Changing the way your genes express themselves, coaxing you to actually understand yourself, and finally letting you really relax: Meditation is well worth getting familiar with. By: Drake Baer At the start of the monsoon season two summers ago, I was sitting cross-legged in a humid classroom in in the foothills of the Himalayas. As… Continue reading The Big Chill-Out: How Meditation Can Help With Everything | Fast Company | Business + Innovation
Month: May 2013
Meditation Improves Focus and Grades in College Students, Research Shows | Elevated Existence
As reported in the journal, Mindfulness, a study of university students in California found those who practiced meditation scored better on tests, and those who meditated before classes focused better and concentrated longer, the UK Telegraph reported. With just six minutes of meditation before a test, students showed better results, according to Jared Ramsburg, a… Continue reading Meditation Improves Focus and Grades in College Students, Research Shows | Elevated Existence
Sacred Shadow Studio Update #3: “Rainbow Mandala” Paper Breaks Scissors
Here’s a small study of what will be a wall-sized Mandala with glints of Refracted Light: And this is what happens when you use small scissors to fold and cut lots and lots of thickly folded paper: I upgraded to new fancy titanium blades with molded handle scissors at Utrecht Art Supplies and found out… Continue reading Sacred Shadow Studio Update #3: “Rainbow Mandala” Paper Breaks Scissors
Study examines meditation’s potential to improve recovery after cancer treatment | University of Minnesota
Pat Rudolph had never pegged herself as the meditation type. Yet here she was in a weekly, two-hour mindfulness meditation course with a dozen strangers. “I’ve never laid still for 20 minutes in my life,” Rudolph thought when she enrolled in a Masonic Cancer Center study looking at the potential of mindfulness-based therapy to ease… Continue reading Study examines meditation’s potential to improve recovery after cancer treatment | University of Minnesota
Michelle Noehren: What I Know About Motherhood Now That I Practice Meditation
Nine months ago a seed was planted. Ok people, not THAT kind of seed. I didn’t do any baby making, but I did start a journey that has changed my life for the better, similar to how becoming a mom made me see the world a bit differently. Back in September of 2012 I took… Continue reading Michelle Noehren: What I Know About Motherhood Now That I Practice Meditation
Ethics program looks at prison meditation – Pueblo Chieftain: Faith & Religion
“Guiding Rage into Power” — GRIP is a program in California’s San Quentin prison that uses meditation to help inmates address the root causes of their behavior. The creator of the program tells correspondent Kate Olson that even though they are in prison, they are nevertheless part of a community, and they are learning not… Continue reading Ethics program looks at prison meditation – Pueblo Chieftain: Faith & Religion
Meditation: “It’s Not New Age nonsense” | 360 Degrees of Mindful Living
Meditation: “It’s Not New Age nonsense” By Pavel G. Somov, Ph.D. In meditation research the news keeps getting better and better: “Previous studies have reported changes to the brain while people practise [meditation, yoga and prayer] activities, but a new study shows for the first time that gene activity changes too. […] “It’s not New… Continue reading Meditation: “It’s Not New Age nonsense” | 360 Degrees of Mindful Living
Yes, even you can meditate – latimes.com
By Mary MacVean March 30, 2013 If meditation sounds intriguing, you can try it out — in as few as 10 minutes a day — without leaving your office. “I’d say there’s quite a range [of styles],” says Mark Coleman, a longtime teacher. “Sitting. Stillness. Movement. Yoga, tai chi, chi gong. Ones that cultivate the… Continue reading Yes, even you can meditate – latimes.com
3 Ways Meditation Can Make You a Better Leader – Terra USA
3 Ways Meditation Can Make You a Better Leader Nadia Goodman Running a business can be an emotional roller coaster ride, and it’s easy to get caught up in worries about the future or frustrations with the past. Meditation helps to center you in the present moment, making the trials of entrepreneurship more manageable and… Continue reading 3 Ways Meditation Can Make You a Better Leader – Terra USA
Meditation classes calming young minds | Illawarra Mercury
There seems to be a misconception that kids have it easy. While they might not be worried about work or money, there are plenty of other things that can stress them out – relationships with their friends, bullying, school work and family issues are high up on the list of things children worry about. Which… Continue reading Meditation classes calming young minds | Illawarra Mercury