Walking Meditation: Mindfulness On the Move By ALICIA SPARKS I took my first meditation walka few weeks ago. I’ve since done some research aboutwalking meditation, and wow–there’s a ton of information out there! My meditation walk was hosted by a licensed counselor who often offers group seminars and private sessions on mindfulness, so I feel confident… Continue reading Walking Meditation: Mindfulness On the Move By ALICIA SPARKS
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Meditation: So Much More Than Watching and Letting Go – HuffPost
Meditation: So Much More Than Watching and Letting Go Posted: 09/27/2013 1:22 pm Meditation, Beyond Mindfulness, Heartfulness, Meditate, Meditation Tips, Why Meditation, Healthy Living News Most people are taught when sitting in meditation to watch their thoughts, feelings, everything which comes into awareness and let it go. Focus on your breath. Simply watch what arises… Continue reading Meditation: So Much More Than Watching and Letting Go – HuffPost
Opinion: Meditation can remedy your sleepless nights
Opinion: Meditation can remedy your sleepless nights From the series Working Out Happiness Andrew Fleming, Columnist Fri Sep 27, 2013 Your prefrontal cortex is a blessing and a curse. Located under your forehead, mankind’s hugely developed prefrontal cortex enables creativity, foresight and strategy. However, that same prefrontal cortex is responsible for those nagging thoughts that… Continue reading Opinion: Meditation can remedy your sleepless nights
Yoga, meditation being pushed as ways to cut prison violence, boost well-being
Yoga, meditation being pushed as ways to cut prison violence, boost well-being BY DOUGLAS QUAN, POSTMEDIA NEWS SEPTEMBER 21, 2013 Even though some politicians have derided prison yoga programs as unnecessary inmate “coddling,” there’s a growing push for their expansion across Canada. Advocates say yoga and meditation boost inmates’ mental well-being and help to reduce prison… Continue reading Yoga, meditation being pushed as ways to cut prison violence, boost well-being
Mindfulness meditation aids health – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
June 29, 2013 12:12 am By Jacob Axelrad / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette From the Beatles’ bouts with Transcendental Meditation to brand names such as lululemon and YogaRat, mind-body relaxation methods have long been pop-culture staples. But ongoing studies aim to show that a calmer mind and a more acute awareness of one’s surroundings can improve physical health, according… Continue reading Mindfulness meditation aids health – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The Morality of Meditation [Research]- NYTimes.com
The Morality of Meditation Olimpia Zagnoli By DAVID DeSTENO Published: July 5, 2013 MEDITATION is fast becoming a fashionable tool for improving your mind. With mounting scientific evidence that the practice can enhance creativity, memory and scores on standardized intelligence tests, interest in its practical benefits is growing. A number of “mindfulness” training programs, like… Continue reading The Morality of Meditation [Research]- NYTimes.com
The Daily Habit Of These Outrageously Successful People
The Daily Habit Of These Outrageously Successful People The Huffington Post | By Carolyn Gregoire Posted: 07/05/2013 8:55 am EDT | Updated: 07/06/2013 6:32 pm EDT 2,052 486 523 249 “Meditation more than anything in my life was the biggest ingredient of whatever success I’ve had.” That’s what Ray Dalio, the billionaire founder of Bridgewater Associates —… Continue reading The Daily Habit Of These Outrageously Successful People
How meditation boosts your brain power
ow meditation boosts your brain power It’s probably no surprise that Sting, Tina Turner and Richard Gere meditate. Kourtney Kardashian and supermodel Gisele Bündchen seem less likely candidates, but they’re all part of the surge in interest in mind-calming exercises, from mindfulness and transcendental meditation to traditional Buddhist practices. And the surge is fuelled by… Continue reading How meditation boosts your brain power
Time perception altered by mindfulness meditation
(Medical Xpress)—New published research from psychologists at the universities of Kent and Witten/Herdecke has shown that mindfulness meditation has the ability to temporarily alter practitioners’ perceptions of time – a finding that has wider implications for the use of mindfulness both as an everyday practice, and in clinical treatments and interventions. Led by Dr Robin… Continue reading Time perception altered by mindfulness meditation
Bill George: The Tipping Point for Mindfulness
The Tipping Point for Mindfulness Posted: 06/21/2013 8:32 am Mindfulness practices like meditation have been in existence for thousands of years, but only now are they reaching the tipping point in the Western world. Today’s pace and stress are so great that people are searching for new practices to find resilience in the midst of… Continue reading Bill George: The Tipping Point for Mindfulness