The pushup has been a standard part of being American. If you grow up in America and go to school, one of the first things you’re taught in gym class is how to do a pushup. Millions of Americans do pushups before work, during their lunch break, and at the gym. Because of pushups, we’ve… Continue reading Robert Piper: Meditation: America’s New Pushup
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Simple meditation techniques provide powerful benefits – Life and Arts – The Buffalo News
Centuries-old practice finds new popularity as a refuge from the stress of the everyday BY: Anne Neville / News Staff Reporter | @AnneNeville1 Peek into a room of meditating people, and you will be struck by their stillness. They sit, eyelids lowered, with their backs straight and hands at rest, breathing slowly and evenly. Inside… Continue reading Simple meditation techniques provide powerful benefits – Life and Arts – The Buffalo News
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
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
Movement and Mindfulness 3 hour Intensive this Thursday!
Introducing a new 3 hour Meditation Intensive called Movement and Mindfulness in West Seattle this July! Also coming to the UW in the Fall. Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Meditation and Mindfulness Quick Reminder: Movement and Mindfulness This Thursday in West Seattle! REGISTER HERE Finally, summer in the PNW!… Continue reading Movement and Mindfulness 3 hour Intensive this Thursday!
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