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Believe it or not, we all have a spiritual side. 'Spiritual is really just a word, like all others, but it is free for interpretation! A lot of people get too stuck on this word, fearing it, or abusing it. In the end, we all do nourish it, naturally. Some more, some less. Now it is for certain that the ones of us who do more of the, call it 'hokuspokus', 'abracadabra' or simply: SELFLOVE are happier.
How do wenourish it? As soon as we take time for ourselves and forget about all the rest out there. For some it might be a book, cooking, a computer game, drawing. Anything that relaxes and shuts up the mind. That is mostly uncosncious though.
You do it automatically if you have healthy survival instincts.
Now, you can also nourish the spirit more consciousnessly. That could be keeping a diary. Dedicate it to something, write aout your feelings, frustrations, questions, dreams. Every day. It could be Yoga. It could be any kind of meditation, guided, with music, quiet, short or long. It can be anything that you devote to yourself!
Traveling is actually a fantastic place for spiritual development. So many countries offer a wide range of options. You don't have to be in India or Thailand! Even when in North-America you can Zen it out.
Sweat Lodges
It's kind of like a sauna. a very intense sauna. Older than recorded history, this type of ceremony has been practiced in one way or the other everywhere in the world.
The North American Lodges held ideally for free and by indigenious in small stone tipis, a heated stone and hours to pass sweating out negetavity with the help of a smoke of certain herbs. Enter the lodge with an open mind and leansing of negative emotions, healing of physical ailments, clearing of mental concerns and/or releasing of spiritual blockages are possible.
Here is a beautiful meetup group you can lookup your option to participate in Calgary.
http://www.meetup.com/myownlight/events/111495972/
Vipassana
A full article about Vipassana will be featured in the third issue. The website dhamma.org greats you with the following words: 'Vipassana, which means to see things as they really are, is one of India's most ancient techniques of meditation. '
The centers are worldwide and offera 10 day seminar, donation based, including accomodation and food. Requirements? Shut-The-F***-Up for 10 full days. Be with yourself. No book, no music, no pen, no phone. Yourself. Your thoughts. Your silence.
"The technique is a rational and scientific one, no invisible mystical stuff or crazy sect. " [veganbackpacking.wordpress.com]
The centers in Canada are quite nice. Take the chance! Find a course. Sign up! dhamma.org
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