OCD Expert Who Recommends Meditation as Therapy Is the Focus of New eBook by Alejandro Rojas Editor at Open Minds Magazine Dr. Jeffrey Schwartz applies Buddhist teachings to his work with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and bucks the mainstream belief that the brain is a static organ that dictates our actions. So it is no wonder… Continue reading OCD Expert Who Recommends Meditation as Therapy Is the Focus of New eBook
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Tommy Rosen: Recovery 2.0: Yoga and Meditation for People in Recovery From Addiction
Addiction is a disease of “lack.” At the core level, we feel something is missing and we set out to try to fill the void through a set of behaviors that leave us further depleted. We damage the systems of our body and sap ourselves of “life force.” Our endocrine system gets taxed. Our nervous… Continue reading Tommy Rosen: Recovery 2.0: Yoga and Meditation for People in Recovery From Addiction
Lewis Richmond: Is Meditation Narcissistic? on Huffington Post
Is meditation narcissistic? The short answer is: it depends. The act of sitting in silence, eyes closed or facing a wall, attention focused on the inner landscape of breath, body and mental activity, could at least be characterized as self-absorbed — some might call it navel gazing. The term “navel gazing,” which the dictionary defines… Continue reading Lewis Richmond: Is Meditation Narcissistic? on Huffington Post
Sura: Video: Start Your Meditation Practice With 60 Seconds
Learning how to center yourself and slow down the mind is an invaluable aspect of health. Meditation is an excellent tool for learning how to be present. There are many benefits to learning how to meditate: It helps to decrease tension, lower blood pressure and improve emotional balance. It is also known to change the… Continue reading Sura: Video: Start Your Meditation Practice With 60 Seconds
Sadhguru: Meditation: The End of Suffering from Huff Post
Meditation is not something that you do; meditation is something that you become. Meditation is not an act; it is a certain quality that you grow into. Why is there a need to become meditative, first of all? When you were born, you were so small. And now, you have grown your body. Obviously, the… Continue reading Sadhguru: Meditation: The End of Suffering from Huff Post
HuffPost: The Best Friend You Will Ever Have: Meditation
Ed and Deb Shapiro: The Best Friend You Will Ever Have: Meditation. Honestly speaking, we cannot imagine how our lives would be without meditation. As soon as we become still and quiet we enter a calm spaciousness within which our questions are answered while difference and dramas dissolve. Such stillness always comes as a great… Continue reading HuffPost: The Best Friend You Will Ever Have: Meditation