cattbd.bsky.social
@cattbd.bsky.social
Yogi and toddler mama exploring expat life in London. TBD = transformed by doing.
I've published some posts here
Cat Sprague – Medium
Read writing from Cat Sprague on Medium. 200HR, 300HR, Prenatal and Nidra Yoga teacher. Mindfulness and Meditation coach. Marketing Consultant and momma.
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October 8, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I've published some posts here
How do you connect with new followers/accounts here? It’s been much slower than I expected.
October 7, 2025 at 7:56 PM
How do you connect with new followers/accounts here? It’s been much slower than I expected.
Such a must read - 'The central irony is brutal and obvious: the platforms promise community but deliver spectacle. '
The Death of Social in Social Media
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The Death of Social in Social Media
frederickjoseph.substack.com/p/the-death-...
The Death of Social in Social Media
The Reality-TVification of Ordinary Life
frederickjoseph.substack.com
October 7, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Such a must read - 'The central irony is brutal and obvious: the platforms promise community but deliver spectacle. '
The Death of Social in Social Media
frederickjoseph.substack.com/p/the-death-...
The Death of Social in Social Media
frederickjoseph.substack.com/p/the-death-...
Change is fragile in the beginning. Protect it by surrounding it with people who understand that supporting you doesn’t mean fixing you, it means standing beside you while you practice becoming www.catsprague.com/blog/the-har...
The Hardest Step in Change Isn’t Starting. It’s Asking for Support. — Cat Sprague
Something I have been thinking about all year: change. I have been so many versions of myself. I have a partner now that watches it unfold and supports the journey. That was not always the case. …
www.catsprague.com
October 3, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Change is fragile in the beginning. Protect it by surrounding it with people who understand that supporting you doesn’t mean fixing you, it means standing beside you while you practice becoming www.catsprague.com/blog/the-har...
Starting something new,whether it’s meditation, moving your body differently, or putting down the wine glass at night, usually doesn’t fail because the act itself is impossible. It fails because the first step bumps into old patterns, not just yours, but the ones you share with others.
The Hardest Step in Change Isn’t Starting. It’s Asking for Support. — Cat Sprague
Something I have been thinking about all year: change. I have been so many versions of myself. I have a partner now that watches it unfold and supports the journey. That was not always the case. …
www.catsprague.com
October 2, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Starting something new,whether it’s meditation, moving your body differently, or putting down the wine glass at night, usually doesn’t fail because the act itself is impossible. It fails because the first step bumps into old patterns, not just yours, but the ones you share with others.
In short: observe, don’t react. That’s how you prevent karmic patterns from controlling you and start creating conscious, new karma.
October 1, 2025 at 4:24 PM
In short: observe, don’t react. That’s how you prevent karmic patterns from controlling you and start creating conscious, new karma.
How to Practice
Notice your thoughts, emotions, or impulses as if you were watching clouds pass in the sky.
Label them gently (“anger,” “fear,” “hope”) without judgment.
Allow them to arise and fade, rather than feeding them with action or rumination.
Notice your thoughts, emotions, or impulses as if you were watching clouds pass in the sky.
Label them gently (“anger,” “fear,” “hope”) without judgment.
Allow them to arise and fade, rather than feeding them with action or rumination.
September 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
How to Practice
Notice your thoughts, emotions, or impulses as if you were watching clouds pass in the sky.
Label them gently (“anger,” “fear,” “hope”) without judgment.
Allow them to arise and fade, rather than feeding them with action or rumination.
Notice your thoughts, emotions, or impulses as if you were watching clouds pass in the sky.
Label them gently (“anger,” “fear,” “hope”) without judgment.
Allow them to arise and fade, rather than feeding them with action or rumination.
Why it matters:
It breaks cycles of reactive behavior.
It lets you respond intentionally rather than habitually.
It cultivates inner freedom and clarity.
It breaks cycles of reactive behavior.
It lets you respond intentionally rather than habitually.
It cultivates inner freedom and clarity.
September 29, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Why it matters:
It breaks cycles of reactive behavior.
It lets you respond intentionally rather than habitually.
It cultivates inner freedom and clarity.
It breaks cycles of reactive behavior.
It lets you respond intentionally rather than habitually.
It cultivates inner freedom and clarity.
Observation without reaction ~
The goal is to notice these impulses, memories, or patterns as they arise without immediately acting on them. This prevents old karma from dictating new actions.
The goal is to notice these impulses, memories, or patterns as they arise without immediately acting on them. This prevents old karma from dictating new actions.
September 28, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Observation without reaction ~
The goal is to notice these impulses, memories, or patterns as they arise without immediately acting on them. This prevents old karma from dictating new actions.
The goal is to notice these impulses, memories, or patterns as they arise without immediately acting on them. This prevents old karma from dictating new actions.
Karmic residue = past impressions
These are the lingering effects of your past actions, thoughts, or experiences that color your current reactions. For example, a past hurt might make you defensive, or a past kindness might make you overly hopeful.
These are the lingering effects of your past actions, thoughts, or experiences that color your current reactions. For example, a past hurt might make you defensive, or a past kindness might make you overly hopeful.
September 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Karmic residue = past impressions
These are the lingering effects of your past actions, thoughts, or experiences that color your current reactions. For example, a past hurt might make you defensive, or a past kindness might make you overly hopeful.
These are the lingering effects of your past actions, thoughts, or experiences that color your current reactions. For example, a past hurt might make you defensive, or a past kindness might make you overly hopeful.
A core teaching in mindfulness and meditation practice is to observe karmic residue without reaction.
September 26, 2025 at 4:24 PM
A core teaching in mindfulness and meditation practice is to observe karmic residue without reaction.
Your choices, habits, and intentions shape your karma and its effects.
- things I could spend a lifetime thinking about
- things I could spend a lifetime thinking about
September 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Your choices, habits, and intentions shape your karma and its effects.
- things I could spend a lifetime thinking about
- things I could spend a lifetime thinking about
Curating your feeds and intake so that it helps you thrive rather than triggers you is key!
September 24, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Curating your feeds and intake so that it helps you thrive rather than triggers you is key!
In search of more yoga, mindfulness and meditation buddies here - anyone? Recs? TIA.
September 23, 2025 at 9:27 PM
In search of more yoga, mindfulness and meditation buddies here - anyone? Recs? TIA.
As we progress in our ability to distinguish between the ego mind, clouded by identification with the persona we’ve constructed, and the unchanging Self, we will no doubt begin to experience a natural tranquility.
How to Practice Viveka - Integral Yoga® Magazine
Viveka is the spiritual practice of discrimination—distinguishing between the real and unreal, the eternal and temporary, the Spiritual Presence and ego-identity. Here are some ways to put viveka…
integralyogamagazine.org
September 23, 2025 at 4:24 PM
As we progress in our ability to distinguish between the ego mind, clouded by identification with the persona we’ve constructed, and the unchanging Self, we will no doubt begin to experience a natural tranquility.
“Serve, love, give, purify, meditate, realise.” In six words, he hands us a lifelong practice, reminding us that the highest truth is lived not in theory but in the rhythm of each day.
Swami Sivananda’s Sampoorna Yoga for Modern Seekers - Integral Yoga® Magazine
If you asked Sri Swami Sivananda what a busy person in the West should actually do each day to grow spiritually, he would likely point you to a deceptively simple framework: do a little meditation, a…
integralyogamagazine.org
September 22, 2025 at 4:24 PM
“Serve, love, give, purify, meditate, realise.” In six words, he hands us a lifelong practice, reminding us that the highest truth is lived not in theory but in the rhythm of each day.
Swami Sivananda knew Western seekers lived full lives with jobs, families, and civic duties. He urged not escape but sanctification of those duties. “Thou art essentially divine… You are the spirit full of effulgence of the light of Satchidananda.”
Swami Sivananda’s Sampoorna Yoga for Modern Seekers - Integral Yoga® Magazine
If you asked Sri Swami Sivananda what a busy person in the West should actually do each day to grow spiritually, he would likely point you to a deceptively simple framework: do a little meditation, a…
integralyogamagazine.org
September 21, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Swami Sivananda knew Western seekers lived full lives with jobs, families, and civic duties. He urged not escape but sanctification of those duties. “Thou art essentially divine… You are the spirit full of effulgence of the light of Satchidananda.”
“Serve, Love, Give, Purify, Meditate, Realise; Be good, Do good; Be kind, Be compassionate; Enquire ‘Who am I?’ Know the Self and be free.”
Swami Sivananda’s Sampoorna Yoga for Modern Seekers - Integral Yoga® Magazine
If you asked Sri Swami Sivananda what a busy person in the West should actually do each day to grow spiritually, he would likely point you to a deceptively simple framework: do a little meditation, a…
integralyogamagazine.org
September 20, 2025 at 4:24 PM
“Serve, Love, Give, Purify, Meditate, Realise; Be good, Do good; Be kind, Be compassionate; Enquire ‘Who am I?’ Know the Self and be free.”
The greatest victory ever won over anything is the victory over your own mind - love this so much!
The Greatest Victory - Integral Yoga® Magazine
Gurudev Sivanandaji used to say that we should watch our thoughts because they create habits. Once you develop a habit, it becomes your character. And then your character becomes your destiny. So, it…
integralyogamagazine.org
September 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The greatest victory ever won over anything is the victory over your own mind - love this so much!
Talk more about SXSW London - so much incredible info:
'Individuals were talked about as active co‑creators, not just passive consumers. This new model, which links personal agency with communal action, defines a new era where collective progress can grow from its many individual contributions. '
'Individuals were talked about as active co‑creators, not just passive consumers. This new model, which links personal agency with communal action, defines a new era where collective progress can grow from its many individual contributions. '
September 15, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Talk more about SXSW London - so much incredible info:
'Individuals were talked about as active co‑creators, not just passive consumers. This new model, which links personal agency with communal action, defines a new era where collective progress can grow from its many individual contributions. '
'Individuals were talked about as active co‑creators, not just passive consumers. This new model, which links personal agency with communal action, defines a new era where collective progress can grow from its many individual contributions. '
Bridging Science And Spirituality For A Better Future | Deepak Chopra
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne6Y...
London SXSW
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne6Y...
London SXSW
Bridging Science And Spirituality For A Better Future | Deepak Chopra
SXSW London | Monday 2nd June 2025 | SXSW London Stage
Deepak Chopra explores the convergence of science and spirituality to shape a healthier, more conscious future. Discover how ancient wisdom and…
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September 15, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Bridging Science And Spirituality For A Better Future | Deepak Chopra
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne6Y...
London SXSW
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne6Y...
London SXSW
Begin in a quiet spot, either indoors or outside, where you can comfortably settle in.
Close your eyes and take a few deep, intentional breaths. Inhale slowly and deeply through your nose, then release the breath fully through your mouth. Allow your body and mind to settle into the present moment.
Close your eyes and take a few deep, intentional breaths. Inhale slowly and deeply through your nose, then release the breath fully through your mouth. Allow your body and mind to settle into the present moment.
September 4, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Begin in a quiet spot, either indoors or outside, where you can comfortably settle in.
Close your eyes and take a few deep, intentional breaths. Inhale slowly and deeply through your nose, then release the breath fully through your mouth. Allow your body and mind to settle into the present moment.
Close your eyes and take a few deep, intentional breaths. Inhale slowly and deeply through your nose, then release the breath fully through your mouth. Allow your body and mind to settle into the present moment.
