What Mindfulness Isn’t … And What It Is Mindfulness is all the rage, but there are many misconceptions. It isn’t a form of relaxation, a technique, or even a meditation practice. It isn’t about doing things slowly or emptying your mind; it isn’t Buddhist, and it isn’t scientific. It isn’t easy … but, then again,… Continue reading What Mindfulness Isn’t … And What It Is – Wildmind
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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
For many, meditation is key for fighting stress, finding peace Video
Follow Link for Video For many, meditation is key for fighting stress, finding peace Meditation is a mind-body practice that’s existed for thousands of years, yet it still attracts people looking for solace, healing and spiritual enlightenment today. Verna Sausman of Louisville was among those who gathered at a recent meditation session at Wellness 360… Continue reading For many, meditation is key for fighting stress, finding peace Video
How Mindfulness Meditation Works | IdeaFeed | Big Think
How Mindfulness Meditation Works by Orion Jones June 30, 2013, 2:51 PM What’s the Latest Development? Mindfulness meditation, a process through which the practitioner becomes more aware of his or her own thoughts and emotions, is gaining in popularity across the US, with medical studies and productivity reports behind the practice. A report issued by… Continue reading How Mindfulness Meditation Works | IdeaFeed | Big Think
College Prep: Meditation 30-Day Challenge
This first time meditation experience is common to many who try meditation without finding the right technique for them. After teaching meditation to college students the last 5 years, I have found that all techniques work equally well, so long as you find the one that is easiest to fit into your life. See my… Continue reading College Prep: Meditation 30-Day Challenge
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
Sacred Shadow Self Opening Performance Tomorrow: Anonymous. Spontaneous. Dance. Meditation
The Anonymous Spontaneous Dancer reveals herself: When Karah Pino first asked me to be part of The Sacred Shadow Self I was hesitant to say yes because I am in a “non-performance state”, a state of creative development, and quiet reflection. My Mother almost passed away three times in the last several months and I… Continue reading Sacred Shadow Self Opening Performance Tomorrow: Anonymous. Spontaneous. Dance. Meditation
Kripalu : Mindfulness Meditation and the Brain
By Angela Wilson, MA, RYT One of the most well-known and utilized tools in meditation and yoga is the practice of self-observation without judgment, or mindfulness. Swami Kripalu called self-observation without judgment “the highest form of spiritual practice.” Likewise, if you go to any yoga or meditation class you’re likely to hear words like mindfulness… Continue reading Kripalu : Mindfulness Meditation and the Brain