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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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10:13

Steadiness (sthira) within

Evolution Medicine: Meditations for mind, body and... ·

2022/09/25

Dear Listeners,People ask me how they can slow down the chatter in their mind. This is the one of the many pursuits in the realm of being a human, no? My suggestion is that each person approach this in a multi-layered manner. Often the question arises when considering anxiety, clinically speaking an aspect of it (in terms of treatment) tries to address a nervous system that has trouble being at rest. Here in this post, I’m going to speak from a meditation perspective versus clinical. So when I

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7:42

Lifting Veils

Evolution Medicine: Meditations for mind, body and... ·

2022/09/11

Dear Listener, Recently, someone dear to me passed away. It was untimely and unexpected. My grief was surprising, in that I underestimated their impact on me, but also how it awakened other layers of grief within- which I’ll speak on broadly as it compels me to write something on this uneasy subject. The pandemic seems to have prompted a lot of grief, not only in regards to the passing of loved ones, but in other ways. While people may share a difference of opinion as to whether the pandemic is over

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9:44

Divine You

Evolution Medicine: Meditations for mind, body and... ·

2022/09/04

Dear ListenersDepending on what region you are in, you might notice a recent season shift. Out West I caught a cool breeze accompanying the sun rise. In the Northeast a few trees' are turning, a fall fragrance fills the morning air. Earth's axis is still moving, and time marches forward (in the northern hemisphere) to Autumn, a personal favorite. Not just for the foliage, but how the landscape transforms, views open, its cool enough to make warming soups, stews and roasts- my favorite. The news is

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7:45

golden spin meditation

Evolution Medicine: Meditations for mind, body and... ·

2022/08/21

Dear Listeners, Last week I took time off from writing as I was doing a (home) retreat combined/inspired by an Ayurvedic detox I learned about. Over the years I've explored different healing modalities in my quest to understand health, healing and methods which may be helpful for myself or others.Below, I created a list of actions a person can take to cultivate a calming movement inward. You might ask -why do this? There are many reasons a person might do something like this they may wish to; mark a

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5:22

Rhythm of Breath

Evolution Medicine: Meditations for mind, body and... ·

2022/08/07

Dear Listeners, It’s been a scorcher of a week in parts of the US, the North East was particularly hot and humid. I hope you are finding ways to stay cool and navigate this weather, even if it means keeping a cool head. Peace of mind seems to require greater dedication to maintain these days. Recently I’ve been contemplating free will and the thoughts that accompany will. The topic of freedom comes up a lot, in politics, medical related news, but what can be overlooked is a freedom within which

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6:23

stillness, in motion

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2022/07/31

Dear Listeners, I’ve been contemplating duality and the forms it comes in; choosing this- not that, taking one side versus another, motion and stillness, even how Ha-tha (sun - moon) yoga is a path of finding unity between… There are so many examples to choose from. Life can present in duality however it’s clear some systems play a role in driving a harder wedge in certain topics- forcing us to split internally and skip a nuanced or centered path. I believe this internal split creates considerable

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7:00

vortex of heart

Evolution Medicine: Meditations for mind, body and... ·

2022/07/25

Dear Listener, A central theme this pod revolves around regards the opportunity to know yourself. It’s been a teaching point for me during this pandemic. How to do that? Learn yourself.A way to know what is helpful/unhelpful towards optimal living involves a degree of inquisitiveness, willingness to try novel/intelligent approaches and listening/observing how your body-type responds (without judgement or expectation). I’ll use a simple example- yoga. Though I am a longtime student/practitioner of

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8:08

Music of You

Evolution Medicine: Meditations for mind, body and... ·

2022/07/17

Dear Listener, Recent weeks felt as if a chapter was closing, another opening… was it the same for you? With the cycles of news increasing pace and intensity I try to re-balance myself with another (somewhat neutralizing or opposite) action, analogous to hugging the knees to the chest after a back bend series or a downward dog after a headstand (in yoga, the first releases the back, the second releases the neck). Those counter-movements release pressure/intensity in the body, what is the way to

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6:31

the light within meditation

Evolution Medicine: Meditations for mind, body and... ·

2022/07/10

Dear ListenerI’ve decided to update the name of this podcast to reflect meditations I record and encourage contemplation/self reflection. Rather than make the title long by adding a string of words too lengthy to remember, I just selected one word, this one- meditations. These past few weeks I’ve been on a quest to dive deeper within, challenging when I’m running around A LOT! It felt like opposite actions. How to be still with so much movement? Yin yoga helps bring me arrive ‘home’ to myself,

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9:30

witnessing sky and earth

Evolution Medicine: Meditations for mind, body and... ·

2022/06/26

Dear ListenerToday was inspired by a moment laying on a dock with a friend, gazing at the sky, taking in the elements around us: water, air, earth, wind. I was aware of how one could not exist without the other, such as water was contained by earth. So I hope you have a moment (or 9 minutes, actually) to listen to this meditation, which was inspired by the sky and the rolling hill under it. This is a mindfulness based meditation, however I added some Tibetan elements to it (something explored

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10:19

Tune in, Surrender

Evolution Medicine: Meditations for mind, body and... ·

2022/06/19

This meditation is different, I’m rolling with it… It explores a contraction and expansion of the senses, for a broader relationship to yourself. Keep reading below... The past week moved at a faster bumpier pace that seem to require an extra degree of calm and focus. Maybe the full moon had something to do with it?? To summarize; it seemed to be about knowing how to surrender, while applying a sprinkling of insight and intuition. Surrendering is an important process. When I think about

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6:30

spreading consciousness within

Evolution Medicine: Meditations for mind, body and... ·

2022/06/12

Dear Listeners, No matter how much I think about doing these posts in advance, I wind up writing and recording the day before or the day I post them. As I mentioned in previous posts, I get inspired by something from the week and synthesize it with other notable movements. I can't pretend the (self imposed) deadline doesn’t help, it does. This week's meditation is inspired by an Iyengar class I took this week but speaks to the palpable loneness, defeat or despair I’ve encountered. I've been

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5:00

Heart and Imagination

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2022/06/05

Dear Listener, Last week’s holiday was a little needed downtime, however I’m back now, with both feet on the ground, reading my (imaginary) thermometer of public thought. Writing/recording for this pod seems to break life into 1-2 week increments, leaving me to reflect on trends like the one I’ll string together here.Recently I had several conversations with people about their desire to be more themselves, authentically. I’d also call this self acceptance. Movement into this direction entails

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6:01

Clear the Mind with Sound

Evolution Medicine: Meditations for mind, body and... ·

2022/05/22

Dear Listener, This is a meditation I started to do in the late 90’s and return to from time to time for a ‘refresh’. I find meditating on the sound of tinkling bells clarifying and mentally uplifting. In this recording- I rang bells a close friend gave me for the holidays. I adore their sound- I find them so soft and human. You may on your own, play bells or tie a bell to a door knob (to your bedroom, a home office or back door) to remind yourself to ‘ring in clarity’ or ‘wake up’. Some people

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7:59

Sphere of Peace

Evolution Medicine: Meditations for mind, body and... ·

2022/05/15

Dear Listener, Recently I’ve revisited a topic with a few people about the expereince of palpable tension in the air. I realize that might sound weird, but are welcome to ask if it speaks to your experience. How would you know if this applies? You might notice an excessive peak of mental business, a buzzy feeling in the body, tension in the chest, shoulders, jaw or a change in your body posture (from upright and open, to slumped with rounded shoulders). The tension may be in your house, street,

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5:30

Meditation on New Beginnings

Evolution Medicine: Meditations for mind, body and... ·

2022/05/08

Dear Listeners, Try not to be dismayed by these times, take a deep breath in and exhale release. Every moment you get a chance to begin again. The past is in the past, that is done. We can’t go back, but it informs the present. In the present we can make a choice. Even if the choices are between bad and worse, it is a choice. Choice is free will. Consider this to be a time you can begin again, start from zero. Every action has meaning- not in a burdensome way. Consider actions as impactful; if

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8:28

golden heart meditation

Evolution Medicine: Meditations for mind, body and... ·

2022/04/25

Dear Listeners, What an odd week. It was a little fast and different. All I can say is practice was about slowing down and quieting within. I’m not terribly convinced this pace (around us) will let up, anytime soon. Thus the practice of self-pacing might be a helpful tool to have in the back pocket. Or front pocket. Yin yoga can help, however do what works for you- walking, writing, reading, cooking, running, swimming, hiking, gardening, drinking tea, doing laundry, detail your car. This meditation

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5:35

flow with ease

Evolution Medicine: Meditations for mind, body and... ·

2022/04/17

Dear Listeners, Todays meditation is to help you explore levels consciousness from within. Using nature as it exists, the sound of running water can be a ‘cue’ to elevate your mind. States, such as worry or fear, are lower or ‘dense’ places that knot up awareness. This can interfere with needed actions aligned with our best interest or our timing. This meditation is one of many tools to help you discover a ‘lighter’ place to rest your awareness. The more frequent a heavy/stationary emotion can lift

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6:04

breathe like a baby

Evolution Medicine: Meditations for mind, body and... ·

2022/04/10

Dear Listeners, Every day we get a chance to begin again, try again with whatever we are working on or begin something new. Whether it’s when you rise for the day or take a shower, you have a chance to reset yourself to zero. I like using the three part breath to regulate the mind, which calms the emotions and relaxes the body. If you think about it, it is a fundamental tool, a mechanism which supports our life force. It is no coincidence it’s focusing on an organ affected by this pandemic (the

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10:07

its in the spin- meditation

Evolution Medicine: Meditations for mind, body and... ·

2022/04/03

Dear Listeners, The following is another style of meditation which combines body awareness, movement and visualization. This synthesis is a response to what seemed like another rapid (or chaotic) week, asking for some centering and clearing. How do do this? There are many ways, one of which is to get in touch with the body by standing (because it’s an active pose that requires some degree of attention and muscle activation). This in turn can help settle the mind (allows something for the mind to

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