Noah Zingarelli

21/08/2024

This Wednesday and every Wednesday* I’m teaching a mindfulness meditation class at Mandala Yoga in Amagansett. Come sit and learn the basics of this ancient practice! 6:45p-7:30p

*Once a month my teacher, David Nichtern, takes over for the evening for a dharma talk and practice. Always a highlight of the week! He’ll be here 8/28. Info on the Mandala website!

29/08/2023

04/11/2021

Today marks five years since I took my last drink of alcohol. I’m not certain that on this night five years ago I knew that that was it, but I did know that I needed to stop doing what I was doing. I did know that my relationship with alcohol was getting to a place I wasn’t comfortable with. And I started to see that any perceived control I had over my drinking was slipping away. ⁣
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I really can’t believe how fast 5 years has gone, but as the saying goes, “one day at a time.” Today I’m filled with gratitude for the life I have. Life is not perfect, though thankfully most days it feels pretty damn close. It’s not without struggle and heartache and pain, and I don’t think it’s meant to be. Some days I want to run and disappear but the reality is there’s no where to go. No escape. Because I can’t escape from myself. ⁣
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So all that’s left is to face the fears and the hurt and let them go. It’s not easy! At all! But it’s so worth it. Life is simple and beautiful and complicated and dark, but all of it is temporary so appreciate the good times and be patient when you’re challenged by life because it’s an opportunity to grow. ⁣
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One thing I’ve learned is that we can’t do it alone. If you’re struggling right now ask for help, whether it’s with substances or with just the general f**kery of the world right now. You are important and you matter. And you can get through this. There is great love here for you. ❤️⁣

22/09/2021

✨The most magic filled day✨

22/09/2021

An absolute magic filled day
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9.18.21

08/08/2021

If you allow compassion to spring from your heart, the fire of anger will die right away.
Thich Nhat Hanh

31/07/2021

It’s fresh raspberry time.

02/04/2021

Happy 30th birthday to this absolute super woman!! Alex, you are the best partner and the best mom to our little Piggyboy. I’m constantly in awe of your fierce determination and desire to achieve your dreams. You inspire me every day. It’s a privilege to travel by your side through this life. There’s no where else I’d rather be. Happy Birthday, I love you ❤️

08/03/2021

Hi

25/01/2021

A few years ago, our local yoga studio was offering a workshop on the healing practice of Reiki. Over the long weekend I learned the technique involved in the first level and practiced regularly over the next year. I felt a noticeable deep calm and peacefulness when practicing and some residual effects begin to seep into the other hours of the day. I was hooked.

So what is Reiki? Reiki is a holistic practice that supports overall healing and wellbeing. It’s a light touch hands on restorative practice that brings a sense of calm and balance. It brings relief to emotional and physical states including pain, anxiety, digestive issues, insomnia, and unhappiness. Like meditation, Reiki practice seems to engage the parasympathetic nervous system, moving the body toward its relaxation response.

After a year of self practice and offering Reiki to clients I received my level 2 training. Level 2 builds on the previous practice and adds the ability to send Reiki long distance, and to the past or future. How does THAT work? Truthfully I don’t really know but it helps to think of it from a Buddhist perspective: The present contains the past and the future. Everything is happening now, in this moment. Time is not actually linear, it’s just now and it’s all within us.

I continue to practice Reiki daily and love to offer it to my clients. If you’re curious about Reiki and how it could benefit you please ask.

Radiance Sutra 96
When the unforgettable calls you -
The memory of something noble,
Generous, inspiring,
Accept the gift.
Savor every detail.

The beauty we admire
Is a visitation from another moment,
Infusing body and heart.
Memory transports us beyond time and space,
Into the living presence of wonder.

14/01/2021

My meditation journey, and it is very much a journey, began 8 years ago. I was enrolled at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in their Health Coach Training Program and finally felt like I had found a career that could combine my passions for healthy eating and wellness with helping others and being of service.

The IIN program is a whole person (holistic) approach to health with meditation and mindfulness woven throughout the program. We were encouraged to practice what we were learning so naturally I couldn’t wait to give meditation a try. I wasn’t completely new to meditation, but what I lacked was any consistency. Just as you can’t get in shape by going to the gym once or twice a year, it’s hard to get any real benefit from meditation without making it a regular practice.

With consistent practice the benefits of meditation are many - stress reduction, improved sleep, improved immune health, more compassion toward others, the list goes on. But what ultimately begins to happen is you start to make friends with yourself. You begin to uncover who you are underneath all the identities we begin constructing at an early age and you start to fall in love with what you find. People don’t talk much about that part of it. The journey of self-love and self-acceptance unfolds within us like a flower unfolds its petals. Meditation is the soil, the sun, and the rain that feeds and nurtures this precious flower of our awakened heart.

My journey has taken me to today, and the official launch of my health coaching practice! Primarily aimed toward men who are looking to regain lost vitality, respark their life, and learn to live in a more mindful and wakeful way, my 6 week Mind Revolution program is a culmination of my years of study in health and wellness and I could not be more excited to share this with you. It really is a labor of love. Please visit my new website (link in bio) and share it with any men in your life who could benefit from having a wellness mentor in their own.