by Ace Remas |
How Meditation Will Clear Away Life’s Clutter
Like our closets and garages, our mind gets filled with junk—old wishes, fears, memories, plans, worries, and so forth. Just as we do with old furniture and clothes we don’t wear anymore, we hang onto these tired thoughts, dealing with them again and again as we [...]
To develop the necessary concentration for Mindfulness Meditation you may want to begin your meditation focusing and strengthening your ability to follow breath. After some time you can expand your awareness from breath to include the sensations of the body. Then eventually you welcome whatever arises. The goal of Mindfulness meditation is to be completely [...]
by Marie Harger |
Meditation is about learning to quiet the mind to free yourself from preconceptions and illusions. The result is a clearer vision of the truth about yourself, your life and the world.
Generally, there are three categories of meditation: concentration, mindfulness and contemplation, and all these are forms of mind training (Yoga Journal Oct. [...]
by Diane Hageman |
Peace of mind is something we all strive for and yet it often seems to elude us. How does one find peace within ourselves living in a busy and seemingly chaotic world? The answer is stillness.
When we align ourselves with our inner most stillness, we can move beyond the chaos into a [...]
Written by Dr. James Rouse, Naturopathic Doctor
Perhaps you can relate to this: when I miss out on a good night of sleep, the next day I live, move and think from a place of scarcity rather than abundance – I’m impacted on every level, including spiritually. Millions of us are awake when we should be [...]
by Diane Hageman |
It may seem impossible during these challenging times to relax and find a pathway to inner peace and serenity. Meditation can help—there are many benefits of developing a meditation practice. Benefits can range from relaxation to increased overall energy and ability to deal with the stress in our lives.
Many scientific studies have [...]
Written by Rev. Diane Hageman
There is little argument that we are living in challenging times. Women have long had the traditional role of caretakers, and as we have begun to move into our own power we are facing more and more challenges. For women, it is now more important than ever that we find within [...]
By Ace Remas
Meditation is not what you expect. It brings no outer benefits. You will fail at your first attempts. Adding meditation to your full schedule appears to complicate life, not make it simpler. You have enough to do already without sitting down and doing nothing.
Though you sense that meditation offers an important potential, you [...]
By Ace Remas
When you meditate with some determination each day, even for a few days, you will soon realize that the mind is not the brain. The brain is a physical organ, like the heart and lungs, with certain functions to perform. We can’t explain our experience of mind as having any physical qualities at [...]
By Ace Remas
All the torture in your life comes from your thoughts. The pain and worry you experience does not arise from the external conditions you encounter. Your problems are not caused by other people, by money, by your body, by the government, or by the past. The dissatisfaction in your life arises from thought. [...]
“Props” Make It Possible
By Kathy Randolph, Certified Practitioner
A common misconception is that you have to be flexible to begin a yoga practice; the truth however, is that flexibility is a result, not a prerequisite – a very important distinction. You also gain strength, balance and coordination from the physical poses, and improved circulation and stress [...]
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By Kathy Randolph, Certified Practitioner
Hatha yoga is an ancient set of physical and mental practices designed to bring the body, mind and breath into balance. In the physical postures, called asanas, we gain control of the body by increasing flexibility, balance, strength, and motor coordination while toning muscle and nerve groups and benefiting the organs [...]
