This year I needed a little tree and a BIG angel. And one who brings a bit of fierceness and strength.
It’s not just people touched by cancer who can move from one day to the next with additional layers of stress, worry and anxiety. It’s part of the human condition. Though the cancer experience (like other traumas) brings existential questions and your own mortality into stark relief.
Things may feel overwhelming, out of control and uncertain. Learning to be okay in the present moment, a witness to your life experience, is one of the benefits of practicing yoga and meditation.
When you bring your awareness to the present moment, you activate the part of your brain (the frontal lobe) that regulates and soothes emotions. You also increase the possibility of feeling compassion for yourself and others.
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