are, but without judgement. Some of the issue here is that everything is a translation. There is some inevitable semantic discomfort. Most of all though, I like to simply replace the word with a feeling I like to imagine there is a string of energy that runs from my mind to my heart and all the way to the base of my spine in one continuous thrumming line and to try and recognize if anything is disrupting that circuit.
This was an interesting video and I can relate to some of the points you raise in particular, what’s wrong with day dreaming about nice things. However, I don’t agree that mindfulness (despite the term!) is about controlling your thoughts far from it. It is about recognising thoughts but not getting g carried away. It is about having an ‘anchor’ which takes you away from your thoughts and out of your head. It may be that your focus is on the breath or your feet grounding you to the earth. It is about be more connected with your body and how it feels from moment to moment. I practice mindfulness and I absolutely love yoga there is a place for it all in my opinion however nothing is right or wrong and it is what resonates with us individually.
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“I look forward to seeing some of you next week.”
I am a choir conductor. I should steal that phrase for the end of my weekly rehearsal… HA!
When you talked about your issues, I answered aloud “not necessarily”. I liked that you said heartful. If you have not, you should read Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now.:)
Mindfulness isn’t about thinking though… the opposite actually. It’s about paying gentle attention to what’s going on in your mind and body so you can stop being caught up in and reacting automatically to what your subconscious hurls out giving you space to instead respond more wisely to life. Loving-kindness meditation is also a part of mindfulness practice, and is focused on cultivating compassion. I think the word “mindfulness” and whatever impressions the word initially brings to mind, is quite a seperate matter than what the practice itself actually entails. No need to dismiss it just because hearing the word stirs up some misconceptions in you. It’s an extremely life-changing practice for many people once understood and executed correctly. Have a good day!
I suggest to read an article written about mindfulness by my teacher Anadi. You may find it interesting and useful regards this subject. http://anaditeaching.com/mindfulness-the-tyranny-of-attention/
By the way, in Surat Shabd yoga, the focus is at the eye center chakra, with the idea that ultimately it unfolds the lower chakras like a flower (as opposed to working ones way up from the bottom. This doesn’t mean that in doing physical things we shouldn’t ground ourselves.
The Buddha taught four foundations of mindfulness and the first and best place to start is mindfulness of body. In this type of practice it’s all about being in your body rather than in your head. That’s likely what you experience in asana practice and we like it because it gives us a break from incessant thinking. It’s not about thinking about the body or what you’re doing, but rather feeling it and being in the direct experience of those sensations. Also there is a key distinction to make between the mind and the brain. In Thailand where I live, if you ask someone where the mind is, they will point to their heart. In fact the concept of mind and heart are the same in many traditions. This might help to practice observing direct experience from a place other than the brain itself. It’s more intuitive and more about sensing than thinking. Mindfulness in the west has drifted quite far from the original source. It’s been watered down a lot but still retains some truth to it. But mindfulness according to the Buddha is not simply just passive observation; this is the biggest misunderstanding in the modern mindfulness movement. That’s part of it and it does have some benefits, but there is also a very important aspect of pro-activity that involves sensing the situation and taking skillful steps towards more wholesome mind-states and the cultivation of wisdom. Not sure if that helps but it’s good stuff, whatever name we end up applying to it!
Hi.. you have been saying your yoga class in India was unpleasant a few times..I am worried because it sounds bad for India.. I understand the class you went was not suitable for you, but I am worried if it causes misconception/misunderstanding and generalise that you hated India. I am just sad you did not have good time in India.. I know there are a lot of good places in India for yoga and spirituality.. so I hope one day you go back to India. I would recommend Sadhguru..
I love this! The way people describe how you are supposed to be “mindful” is opposite of how I want to be mindful in the first place. Being present in the moment is great, but it shouldn’t be, in my opinion, “I’m do this, now I’m doing this.” To me, that is empty mindfulness. Like empty calories fill you and fill your caloric intake, but it doesn’t give you the nutrients you need. I feel like “mindfulness” is the mental equivalent. I’d rather be mindful of big ideas or something I’m passionate about.
Thank you so much to talk about “Tampom Voice”, Cara. Personally, this kind of tone annoing me with frequency… However I still had doubts about my personal tone of voice on the position of yoga teacher… as a new instructor. Blessed be!
I suggest you take and MBSR course, it will fill in a lot of the gaps you have about mindfuless. mindfulness is preconceptual it’s not about “getting it” conceptually it’s about understanding it experientially (and yes, in the body too). I suspect once you have that understanding, there will be no going back (other than to update this video). I will also make you an even more well-rounded yoga teacher! You have planed your own seed and you are well in your way! Enjoy the journey. and thanks for the good you are doing in the world.
Hi Brett, I think mindfulness to me means being able to watch what’s going on in your mind without judgement instead of just being taken over by your mind and not being able to take a step back from it (and confusing your thoughts/mind with ‘you’). I’d recommend the Power of Now, it’s a great book that talks a lot about this:) Loved your yoga class at Satori, hope to be back (argh, waiting on classpass to recharge…)
Hi all! So I started looking at this video and after 10 minutes I had the subconscious urge to go to the park with my yoga mat. It was only when I got there I realised that It stemmed from the fact that I’m used to Julianna being outside so outside I had to be! Seeing you guys in doors now looks a little claustrophobic to me. Weird ay? Anyway I love your posts. I’m going to settle down now and watch the rest of your video. Thanks
Really great to have the opportunity to diverge from the everyday with you guys, I thought The randomness of some of the questions was an opportunity to share and get to know your views on many topics, keep up the wonderful work. You are truly an inspiration Can’t get you live in the U.K. but this was great even on catch up, thank you!
Yes please do weekly live streams! You made my day when I finally was able to see you live. I was driving to Sedona at the time you released this actually live or I would have caught it live! ♥️ I have a pretty sweet life but your energy in my days keeps me in alignment with my best self and makes every nuance of the day feel good! ♀️♥️
This makes me so happy. I’ve been in a weird funk lately and I’ve been so overwhelmed with my last semester of grad school… the points you touched upon in this video really resonated with me and I feel comfortable really getting back into yoga and meditation now (which have unfortunately taken a spot on the back burner!) even at this most busy and stressful (thus yoga and meditation are even more necessary!) month or so of my life. Now, please excuse me while I go creep on your other videos…:)
Mindfulness means watchfulness, passively watching your thoughts… without judgements…you can do this any time anywhere…. people want to keep good thoughts and eliminate bad thoughts, but it is not possible..if you choose positive happy thoughts…you will have negative thoughts also..observe in yourself…you can’t remain in high without going low…but mindfulness brings silence that is in between thoughts which is much more fullfilling, joyous than happy thoughts…even in yoga postures you can observe sometime mind becomes silent that is where the joy comes from..to me silence is happiness joy…l have a question what will you do if your body falls sick…do you connect with the body to then feel good… Mindfulness is not thinking it is being aware of thinking and finding the gap between the thoughts…use this definition…just a simple disease like cold or fever can throw you off balance if you depend on body…yoga is using the body to transcend the body…to disidentify from the body…
I didn’t know mindfullness was used that often. I’ve studied psychology, so for me mindfullness is really a form of therapy for people with depression or anxiety disorders, where they learn how to stop focusing on their thoughts, and in stead learn to be more in touch with their bodies. I think yoga is something that is encouraged in these types of therapies, just like meditation, but to me they are not really the same. I think maybe some yogis think it sounds more interesting to use mindfullness as a term, in stead of just saying to connect with your body? Interesting video though:)
I actually really like this video. The word mindfulness is meaningful to me but I definitely appreciate your opinion. I agree with you in the sense that the term ‘mindfulness’ is overused and has almost just become a blanket statement. I also like the words you brought up: grounded, centered and heartfulness (grounded especially). Mindfulness is important to me however because I think of meditation as a time to be present in your mind and I think of yoga as a time to connect mind to body. Another reason I appreciate this video however is because you are going against what’s probably such a common opinion/norm. I respect you for that because I think it’s an admirable quality. The physical aspect of yoga is very important but personally I feel that the mental part is at least half the battle. When you do yoga and think of the word grounded for example it can make you physically different. You connect your thought to your body which I feel in itself is an act of mindfulness.
HEAD STANDS ARE DISCOURAGED BY SHRII SHRII ANANDAMURTI (ANANDA MARGA)… Not worth the risk…ryt on MARK! (elbow stand or shoulder stand is best)
I absolutely loved this! I have followed your channel for years and I love your style and compassion. You both are so inspirational and I can’t tell you how many people I have talked about your channel to as you are my number one for yoga class! Thank you so much for everything you do!!!!
I agree that the semantics of the word are relatively ‘lousy’ from a western perspective. Your description of what you thought it might be (as in your washing dishes example) seemed a bit off though. You don’t have to ‘enjoy’ anything (water on your hands, whatever). You are just aware of the sensation in a non-judgemental fashion. If you have an exciting thought, like what you might be doing later with your husband, than great, you can be mindful of that. Just like we can be mindful while doing sitting meditation, walking meditation, or yoga. Mindfulness does not preclude movement. I suspect, however, you are one of the more mindful people on Youtube, whether you are a fan of how the word sounds or not…. May you be happy.
@BrettLarkinYoga I hv to say as sm one who suffers from mental illness we learned mindfullness un therapy and it helped me a lot at tmes but then there are a lot of times when I jst can’t do it. Like the mindfulness when doing dishes etc I find really hard. But doing mindfullness exercises like guided meditation etc are really helpful. But I can also relate to what you are saying and also ill hv to ck out your vid about obsessive thoughts bc I really struggle wh OCD
Absolutely loved it! Could watch you guys for hours. It would be amazing if you did a yoga class together, Mark we wanna see you too!! Thank you for being this beautiful source of inspiration, love you tons❤️
Damn it, where have I been? How come Youtube didn’t recommend me this channel two years ago. Freaking algorithms!!!!
Love your channel already. The 4 videos I have watched so far are so funny. Can you do one about sales, or car sales?
Yoga is a brilliant invention. I think some of the yoga instructors are better than many white collar criminals. “Let’s do the three legged cat pose for a minute. Now the headless chicken… and the end.” Great. I owe you money. Just brilliant.
I used to teach yoga, gave that shit up, because I am not passive aggressive enough.. true story. I also went to a class with a teacher who was EXACTLY like the one represented here.. needless to say, her husband was done for financial fraud….
I think it’s important to differentiate between the word “mindfulness” which I agree is being overused and has confusing connotations and the practice itself. I’m not sure what your conception of mindfulness is, but as I understand it, it certainly does not involve being in or favoring the mind over the body. Rather, it entails opening up to, paying attention to and accepting (not necessarily liking) the present moment in whatever way(s) it manifests, without judgement, which includes bodily sensations, sensory input, thoughts and emotions. It’s not that thought is “bad” it’s about just noticing that you’re thinking, and remaining aware that thought (pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral) is just one current of the total stream of what’s happening moment to moment. In fact, many writers and teachers of mindfulness have suggested a better term would be “bodyfulness”, or “heartfulness”, precisely because the term “mindfulness” in part implies focusing in some way on thought/the mind.
Y all white people want to do yoga… That’s not even right.
Stop changing our indian culture ACC to your comfort.
Can’t u stick to pilates or something
Hello! I want to order one program from your site but I don’t understand what will I get. Will I get it as digital files on my mail or as a package delivered from Canada? I live in Greece.
Guys, you should really get into the Rich Roll Podcast! So much better than Joe Rogan and way more your vibe! Spirituality, fitness, plant based,
becoming your best most authentic self! I’m sure you will really enjoy him and his incredible guests! ❤️❤️
Thank you for your video… I agree with the buzz / marketing part of the “Mindfulness” thing….I hate it too… Mindfulness is just… yoga and meditation! People put a label and make money out of secular practices! Well I gess (I hope) it opens the door to meditation and yoga to people who wouldn’t have manifested any interest to it otherwise…
Regarding your first argument, I’m not fully with you.. I think that being fully present at what you do when you do it (whether it is washing the dishes, reading a book, stretching a leg or laughing,…) is important (maybe not all the time but still….) Indeed, it helps to raise awareness and connection with you and therefore with the others and the environment… When you remember good moment with your husband while doing the dish washing.. what are you connected to???? This is why I would add in the list of “definition” those two words: awareness and contact… Thank you….
Guys! I have been so grateful to you for uploading this many videos. You have turned this quarantine into some kind of a joy. I’ve been doing your videos for 2 months straight. So, thank you And, I really would love to learn more about your video making process, like how do you prepare the flow, how do you choose a location and how do you shoot? Something like a BTS video. Thank you so much and lots of love from Turkey <3
I think meditation scares people. So, they rebranded it to become mindfulness. People can understand that concept better. I think your interpretation of mindfulness and what it means to you is perfectly valid. I have a different interpretation of what it means for me-which is accepting where I am today. For example, in yoga I hear a lot of honor where you are today… that to me is mindfulness. Looking at it holistically rather than just the thinking mind. But, to make every task I do mindful is exhausting. I think it just means slow down, breath, move, and honor where you are today.
So much value in this! Love you guys just chatting, so many stories, the honesty and even spontaneity are so valuable. thanks for all your time!
I loved that video so much.You guys have helped me to understand some things better,since i am a beginner!Juliana looks so humble about her old success and everything,that makes her,even more adorable!
Hi please explain scientifically why the lumbar curve can be flat on the floor. Shouldn’t we maintain the natural curves of the spine instead of messing with them by trying to flatten the curve? Please explain the benefits of your suggestion scientifically.