May the practices be a light on your path…

When I wish for people to commit to these practices, I long for them to find deep peace and a solid foundation. I'm talking about the ancient internal arts, those that, as I mention in my book ‘My Daily Practices: build and strengthen your daily physical and mental routine to live the te full,’ allow you to get closer to your true essence, to the reality of things as they are, free from the erroneous perceptions that lead us to suffering.

Most of them are millenary disciplines, taught over time by devoted masters, true Bodhisattvas who have illuminated our path. From the depths of Yoga to the serene stillness of Meditation, from the energy balance of Qi Gong to the ancient wisdom of Do-In. We learn to regulate the breath with Pranayama and to sharpen our focus and sight with Visual Yoga; to which other practices can be added, designed to nourish you both day and night.

It is also fundamental to care for sleep with pre-sleep practices or rituals that stimulate the subconscious to work on positive and comforting thoughts, helping you to a restorative seven-hour rest. You only need to build a small practice suited for the precise moment of your life and the season of the year, and to stick with it for a few weeks. (discover the 30 minutes of morning practice every day at El Tao Azul and online)

The morning practice is a sacred space for reconnection through the internal arts; your inner island, a place just for you where you connect with something much greater. It is a space that allows you to have a distance between you and what happens around you, between your true Self and your emotions. A refuge that doesn't allow you to react, but only to act from a place of calm and love.

Thus, the days take on a soft color and the scent of spring flowers, and joy expands in your heart, allowing you to live each moment in fullness.