{"id":20617,"date":"2023-05-14T10:47:54","date_gmt":"2023-05-14T10:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ativo.vamtam.com\/?p=20617"},"modified":"2023-05-14T10:49:39","modified_gmt":"2023-05-14T10:49:39","slug":"observing-silence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/retreatyogastudio.gr\/en\/observing-silence\/","title":{"rendered":"Observing silence"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"20617\" class=\"elementor elementor-20617\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d1463c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d1463c9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c00ca68\" data-id=\"c00ca68\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ea8f63 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ea8f63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.1 - 09-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>It is certain that we are going through a very difficult period worldwide and prevention is the best we can do at the moment.<\/p><p>So let\u2019s all stay at home, for the good of us all.<\/p><p>Many of us are wondering what we could do for so many days locked up at home. The truth is that wonderful things can happen to us. One of them is the process of silence. Through this process we will finally be able to hear what our inner world really has to say to us, for as many times as we have ignored it, for as many times as we have not given it the importance it deserves.<\/p><p>First of all, let\u2019s choose the time of day when under other circumstances we would go to our favorite Yoga Studio or to a gym for our practice. On average, the duration of our visit to these places would be about 1 hour and 30 minutes. So we start during this time by turning off the TV, our cell phones and anything that can cause us anxiety and stress.<br \/>We choose not to speak at all or read or write. Let\u2019s put any external stimulus aside for a while. It is the moment when the mind will start talking and tell us a lot! We focus our observation on our breathing. The mind, for the rest of this process, is going to give us a lot of messages. Let\u2019s listen at them. We observe without judging. We simply observe that what is happening internally, in the present moment. We are in a state of meditation.<br \/>Thoughts, emotions, and more will be revealed on the surface, and what we have to do is just observe them. At the end of this process, let\u2019s take a look at our personal diary of what happened during this time. Nothing may have happened, but there may be a lot. It is the beginning of an important change in our lives. Let\u2019s take advantage of it!<\/p><p>Silence is perhaps the strongest voice in our inner self. Let\u2019s give it a chance to express itself, let\u2019s observe it.<\/p><p>How many of us have given ourselves this opportunity?<\/p><p>Let\u2019s listen to us, with love.<\/p><p>Dimitris Gkioulos<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43a748a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43a748a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a37294d\" data-id=\"a37294d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d96a327 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-recent-posts\" data-id=\"d96a327\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-recent-posts.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<h5>Recent posts<\/h5>\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/retreatyogastudio.gr\/en\/self-awareness-the-mirror-of-ourselves-through-yoga-and-relationships\/\">Self-Awareness: The Mirror of Ourselves Through Yoga and Relationships<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/retreatyogastudio.gr\/en\/blossom-from-within-spring-awakening-through-yoga-practice\/\">Blossom from Within: Spring Awakening through Yoga Practice<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/retreatyogastudio.gr\/en\/aerial-yoga-for-kids-and-teens-a-fun-and-beneficial-exercise\/\">Aerial Yoga for Kids and Teens: A Fun and Beneficial Exercise<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is certain that we are going through a very difficult period worldwide and prevention is the best we can do at the moment. So let\u2019s all stay at home, for the good of us all. Many of us are wondering what we could do for so many days locked up at home. 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