6 Tips to Turn the Covid-19 Lockdown into Gold

March 25, 2020

I had only one day to decide.

Should I stay or should I go?

Staying in Istanbul until the extreme conditions we are all in normalize or entering Bali before the borders were closed.

I decided to stay despite my craving for my home and cuddles with my cats.

I had one thing on my mind as a reference; making both options equally interesting; the potentiality of interiorization and self-care. After passing through the initial anxiety of the unknown I got truly excited about the value of this period because…

Now I can take time for a deeper self-practice

Great time to resume my yoga practice on Vishudda chakra; the centre of purity and wisdom. Work on vishudda introduces a certain isolation from external influences to keep one`s inner and outer world as pure as possible. What better time to do a yoga program during a crisis which requires semi- quarantine conditions and extreme cleanliness…?

Is there something that you always wanted to practice and had all kinds of excuses not to?

How would you like to even do a meditation practice with a long mantra for protection against the virus?

Now I can work on my online projects

I have been procrastinating for a long time around my upcoming Yoga Therapy Pill online yoga program offering accessible and effective yogic techniques for a variety of needs from physical to spiritual; enhancing the mind-body connection. `Life` happened somehow. Now life is inviting me to take action.

Now I can enjoy some stillness

Though I love my work, my friends and all the social interactions I have the privilege to enjoy it is a bliss to stay interiorised in stillness.

Having said all these there are some alluring habits that may bring heaviness, dullness to this process. I need to be mindful about:

Over-indulging in any direction; binge-watching series or enjoying the delicacies here that I miss so much when in the eat pray love vibes of Bali.

Keeping the energy flowing; making sure that I start every day with a simple energizing yoga program making my body move, my breath flowing and immune system balanced.

Maintaining a mental and emotional hygiene; avoiding excessive communication around the pandemic and letting go about any fearful thoughts around events in future that I cannot control.

Perfect time to be in the now and doing something good NOW.

If you would like to receive a long mantra for meditation for your own or your beloved one’s wellbeing and protection from the virus write `mantra` to contact@dijan.co.

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