SHIFT Meditations
It’s time for a SHIFT. Join Mindfulness and Meditation teacher Jessie Kates as she shares guided meditations every week to help us find peace right in the middle of our messy lives. These meditations are recorded live and shared with love and reverence. www.shiftyogastudio.com
It’s time for a SHIFT. Join Mindfulness and Meditation teacher Jessie Kates as she shares guided meditations every week to help us find peace right in the middle of our messy lives. These meditations are recorded live and shared with love and reverence. www.shiftyogastudio.com
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Episodes
Mar 2, 2021
Mar 2, 2021
10 min
Welcome. I am delighted you are tuning in. In this episode we are exploring the nature of the mind.
In yoga philosophy there is a teaching of the 4 functions of Mind (Antarkarana)
1. Mamas -receives sensory input from the world around you
2. Citta- where that sensory input is stored and a story about it is formed
3. Ahamkara - the “I maker” where we form our self of self
4. Buddhi - our higher mind. Source of wisdom
We explore them in today’s guided meditation.
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Feb 28, 2021
Breathing Practice & Meditation
Feb 28, 2021
Feb 28, 2021
8 min
Namaste and welcome. I am so glad you are here. In this episode we are enjoying a breathing exercise or Pranayama to help reduce our feeling of stress and anxiety.
Find a comfortable seated position and let’s begin.
For more breathing practices head to our website (link below) and enjoy our free pranayama on demand library
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Feb 25, 2021
Feb 25, 2021
10 min
Welcome. In this episode (recorded live in a yoga class) we explore the ocean of our mind
Followed by a few minutes of Nadi Shodhana (alternate nostril breathing)
Enjoy
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Feb 23, 2021
Chakra Balancing Meditation
Feb 23, 2021
Feb 23, 2021
13 min
Welcome! I can’t wait for you to enjoy this episode. This wonderful guided meditation was recorded live during a yoga class so we begin with everyone lying down.
So I invite you to get comfortable and enjoy a balancing trip through your chakra system.
A chakra is a part of your energy anatomy. There are 7 main point along your spine where 2 nerves intersect and create an energy center. Each has a color associated as well as an arriviste that it supports.
As we flow through the points on this meditation focus inward on what you feel and trust your experience, no matter how it unfolds.
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Feb 18, 2021
Mindfulness Meditation
Feb 18, 2021
Feb 18, 2021
9 min
Welcome. I am glad you are here for today’s meditation.
Find a comfortable seated position and let’s come into full presence together.
Please note this was recorded live after a yin yoga class so you will hear me begin by waking everyone up from resting in Savasana.
Enjoy
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Feb 15, 2021
Chakra Meditation
Feb 15, 2021
Feb 15, 2021
10 min
Welcome. I can’t wait for you to enjoy this episode. We are going through and connecting to each energy center (Chakra) that runs along the spine. Bringing awareness and breathe to each powerful center to awaken and balance the energy that flows through us.
I invite you to lie down and get comfortable.
Enjoy. Thank you for listening.
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Feb 10, 2021
Feb 10, 2021
24 min
On boy. This episode cuts right to the core of who we are and is what we really need to hear.
I welcome you and thank you for listening. In this episode I share the core teaching at the heart of yoga philosophy so that it may inspire you to connect more deeply to your practice.
We then enjoy a beautiful chanting So Hum meditation to embody the philosophy and connect to our True Self.
Be well
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Feb 4, 2021
Mindfulness Meditation: Pause & Notice
Feb 4, 2021
Feb 4, 2021
10 min
Welcome. I am delighted you are tuning in to this episode. I look forward to meditating with you.
Today we focused on the profound tool our Mindfulness practice gives us- to pause and pay attention to what is arising.
Please note this meditation was recorded live on zoom so you will hear the other voices at the end of our beloved SHIFT YOGA family.
Enjoy
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Feb 1, 2021
Body Scan: This Moment is a Perfect Moment
Feb 1, 2021
Feb 1, 2021
8 min
Welcome. Tonight in class we meditated on this moment and all that we may feel is a perfect moment. We worked in our yoga practice to soften the need to change it, push it away or judge it.
In this guided meditation we worked to just rest in it as it is. This perfect moment.
Enjoy.
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Jan 29, 2021
Breathing Meditation for Focus
Jan 29, 2021
Jan 29, 2021
9 min
Welcome everyone. For this episode I did a little something different.
We will be enjoying a pranayama (breathing)meditation. We will be enjoying a segmented breath- taking the breath in for 4 second long sniffs/strokes and breathing it out in the same way.
When we segment the breath in this way it stimulates the pituitary gland in the center of the brain awakening your higher mind.
Let me know if you enjoy and would like to see more episodes like this one.
Be well
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Welcome to the community
Greetings one and all. My name is Jessie Kates. I am a Mindfulness & Meditation teacher who has studied under Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach for over a decade. Certifications aside, I am really just a human trying to do the best I can to be at peace during this messy, short life.
Meditation has been a powerful life saver for me. As I do my best to navigate being a parent, business owner and human, I have found meditation helpful. It has given me the tools to learn to ride the waves of life with more ease, presence and grace.
It brings me deep joy to share the practice and be of service so we all can awaken to the peace accessible already within us.
Here you will enjoy weekly episodes with simple and accessible guided meditations that I record live with our community via zoom.
Love & Blessings
Thanks for tuning in
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