Joe Loizzo, M.D., Ph.D.: When Mindfulness Meets Compassion: Close Encounters in Contemplative Science. At the world’s first International Symposia on Contemplative Studies held this April in Denver, it seemed as if the emerging field of meditation research had finally come of age. The gathering brought together research pioneers Jon Kabat-Zinn, Richie Davidson, John Teasdale and… Continue reading Joe Loizzo, M.D., Ph.D.: When Mindfulness Meets Compassion: Close Encounters in Contemplative Science
Category: Meditation Resources
Meditation Tips – Chopra Center Meditation Challenge – Free to Love | Chopra Center
What is Meditation? Deepak Defines Meditation – Everyone thinks that the purpose of meditation is to handle stress, to tune out, to get away from it all. While that’s partially true, the real purpose of meditation is actually to tune in, not to get away from it all, but to get in touch with it… Continue reading Meditation Tips – Chopra Center Meditation Challenge – Free to Love | Chopra Center
Meditation: how to do it – Health & Wellbeing
If you’d like to give meditation a try but aren’t sure how to go about it, this practical guide offers some tips. Published: 25/10/2012 iStockPhoto | DanielBendjy What is meditation How long do I need to meditate? Do I need to practise everyday? How long does it take to work? Is a particular posture important?… Continue reading Meditation: how to do it – Health & Wellbeing
Breathing exercises to combat anxiety | Mail Online
By Dr Jonty Heaversedge More than 870,000 Britons suffer from anxiety, a condition that triggers unnecessary feelings of uneasiness and worry. Increasingly, mindfulness – a psychological therapy with roots in Buddhist meditation – is being used by the NHS to help alleviate the symptoms. Here, in the final extract from his book The Mindful Manifesto,… Continue reading Breathing exercises to combat anxiety | Mail Online
Anushka Fernandopulle: Buddhist Meditation: Catching the Right Thought Train
Consider your mind being like the platform of a train station where different trains of thought pull through the station in each moment, heading to various destinations: childhood memories, creative ideas, revenge fantasies, cravings for chocolate, vacation plans. The untrained mind gets on every single train that pulls through the station, only later realizing what… Continue reading Anushka Fernandopulle: Buddhist Meditation: Catching the Right Thought Train
Richard Schiffman: Meditation Creates a Little Breathing Space for San Francisco Students
There are two jobs that have become a lot more difficult in recent years. One is being a teacher, which was never easy at the best of times. But in an age of virtually unlimited opportunities for distraction and rapidly shrinking attention spans getting kids to focus on their schoolwork can be (with apologies to… Continue reading Richard Schiffman: Meditation Creates a Little Breathing Space for San Francisco Students
How I Meditate | Mindful Parenting
Let me be clear about this. I am not the “meditating type,” if such a type actually exists. I don’t wear long flowery skirts, I’m not into mystical rituals, and chanting has always creeped me out. To be perfectly honest, I always thought that meditation was for weirdos who would be better served by a… Continue reading How I Meditate | Mindful Parenting
Greater Happiness in 5 Minutes a Day- how to teach kids loving-kindness meditation
Greater Happiness in 5 Minutes a Day- how to teach kids loving-kindness meditation September 11th, 2012 Credit: photos.de.tibo/Flickr By Christine Carter Might be that sitting with your legs crossed repeating stuff like “May all beings be free from suffering,” is a little too far-out for you. I’m a scientist for crying out loud, so you… Continue reading Greater Happiness in 5 Minutes a Day- how to teach kids loving-kindness meditation
Huffpost: Wayne Dyer’s Relaxation And Meditation Routine
The stress and strains of our always-connected lives can sometimes take us off course. GPS For The Soul can help you find your way back to balance.GPS Guides are our way of showing you what works for others in the hopes that you can find out what works for yourself. Whether it’s photos that relax… Continue reading Huffpost: Wayne Dyer’s Relaxation And Meditation Routine
Meditation in the news: PTSD, Loneliness, Inflammation and Stress of Youth Violence
Mindfulness Meditation Helps Seniors Relieve Loneliness PsychCentral.com Now, new research from UCLA scientists reveals that a simple eight-week meditation program may be all this is needed to reduce loneliness in older adults. Moreover, researchers discovered that mindfulness meditation also reduces the expression of … PsychCentral.com A Quickie…Meditation, That is Business 2 Community Meditation is one… Continue reading Meditation in the news: PTSD, Loneliness, Inflammation and Stress of Youth Violence