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How to Meditate: Meditation 101 for Beginners
10 Science-Backed Benefits of Meditation
What is Meditation?
How to Meditate: Meditation 101 for Beginners
10 Science-Backed Benefits of Meditation
What is Meditation?
Benefits of Mindfulness: Mindful Living Can Change Your Life
Mindfulness 101: A Beginner's Guide
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Hi, and welcome to your Daily Mindfulness.
Today I'm going to talk
about finding your querencia.
So what is a querencia?
In the dictionary, there are two
different meanings for this Spanish word.
And forgive me if my Spanish
pronunciation is not so good.
The first definition is that
your querencia is a place from
which your strength is drawn.
It's a place where you feel
safe and strong, where you're
your most authentic self.
But the other meaning of querencia,
where it's most commonly used, is
actually in reference to bull fighting.
So in bull fighting, it's believed that
in the midst of a fight, a bull can
find his own particular area of safety
in the arena and this is his querencia.
Once he's there, he can reclaim his
wits, find his strength and his power.
And he may only be there for a
few seconds, but those seconds
make all the difference.
So in bullfighting, as long as the
matador can keep the bull angry and
reactive continuously, he's in control.
But when that bull finds its querencia
and gathers his strength again,
from the matador's perspective,
he's in real trouble now because
the bull is really dangerous.
He's taken his power back and the
matador is no longer in control.
Now in the same way a bull takes
back his power when he takes a
pause to gather himself, so can we.
If we can learn to recognize and interrupt
our reactivity by taking a mindful
pause, then we tap back into presence
and all the qualities that come with
it, calm, clarity, wisdom, compassion.
At that point, we can break
out about old conditioning,
let go of emotional reactivity.
And then once we stabilize ourselves
in presence, then we can respond to
the situation in front of us with all
of our strength, wisdom, and power.
So if we get caught in an emotionally
charged situation, or we're just
feeling erratic, we're feeling kind
of overwhelmed, a good way to find
our querencia is just by taking
a couple of deep mindful breaths.
This calms the body and mind and
helps us become more present.
And if you're feeling really triggered
and reactive, it can be really
helpful to just take a time out.
Find a quiet, comfortable, safe
place where you can gather yourself
and center yourself in awareness.
Once you have done that, once you become
present, you can reflect on how you want
to respond to the situation at hand.
So this is the invitation to
practice today and ongoing.
Find your querencia.
Find your presence in the
moments when you need it.
And in this way, you reclaim your
power to live with intention,
authenticity and awareness.
As always, thank you for your practice
and your presence here with us.
And now let's settle in
for today's meditation.
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