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, […]
Tag Archives: mindfulness
Breaking Free from Abstractions with Meditation
Categories: Meditation Tips
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 […]
New Research Suggests Mindfulness Can Alter Gene Expression
Categories: Health and Wellness, Healthcare and Meditation
Mounting scientific evidence has shown that meditation can affect a person’s mood by making them more relaxed and at ease; it can create real changes in the body and the mind; and it might even help some people get over their addictions. So it’s not surprising that for some time many researchers have been wondering […]
Meditation for Veterans Day
Categories: Enlightenment, Exercising Your Mind, Meditation and Military, Meditation Tips, Positive Thoughts
As you know, every year, we spend November 11 paying tribute to the brave men and women who have fought to serve our country and protect our freedom. What you might not know is that Veterans Day was once called “Armistice Day,” and it was created to be “a day to be dedicated to the […]
Why Are Some People More Resilient Than Others?
Categories: Resilience
Resilience is a person’s ability to “bounce back” from adversities and setbacks — you could call it an individual’s mental, or psychological, fortitude. We all experience stress, trauma, depression, loss, failure, etc… at some point or another. These are considered setbacks because they typically get in the way of our goals to some degree, but […]
Three Common Places You Can Squeeze In Mindfulness Meditation
Categories: Meditation Tips
These days, the number one excuse not to do anything is, “I don’t have the time,” and meditation is no exception. A lot of people say they want to start practicing meditation but they just simply can’t squeeze it into their ultra-busy schedule. The reason people assume they don’t, or won’t, have time to meditate […]
Why Do We “Choke?”
Categories: Meditating for Success
You’re standing up in front of a room full of people, and you’ve just dived into your speech that you’ve rehearsed a million times, when all of a sudden, something terrible happens: you forget your lines. Even worse, as you try to recover from the awkward silence and get back on track, you do it clumsily, stuttering […]
Uncluttering Your Mind: Looking at Your Brain Like a Computer
Categories: Benefits of Meditation, Meditation Tips
The human brain literally is a computer. It is not a digital computer that processes information using ones and zeros, but it is constantly performing calculations. To take it a step further, think of your brain as a complex quantum computer. At the center of the cerebellum is a qubit, which performs calculations by manipulating […]
Health and Wellness for a Better You: Incorporating Meditation into Your Golf Game
Categories: Blog, Health and Wellness
For the past few weeks, we’ve been talking about walking meditation… There’s no better time or place to squeeze in a session of walking meditation than when you’re out on the green. Think about it, every whole you play is literally an opportunity to practice walking meditation. Being on the golf course also presents a […]