It’s nothing new, but many people experience stress during the holiday season. It should be a time of great joy and happiness. We have parties to go to. We spend time with friends, eat wonderful food and give gifts to the ones we love. Houses are decorated in beautiful colors and festooned with lights. But …
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Does meditation work? Yes. Here endeth today’s lesson. Joking of course. Like many things, it’s not quite so simple. First of all. What do you mean by, “Does meditation work?” Meditation was traditionally practiced thousands of years ago to understand our place in the universe. To free ourselves from our minds. Seek liberation from suffering …
Have you ever tried a guided meditation where you’re being led on a journey through an enchanted forest, or a beautiful beach with the waves gently lapping on the shore – you finish the meditation and you’re floating, peaceful and all your stress has gone? You feel amazing. But then. The next night, you sit …
Even if you don’t meditate, you’ve probably stumbled across a movie or two where they show a temple full of Buddhist monks all chanting (OM) ommmmmmmm in unison in deep, low, rumbling voices. There is a good reason for that, dare I say, stereotype. OM/AUM is considered to be the sound of the universe. Chanting …
Just wanted to give a quick update. I started adding video versions of my popular simple meditation techniques. Once I get a little more fluid with video, I’ll start to add some more variety as well as some more advanced meditation techniques. Until then, I just added the following meditations; Simple technique, with extra focus …
In this article we ask the question, “is meditation dangerous”, and talk about some of the things to watch out for if you start meditating to solve larger life problems. Don’t worry. There’s nothing too scary but just things to be careful of. I think it’s generally recognized that meditation has some wonderful health benefits and there is nothing inherently …
Short answer. Whichever meditation works best for you. In a nutshell, that’s it, we’re finished with this blog post. Whichever meditation works best for you is the best meditation for you. If you go on the internet (duhhhh, you’re already here), and do a search for “meditation”, you will come up with 1000’s of different types. …
We hear that expression a lot in yoga, meditation and spirituality. But what exactly does it mean? What is your center and how do you find it? What is your “center”? We’re not talking about your nearest holistic yoga center. We’re not talking about the center of our galaxy or the universe. We’re talking about …
When it comes to getting away from the stresses of a hectic modern day life, I can’t think of anything better to do than go for a walk in the woods. Reconnecting with nature for even a few minutes has a wonderful restorative effect on the body. Sunlight warming the skin. Fresh air filling the lungs. All those happy …
The boot camp is an in-depth look at meditation. Rather than just jumping right into meditation, I feel it really helps to have a good understanding of the nature of the mind and why we meditate in the first place. If you don’t fully understand the reasons why, then you will just be sitting in an uncomfortable posture with your eyes closed, wondering what’s for dinner, or when that new movie comes out.