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Evolution Medicine: Meditations for mind, body and spirit - by Sonya Lazarevic MD

Meditations for remembering your humanity

Powered by a wake up call, Dr. Lazarevic weaves essential keys from her medical and complementary training into contemplations for soulful living. evolutionmedicine.substack.com

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6:30

Billowing ribbons, the natural rhythm of you- meditation

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2024/02/04

Dear ListenersThe role of cold water exposure on mood, sleep and well being is a curious topic on my mind. Generally it is a method used for reducing inflammation post work out (for athletes), but also show some benefit on mood/energy/focus (increasing dopamine, epinephrine and norepinephrine) and supporting metabolism via activation of white fat (metabolically inactive) to beige and brown fat (metabolically active… which you want!). It can help improve vagus tone (the “rest and digest” nerve) which

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7:09

meditation on crystalline sparks of light

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2024/01/29

Dear Listeners,You might have noticed things are still ramping up, not only pertaining to the election, but a host of other social and economic issues. Pressure builds, speed picks up, and peoples nerves are getting worn. In the midst of this, this month (and possibly quarter year) feels like a pivot. An opportunity to take action towards a novel direction which on one hand- may need a dose of courage and bold action… on the other hand- invites a softness desperately lacking in society. The latter

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6:46

The Enduring Calm of Light Meditation

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2023/12/03

Dear Listener, The past ten days had a surprising degree of social convulsions and behavioral earthquakes. There was an intensity about multiple sudden or rapid shifting behavior which left me (and a few others I checked in with) with a common response - move slowly and intentionally as you pass through this time. Over a two day period people around me reported multiple motor vehicle accidents, serious near misses, wreckless driving, and so on. Unrelated to driving, other reports came in regarding

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6:33

heart star meditation- the language of light

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2023/10/29

Dear Listeners, Taking sides is ramping up in incomprehensible ways these days. Stories are trickling back about people being asked, directly, even minors (?!) regarding what side they are on, who they support or hate. Pick a topic, people are asked. It is extreme and I am not sure it is slowing down any time soon. Politics firmly established this pattern in the US and Europe, the war in Europe stepped it up last year, the war this month in the Middle East felt like a pile-on. Whats next? I don’t

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7:00

precious jewel-tones meditation

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2023/09/17

Dear Listeners, It’s been a minute since I posted. In the time that passed I visited some different lands, I contemplated how the year was going and the direction of whats to come. Todays meditation is based on some observations I’ve made regarding our precious endocine organs and critical anatomical centers. I’m aware people dont necessarily think of their body this way, but with such delicate, sophisticated and sensitive tissues functioning in our bodies isn’t it high time we begin bringing our

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7:09

meditation: ribbon of love

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2023/07/05

Dear Listeners,Free will Freedoms tend to be discussed in terms of access to actions or expressions, but in my opinion, it is less understood as free will. Will can be confused with free will they are different. Will comes from ego (think ‘he willed it’ to happen), free will is absent of ego. These are some attributes I will use here to capture the nature of free will: * participation is voluntary * it is fueled by spirit * it appears open/spontaneous, some may understand this as being unhindered *

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6:17

infinite mind, soft open heart

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2023/06/12

Dear Listeners, I’d like to share a recent experience which (to me) demonstrates how the mind and body connect in inexplicable ways. Recently I attended an online yoga class taught live in India. I woke up at 1:45am to practice at 2:00. Though I have some 30 odd years of practice behind me, I’d like to say I am likely an intermediate practitioner of yoga on a “good day” (keeping in mind the existence of advanced teachers in this world). A hybrid yoga studio I’d been attending for three years

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5:46

Cellular Vitality Meditation

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2023/05/30

Dear Listeners,It is often I find myself suggesting to someone I am speaking with, that they try to mix things up a bit for themselves. If life can be viewed as a grand experiment, one that allows us to test things out and in the process learn about ourselves… life can become a process of self-actualization. Every action can yield an outcome which helps us know ourselves better. This may seem overly simple, I believe the profound lies in the mundane. I'm going to back up a little bit though.

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7:56

Quiet Mind Meditation

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2023/05/07

Dear Listeners, A recent conversation with a friend who was feeling low about humanity’s direction got me thinking. He noticed our society devolving and was wondering how to keep hope alive. He was concerned why people’s ability to function appeared to decline, why a segment of the population seemed to have difficulty holding a job, and why communication seemed to become progressively difficult (can you get someone on the phone?). While his work focuses on violence, that also appeared to increased

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6:51

Rose lit Heart Meditation

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2023/04/09

Dear Listeners, Already an interesting year, the fiery start of April generates a feeling the summer will fly by- in a blink. Did it seem as if time stood still during the peak of the pandemic and may be making up for lost momentum? In the rush though, a turbulence is added- aspects of global living are atypical, one might even call it unhinged. The weather is even behaving oddly, while our (American) economy heaves, wars throb. Somehow, amidst all this life goes on, how to do this? I’m going to

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7:48

The Purple Flame Meditation of Infinite Peace

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2023/03/12

Dear Listeners, If you consider life to embody general categories of living, it would break down into work, relationship, recreation and devotion. In adult living, recreation can get quickly overlooked secondary to bills, career path or family, and then confused for other categories. If you happen to have struck the blend of work becoming fun, take a moment and pat yourself on the back for that accomplishment. Good for you. However, many experience work as just that- ‘work.’ It can be consuming and

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6:43

standing steady meditation

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2023/02/26

Dear Listeners, Generative AI is here and will only advance... so what kind of relationship do you want to have with it? While it offers promises in terms of advancing bioscience, it’s lack of social, ethical or other guardrails is troubling. My suspicion is that tech is unlikely to step in and slow down this train. Unfortunately ‘unplugging it’ wont work, the cat is out of the bag. It’s late to close the stable door, the horse bolted. Turning the clock back is a bit of a fantasy. The Wall Street

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5:27

Sun Meditation

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2023/02/12

Dear Listeners, The last time I watched the Grammy’s was years ago. Suspending any discussion on the politics and pharmaceutical advertising, this one seemed to rise a little above the anticipated fluff I’ll admit I expected. It delivered a few meaningful messages worthy of digging out, because when times are stressful I find it important to search for inspiration to keep on. Artists, in my opinion, play an important as metabolizers culture events and personal experiences. When they touch upon

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7:01

cosmic breath meditation

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2023/02/06

Dear Listeners, Recently, I’ve noticed people asking the question regarding their right to feel feelings (thinking they do not have the right). While I’ve been contemplating this, in parallel, a swarm of discussions have populated the airspace on chatGPT and its AI analogues… my uneducated guess is that this technology will grow and more people will entertain it. A question that caught my attention in the AI discussion included: What does it mean to be human? What defines being human? I think all

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8:01

meditation of joy

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2023/01/22

Dear Listener, its been an interesting few weeks since I last posted, the new year came and went, the post-holiday come-down unfolded and football stepped in front and center. While sports is not typically font and center for me, the Damar Hamlin story was particularly moving. ‘Human stories’ tend to catch my interest, particularly when it illustrates hope or human advances in unexpected places. An article in the New York Times comes to mind as an example... Im including the link below (the paper

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7:14

Meditation: Cup of Humanity

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2022/12/19

Dear Listener,It’s a good time to wake up. You might be wondering what you are waking up to…. but that is where clearing the mind and steadying emotions can allow wisdom and discernment to tease truth from fiction. These days that can be a tricky task with distractions and distortions blazing around us like a wild fire…. Our internal distortions are more accessible for change, I’m going to suggest it’s a good way to gain clarity regarding your world. Ask yourself, what are your biases, default

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6:24

cosmic heart

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2022/11/21

Dear ListenersRecently I attended a training in Pennsylvania on essential oils. It was texturally robust; the surroundings offered open rolling hills, colors of sunrise and sunset, a late fall palate, the scent of tilled soil, cows and horses, and farm dogs barking in the distance. It was truly relaxing. The oils are a novel experience for me, we shall see where this leads! It seems to offer an additional language to use in the context of health and care. I’ve intentionally separated those words,

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5:53

mindfulness of seeing

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2022/11/13

Dear Listener,I recently had a conversation with a patient about finding ways to settle the mind and meditation came up. BUT, like many of my patients, understandably, it felt daunting to start and challenging to maintain based on prior attempts. So my response is maybe consider an informal (versus formal) practice. Whats that?Informal meditation is what you can do as you ‘do your day’ (not quite muti-tasking, read on). Consider it mini-meditation, practice may be brief (moments to minutes or

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6:45

peace in your heart- meditation

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2022/10/30

Dear Listener,Have you ever driven a car at speed on a highway and encountered cross winds which caught your attention and prompted you to focus on keeping the car steady? Sthira (steadiness) which I spoke on weeks ago comes to mind when navigating the cross winds of our lives right now. When driving, you might find your focus on the road increases, speed becomes more consistent, an awareness of other drivers’ movement heightens, all pointed towards a goal of arriving safely, in a reasonable time

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8:58

tree of wisdom meditation

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2022/10/09

meditations and contemplations to help you rise above the chaos and thrive This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit evolutionmedicine.substack.com

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