When some people decide to start meditating, they dive right in and go full steam ahead. Maybe it’s their first day, but they’re already doing two 45-minute sessions. Some of these people will become lifelong meditators, but others will eventually drop it as quickly as they picked it up. I think that’s because meditation isn’t […]
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Are you someone who has many hobbies? Do you enjoying watching movies and listening to music? Are you an active person who likes to exercise and get outdoors? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you already meditate whether you know it not! Anything that demands your attention and shifts your concentration […]
Combining Nature and Meditation
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Meditation is a technique we use to quiet our minds and dim the hustle and bustle of modern life; of course, nature already offers much of the serenity and tranquility we seek from meditation. When you think about it this way, it makes perfect sense to combine the two. For some people, making an active […]
Don’t Try to Stop Your Thoughts
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Have you ever been meditating, and suddenly wondered if you’re doing it incorrectly, because thoughts keep popping into your head? Somehow, a long time ago, it became common knowledge that the purpose of meditation is to stop thinking. This is of course just a myth, and one that probably grew gradually over time from people […]
Finding the Right Meditation Technique for You
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As you may already know, there are a number of different ways in which you can approach meditation. On this website alone I’ve discussed dozens of different techniques. But how do you know which technique is right for you? If you’ve given meditation a try in the past, but found it just wasn’t for you, […]
Three Common Excuses People Use to Avoid Meditating
Categories: Benefits of Meditation, Meditation Tips
Pop quiz: What do eating healthy, exercising regularly, and meditating have in common? Answer: Mention any of these three things around another person and watch them turn into a human excuse factory. If you haven’t heard any good excuses lately, you should try to get someone you know to start meditating. Here are three of the […]
Are You Taking the Right Approach to Meditation?
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It occurred to me this morning that many people may still be taking the wrong approach to meditation; specifically, mindfulness meditation. The problem might be that they are spending too much time meditating, but not enough time simply being mindful. If you’ve read my blog before, or watched my videos, then you know meditation can […]
Technology Overload: Using Meditation to Get a Break from Technology
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One of the topics I frequently discuss is how we often need to take a break from all of the tech that consumes our day-to-day lives, especially smart phones and tablets that constantly beep and squeak at us, reminding of us of things to do, people to call back, meetings to attend, and so on […]
Breaking Free from Abstractions with Meditation
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One of the more interesting things about meditation is that there really isn’t a right or wrong way to do it. That is to say, you can practice it by following a specific exercise, but you can also make up your own exercises as long as the end result is pretty much the same. One […]
Meditation for the Holidays
Categories: Exercising Your Mind, Meditation and Emotions, Meditation Tips, Positive Thoughts
It’s no secret that the holidays are one of the most stressful times of the year for many people. The holidays temporarily disrupt the normal flow of our society: business close down; people travel and people take time off of work; all of our normal TV and radio programming suddenly takes on a Christmas theme […]