learn to sit with the quiet, so you can hear your inner wisdom – practice pausing

By Lis Griffin on | Categories: Meditation

we believe your body needs to be supported to you can work on your heart

when you #practicepausing you can hear your inner wisdom

it takes practice to have a seat and listen

By Lis Griffin on | Categories: All Things Yoga, Meditation, Practice Pausing

the quieter you become the more you are able to hear – Rumi

It takes practice learning to pause and sit, it takes practice opening up your body to sit, it takes practice to sit with “what is” and the thing about practice if it doesn’t go well one day, most of us will get the opportunity to practice again. And we also get to practice finding the support we need for our body and spirit.

practice | ˈpraktəs | repeated exercise in or performance of an activity or skill so as to acquire or maintain proficiency in it

Creating space for Quiet

By Lis Griffin on | Categories: Catspaw Studio, Meditation, Power in the Pause

creating space for contemplation and stillness

Creating a space for quiet and contemplation. What will encourage you to pause and just sit? Making a space could created with one cushion or several, you may want cushions to be all the same color or a variety for a work-place wellness room, studio, retreat center or a home studio. Make pausing a priority.

What is a zafu, why and how should I use it?

By Lis Griffin on | Categories: Meditation, Power in the Pause

A zafu is commonly referred to a cushion that supports you. At Catspaw Studio we fill ours with
organic buckwheat hulls so its supports and conforms to your body. If you practice yoga or meditation or just simply like to sit on the floor, it can help take the press off your back and make it easier to sit for an extended period of time. You can use it a variety  of ways.

A translation of zafu is a cushion for sitting, where “za” means “sitting” or “to sit,” and “fu” means “cushion, bolster, a long pillow or cushion that provides support”; it can also mean “strengthen, reinforce, boost, fortify, or renew.”

We use a zafu to support us. We also want to have support and good posture as explained by WindMind.

Whether you meditate, sitting on the floor every day is a good habit to get into.  At Catspaw Studio we use festive fabrics that inspire with the hope that you well take a moment.

the key is in the pause

cartoons by Matt Holman, and Ian Beck Cross

because sitting with your truth takes courage

By bscsupport on | Categories: Meditation, Power in the Pause

Because sitting with your truth takes courage – spiritual growth is hard work, pause and ponder. Inside the Belly of the Whale journal is your journey.