Resolution Five -a good habit that will bring you serenity and calmness.

When we do something repeatedly it becomes a habit. If we continue with this habit, it becomes part of our character. So how can we resolve to develop healthy habits to enhance our character? Awareness and practice. Without these nothing can be achieved. The four resolution we worked on over the last few weeks was to develop the habits of gratitude, generosity, kindness and joy. This week we will work on peace. Peace means to be serene and calm. The whole goal of yoga is to be able to restrain and balance the chaos that often goes on inside your head and then create calmness; body, mind and soul; which leads to peace. We live in a material world. Karma yoga does not discourage us from creating wealth and acquiring things. But it does encourage us to stay detached from these things and not to let them own us or bind us. We should be grateful for what comes into our lives, but not obsessed with hanging onto things. Obsession creates greed, chaos, fear and none to these things can create peace. We are here to find joy and to enjoy our lives. If you have beautiful home enjoy it but do not fear letting it go. In this you find peace. So, karma teaches us to find and maintain peace in our heart while keeping our mind working within the material world. The whole goal of yoga is to be able to detach and then see and use the whole world for what it is – opportunities to learn and work through your karma. It is an opportunity to discover gratitude, generosity, kindness, joy and peace. Takes awareness and practice. let’s get started… END: The goal of yoga is to maintain a peaceful mind while living in a very chaotic material world. Karma teaches us that there are four types of people in the word that can disturb our sense of peace. The happy, the unhappy, the virtuous and the wicked. Yoga gives us four keys to use when we encounter each. Friendliness for the happy; enjoy being around them; compassion and generosity for the unhappy; wish them peace; be gladness for the virtuous; admire their gratitude and kindness; and for the wicked do not judge simply observe be indifference and find peace. Do not try to advise them. Wicked people seldom take advice. If you try you will lose your peace; be indifferent. Use these keys friendliness, compassion, admiration and indifference at every encounter in your life and you will discover peace of mind, and that is the goal of yoga. Ego: Flip your palm up and extend out your index finger the symbol of your soul. Your body and your mind must continue to fulfill the job for which they were created. Housed within is the ego and it is the ego that needs you to work your karma. Once you learn how to let the ego remove the citta and disturbances in the mind you will find peace. Pull your index finger in, place your thumb on top and surrender to your soul. Simply learn to be selfless. Give more than you take and be grateful, generous, kind, joyful and indifferent, and you will find peace. These are all good habits to practice! Namaste ~ may you walk the path of life with health, happiness and peace Doctor Lynn For more classes, course, books and consultations http://www.doctorlynn.com