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#BeStillChallenge Ok lets do this! Sing and upload jn any language with the hashtag #BeStllChallenge Be still and know That I am Gox Be still and know That I am God Be still and know That I am God https://www.instagram.com/p/B-Qsv-5n2Yi/?igshid=wgvqnjnkhkdq

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Day 31 – Be Still Challenge Michelle Thielen Meditation: Christ and the 8 Limbs Continued, Limbs 6-8 YogaFaith’s Tree of Life The sixth limb is called Dharana, which is defined as an immoveable concentration of the mind. It means to focus, dwell, meditate, and to think upon a singular thing. This is meditation at it’s deepest level. To be completely engrossed and focused on one thing, not several fleeting thoughts at one time. B.K.S. Iyengar states that the objective is to achieve the mental state where the mind, intellect, and ego are “all restrained and all these faculties are offered to the Lord for His use and in His service”. Here there is no self, only self-less. The ego dissipates and you allow space in the inner most parts for the Holy Spirit to consume you. Exhale you, inhale Him. Whatever is true, whatever is worthy of reverence and is honorable and seemly, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely and lovable, whatever is kind and winsome and gracious, if there is any virtue and excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think on and weigh and take account of these things [fix your minds on them]. Phil. 4:8 I do not consider myself to have embraced it yet, but this one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead Phil. 3:13 YogaFaith Tree of Life2This level of meditation will take time to conquer. It is difficult to to set aside a few moments each day let alone many and focus on only one thing. The one thing is God and Him alone. Allow everything else to melt away as your cares are consumed by the Spirit. This observance is when ultimate freedom and healing will take place so that we can move from our past hurts and failures to the abundant and victorious life that God has already predestined for us. The seventh limb is Dhyana, it means worship, or profound meditation. Simply put, it is perfect contemplation. Practice the previous observance of meditating on one thing, but here we will dive a little deeper ...continued in comments. #lastday #bestillchallenge #bestill #yogafaith #danielfast (at YOGA FAITH)

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Swipe right : Asana, Pranayama and Withdrawal Day 30 #BeStillChallenge @michelle.thielen Meditation: Christ and the 8 Limbs Continued, Limbs 3-5 The third Limb: Asana, defined as seat, and used interchangeably with posture and pose. It refers to any of the postures used in yoga for the purpose of achieving balance, promoting physical and spiritual health, and attaining mental calmness. FOR IN HIM WE LIVE AND MOVE AND HAVE OUR BEING. ACTS 17:28 Don’t you realize that all of you together are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God lives in you? 1 Cor. 3:16 Or didn’t you realize that your body is a sacred place, the place of the Holy Spirit? Don’t you see that you can’t live however you please, squandering what God paid such a high price for? The physical part of you is not some piece of property belonging to the spiritual part of you. God owns the whole works. So let people see God in and through your body. 1 Cor. 6:19 MSG The fourth limb is Pranayama defined as breath, or life force. There are many breathing techniques that improve our overall health and well being. We can practice these for specific ailments to cleanse our bodily systems or calm our anxieties. And to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the heavens and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given. Gen. 1:30 This is what the Sovereign Lord says to these bones: I will make breath enter you, and you will come to life. I will attach tendons to you and make flesh come upon you and cover you with skin; I will put breath in you, and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the Lord.?” Ex. 37:5-7 The fifth limb is called Pratyahara, defined as withdrawing or retreating. This is a withdrawal of the senses, or a control of the senses, and directs our attention internally. It implies that anything that does not nourish our senses we should pull away from. We should withdrawal from external distractions and attachments and in doing so, we conserve our focus and energy towards a higher calling. Without unnecessary distractions-cont. in comments #bestill #bestillchallenge #danielfast #yogafaith

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Day 29 – Be Still Challenge @michelle.thielen Meditation: Christ and the 8 Limbs Continued, The 2nd Limb YogaFaith’s Tree of Life The second limb of the eight fold is Niyama, or personal observances. They are more intimate and personal than the first limb. Practicing these disciplines are more about living from the soul. The five observances include how we relate to ourselves (inner world), self disciplines, and spiritual observances. First observance is Shaucha, which means cleanliness of body and mind. Yoga postures cleanse and purify our physical bodies, breathing techniques cleanse our lungs and bodily systems, meditation on the Holy Spirit cleanses us through and through, inside and out. This discipline is being free from junk, whether physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and relationally. We must cleanse our body and minds daily. Our hearts have to be cleansed of hatred, unforgiveness, anger, bitterness and any other negative emotions. It is always an “inside job”. God always begins within us. First wash the inside of the cup and the dish, and then the outside will become clean, too. Matt. 23:26 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will Prov. 12:2 YogaFaith Tree of Life2The second observance is Santosha, is defined as contentment, and being satisfied with what we have. This is about being happy with what we have and what we do not have. This discipline is about having joy no matter what circumstances surround us. Yes, I’m calling it a discipline because having joy amidst trials does not always come naturally. As Christians we know that all things work together for the good for those that love Him, so we count everything towards His glory. He promises us to give us double for our trouble! So we can rest at all times, knowing that He has got it all figured out. Isn’t this wonderful news? All we [ever] have to “do” is rest and trust. You satisfy me more than the richest feast. I will praise you with songs of joy Psalms 63:5 Continued in comments. #danielfast #bestillchallenge #bestill #yogafaith (at YOGA FAITH)

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Day 27 – Be Still Challenge Michelle Thielen Meditation: Christ and the 8 Limbs (over the next few days) YogaFaith’s Tree of Life In Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra, the eightfold path is called ashtanga, which means “eight limbs”. These eight steps act as guidelines on how to live a meaningful and purposeful life. Just as the ten commandments for a Christian act as guidelines, these eight limbs serve as a prescription for moral and ethical conduct and self-discipline. They direct attention toward one’s health, the world around us, others, as well as help us to acknowledge the spiritual aspects of our nature. YogaFaith Tree of Life2THE FIRST LIMB The first limb is known as yama. It brakes into another five characteristics that we will briefly touch on. Yama is associated with how we relate to the external world and others. It is to to prepare us to be ethical and kind. Ahimsa is the first characteristic focus of the first limb. It is defined as being non-violent, inflicting no injury or harm to others or even to one’s own self. It also describes that there is to be an absence of non-violence in thought, word and deed. It is about us doing everything we do toward any living being with thoughtful consideration. It is a concept that all living beings have the spark of the divine in them. This is the yoga world attempting to describe what the Bible already told us before there was the practice of yoga. Ecclesiastes 3:11 says that God has [already] set eternity in our hearts. Yes, we have the Divine in us! It is the power of the Holy Spirit residing on the inside of each one of us. We are one with Christ. Through the power of the Holy Spirit who lives within us, carefully guard the precious truth that has been entrusted to you. 2 Timothy 1:14 Jesus said these words; Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.” Mark 12:29-30 Ahimsa is also thought to be the most important branch as SEE COMMENT #bestill #bestillchallenge #danielfast #yogafaith share to win! Use #'s above and tag your tribe (at YOGA FAITH)

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Simplicity of Stillness and Rest Day 25 – Be Still Challenge Simply Be Still and Rest in the Lord Be sure to use #yogafaith #bestillchallenge #danielfast #bestill when you share your journey to win pretty amazing prizes/ FIVE winners will be chosen and announce on 2/1. See the details at: https://yogafaith.org/be-still-challenge/ (at YOGA FAITH)

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#Repost @janereedhenson THANK YOU JANE FOR SHARING YOUR JOURNEY WITH US! ・・・ Day 24 – Be Still Challenge Michelle Thielen Meditation: Romans 12:2 The Message (MSG) Posture: Reclining Hero (Supta Virasana) Place Your Life Before God 12 1-2 "So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You’ll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you." Remember other variations:Reclining Hero w Blocks #bestill #bestillchallenge #danielfast #yogafaith #hero #suptavirasana (at YOGA FAITH)

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Day 20 #bestillchallenge #bestill #danielfast #yogafaith Meditation: Promise of the Gospel Posture: Dancer Pose (Natarajasana) Through your life you might have heard or sung the song “Jesus loves me, this I know, for the bible tells me so…”. Jesus loves you. He loved you before you were born, as you were a young child, and as you grew older. Jesus loves you now. Breath into this wonderful, amazing truth. Stand firm into and ground into your foundational leg in Dancer pose. Breath in the fact “Jesus loves me.” Feel all four corners of your foot in the ground, your body strong and firm. Arms stretching in opposite directions, front palm active and reaching forward toward all that God has for you! Lift your heart and head high, neck relaxed and tall. The energy of Christ is in you, around you, and in love with you! I challenge you not to think that simple song is too young for you. Or that it is no longer true now that you are a grown up with things you might not be proud of. The song is still relevant. “Jesus loves me this I know. For the Bible tells me so…”. It doesn’t get any better than that. But maybe it does. Even if you don’t memorize scripture, it is possible that you know John 3:16. “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” Wow. Breathe that in. Say it aloud. Again. And once more. Yes, not only does Jesus love you in an incomprehensible, eternal way; He died for you. Suffered to take away your sins. Allowing you to have everlasting life with him. Breath in that reality. Stand firm and immovable in your Dancer, feel His grace surround you, dance in it. Jesus loves me this I know! It might make you smile and laugh aloud at how wonderful this is. And maybe at the same time cry with joy. This is all good. John 3:16. Challenge yourself to never let this passage feel ‘overused’ or dull — it is His promise! Jesus loves you! “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.” That promise can move Mountains. Stand tall. Firm. And be still with God as you embody His promise. #Natarajasana