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Yoga poem – Imagine a world of unstoppable calm

February 12, 2021 By Ntathu Allen Leave a Comment

What do you think life would be like if we lived in a world of unstoppable calm?

It’s hard to imagine, and given the present state of the world, it seems an illogical quest.

However, as an author and seasoned meditation practitioner, I believe the more we imagine a calmer, peaceful world and hold that vision in our hearts as we work towards making that vision a reality — it will happen.

Here’s a yoga poem of the vision of a world of unstoppable calm that I hold…

Imagine a world of unstoppable calm

A world of unstoppable calm, serenity and bliss.

Imagine a world where Rest was the norm and the “hustle to rest” our code of life.

A world where “love thy neighbour” truly meant “love thy neighbour” –

unconditional and not “love thy neighbour if you look, act and think like me.”

Imagine a world of sustainable growth, nature and humans on the same page, one vision, one breath, one reality.

A world where the mountains stood firm in our hearts as the rivers of life streamed through our souls.

Imagine a world of unstoppable service, where “random acts of kindness” and “going the extra mile” were standard ways of living and being.

Imagine a world where circles of light, truth, justice and equanimity were the statues of physical law and honoured by those entrusted to uphold said laws.

Imagine a world of unstoppable smiles.

Smiles which stem from the womb of the Earth and cover our hearts as we go through our day.

Imagine this and more…

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Self-love is Healing (a yoga poem for self acceptance)

September 24, 2020 By Ntathu Allen Leave a Comment

If you are feeling weary, take a few moments to press pause, grab a cuppa tea and allow the words of Self-love is Healing to wash over you.

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Self Love Is Healing

It is time for healing.

Time to release the pain and go within.

It is time to travel beyond the physical sphere of time and acknowledge how far you have come.

It is time to believe and live from a space of intentional goodwill, love, kindness and deep respect for each other.

It is time to restore the inner calm and return home to living a life aligned with whom you are.

No more playing small.

Meditation Poem – to ease your troubled soul

October 31, 2018 By Ntathu Allen Leave a Comment

Gentle hugs, dear friend,

If you are feeling low, anxious and your mind on overdrive as you struggle to get to sleep, here is a meditation poem to ease your troubled soul.

Read it before you go to bed.

Allow the words to soften your heart and soothe your cares away.

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When you are ready, take a full soft breath in through your nose, and slowly exhale.

Settle into your bed, make sure you feel cosy and warm and then let’s begin.

Meditation Poem: Follow the Golden Star

Follow the golden star.
The star within your heart.
The star which whispers at night ~
“You are enough.”
Listen to that star as it twinkles within, a warm glow filling the emptiness of your soul.
That’s your star.
Your lucky #9,
Your pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
It’s all yours.
Your own shining, sparkling, shimmering piece of the cosmos, whispering gently in your soul
“You are enough.”
“You are worthy.”
“You are held and loved, just the way you are.”
So, next time you feel down, heart pounding out of control, that’s ok.
Just take a soft breath in …1 … 2 … 3 … and as you exhale, 1… 2… 3… smile, whisper to yourself
“Yes. I am enough!”
“I am worthy!”
“I am held and loved, just the way I am.”

Hurricane Ivan – A Prayer for Calm from the Storm

August 26, 2015 By Ntathu Allen

Waking up this morning I had a rush of energy.

I said my prayers and instead of doing my normal morning routine, I strode over to my bookcase and glanced at the pile of papers and books hanging precariously by their spine on the shelves.

As I sorted the wheat from the shaft, I came across a selection of poems, prayers and blessings I wrote many moons ago.

So many of them, sitting there waiting to be read and serve their purpose.

Sooo, I thought, instead of cluttering up my bookshelf, why not copy them out and publish them on my blog? One a week, and allow the magic to unfold!

So, over the next few weeks, every week, around Wednesday, I’ll publish a spiritual poem or prayer from the archives of papers in my bookcase, to inspire, heal and nurture your soul 🙂

And here is this week’s offering, a prayer for calm and harmony in our world.

I was moved to write this poem, following the destruction caused to Grenada, the island where my parent’s hailed from, by Hurricane Ivan in 2004.

Hurricane Ivan, is recorded as the 10th most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded.

And as news of the hurricane became public, like most people with friends and family living in the wake of Hurricane Ivan, I watched the unfolding destruction with a trembling chin and lips.

Time stood still. I remember the fear and anxiety in mum’s voice when she finally managed to get through and let us know they were ok.

Times like this, when Mother Earth reminds us of her power, it is easy to feel dis-empowered and stuck. My remedy is to write. To pick up my pen, tune in and write. And here is the prayer I wrote whilst taking deep breaths in an effort to calm myself.

Hurricane Ivan – A Prayer for Calm from the Storms

Oh, Great Spirit,

Cover the Earth and all who dwell within;

May all souls see the power of your grace to give life, to restore and destroy.

May all souls feel the depth of your love and knowledge of the cycles of life.

Let those who are able to give their time, love, energy in re-creating an honourable society, where truth, justice and trust reign supreme turning this tragedy into a victorious purging of past wrongs and injustices, inflicted on self and by others.

Let us remember the birds, the bees, adversely effected by the roaring winds of change, let us pray for calm to the seas as the fragmented waves seek union with the shores.

As Oya rises and Kali wipes away, so may Sri Rama and Maha Vishnu restore peace and prosperity to our beautiful land and souls residing there.

May all beings reading this prayer feel the peace and calm nestling within the eye of the storm.

Thank you.

Closing Words

Well, Hurricane Ivan, Prayer for Calm from the Storms, kicks off this mini-series of Wednesday Words, a prayer, poem or blessing from the bundle of papers I found this morning whilst decluttering my bookcase! offered to inspire, nurture and heal your soul.

I’d love to know what you think of this idea of publishing a weekly inspirational prayer or healing poem.

Share your thoughts in the comments below.

Till next week, take special care and be gentle.

Namaste

Ntathu

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Yoga Poem – Tadasana Is My Middle Name

October 31, 2013 By Ntathu Allen Leave a Comment

Author and Founder of Yoga Inspires Ntathu Allen shares this week’s Yoga Poem of the week – Tadasana Is My Middle Name.

The inspiration for today’s yoga poem came after my morning meditating and gliding into a gentle and loving yoga practice, I felt so strong and powerful – like a mountain, that I picked up my journal and wrote today’s Yoga Poem “Tadasana is My Middle Name.” (Tadasana is the Sanskrit name for the Mountain Pose in Yoga)

Yoga Poem – Tadasana Is My Middle Name

Standing strong on my mat, Tadasana is my middle name,
a moving mountain, surpassing the pain within.

Standing strong, roots embedded, energy flowing, chakras aligned,
I lengthen the spine, soften the breath, open the heart to the glory within.

Standing strong in my power, Tadasana is my middle name.
Backbend, side-bend to the left or to the right, it’s all the same.

Leaning back, forwards, touching toes and breathing out,
letting go of the need to know – surrendering to the Goddess within.

Standing tall, arms hanging loosely by my side, I sense the energy within
flowing through from root to crown, absorbing the pain,
melting the ice, re-igniting the fire within.

Standing tall on the mat opening my heart,
Giving my all as I surrender to the love.

Standing strong on the mat, Tadasana is my middle name –
a moving mountain, flexing with the wind, honouring the Goddess within.
c. Ntathu 2013

Your Next Step

As usual, I hope today’s yoga poem inspires you to keep up with your yoga practice or if new to this site/to yoga to check out your local yoga teacher for yoga lessons.

And if you want to feel healthier and have heard yoga is good for you, yet you are confused and unsure what style of yoga is most suited to your lifestyle and particular health needs, you will enjoy my book – Yoga For Beginners A Simple Guide to the Best Yoga Styles and Exercises for Relaxation, Stretching, and Good Health because it offers you simple yoga routines which you can practice in the comfort of your home. Here is the direct link to buy your copy today.

Namaste hugs and thank you.

Ntathu

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Do You Believe in Fairies? Yoga Poem of the Week

October 22, 2013 By Ntathu Allen Leave a Comment

Author and Founder of Yoga Inspires Ntathu Allen shares her Yoga Poem of the Week – Do You Believe in Fairies?

Bless you Gentle Reader and welcome to another Yoga Poem of the Week “Do You Believe In Fairies?” which I’d like to share with you. I wrote “Do You Believe In Fairies?” this morning after my daily meditation practice.

I entered meditation, fearful and anxious about my current financial situation and stuck on the thought “How am I ever going to sort myself out?”

As I sat with these feelings, I felt my fears lessened and lightness and a sense of “all is well” flow through my body and in that instance, I knew all my fears, as usual where [Read more…] about Do You Believe in Fairies? Yoga Poem of the Week

Yoga Poem – In Honour Of Friendship, Gentle Does It

November 30, 2012 By Ntathu Allen Leave a Comment

Hugs and welcome dear friends and special greetings to new readers, welcome aboard! Thanks for signing up and if this is your first time reading a blog as a new member–YAH!!! I hope you enjoy the mixture of yoga, self care and inspirational life affirming blogs on offer. Thank you.

Earlier on during the week I spent the morning visiting an old friend, in fact, we first met at my first ever Family Yoga Class – Happy Hoppers, many years ago.

As we chatted and shared our news, I marvelled at the bond of friendship I share with my friends; even though we don’t see each other often, we share a vibe and understanding, which makes it easy for us to slip in and out of each other’s lives, pick up conversations from when we last spoke and fill in the gaps in our respective life journeys’.

In admiration of my dear friends, this week’s Yoga Poem is in honour of friendship.

A gentle way for me to say thank you to you for blessing my life.

If you are reading this, then this is for you. Thank you.

Gentle Does It

Dear Friend,

Thank you for your radiance
Your ever guiding light of truth, justice and peace

Thank you for holding me, teaching me to take the high road when all I felt was crap and ready to strike.

Thank you for your quiet words, non-judgemental glances as I turned my back on you and your advice and did it “My Way” stomping through the rains and sending Maha Lakshmi out the back door. Thank you for then opening that same door, stepping aside and allow me to view the wonders of my soul, the vastness of our Mother the Earth embedded within.

Thank you for holding the space, keeping me warm and standing firm, strong, connected, gracing my heart when I saw the insurmountable mountain which you easily breathed away; for showing me how to resurrect the ‘I’m-possible’ when all I saw was the ‘impossible’, the barrier, veil of illusion covering my heart.

Thank you for being you, for taking the strides you do to be your best, your very very best which allows me the space to grow and be my very very very best.

Thank you for your visionary sight; the way the red, orange, yellows and green hues of light wrap around your soul, expanding, oscillating through the night as we sit, united in silence, absorbed by the circle of light, waxing and wanning in harmony with the waters of our womb.

And most of all, thank you, for being you, for stepping out of your cocoon, giving me courage to slip out my shell and weave my own tapestry of might and dazzling foresight.

And as I sit and think of you, I feel the warmth embrace of your love and know all is well, the sun will rise, the moon will glow and we’ll be together, travelling, apart, yet as one upon the mountain trail.

Thank you.
Ntathu
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And if you enjoyed this post, feel free to share it with your best friend and people who inspire you, and spare a thought for souls who are not good and kind to you, yet in their own way contribute to you being who you are and where you are today.

Final Thoughts

As we come to the end of today’s post, I wish you well and invite you to have a look around my site, check out my yoga and poetry books page or if you live local, treat yourself and sign up for a private yoga lesson. Namaste.

Keep the faith and carry on.

In peace

Thank you
Ntathu

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yoga poem

Here’s a yoga poem of the vision of a world of unstoppable calm that I hold…

Imagine a world of unstoppable calm

Self Love Is Healing

Meditation Poem: Follow the Golden Star

Yoga Poem – Tadasana Is My Middle Name

Your Next Step

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