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Like most human beings, I like pleasant things and dislike unpleasant ones. In fact, I used to really, really hate feeling yucky – “what’s wrong with me that I have these horrible feelings?” Over time, with mindfulness meditation, I’ve learned to make peace with the myriad of unpleasant thoughts, feelings, and sensations that assail me. [...]
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Read the full article...How would you like to: Manage stress by reducing levels of stress hormones. Produce higher number of blood cells that protect the immune system. Have better quality and duration of sleep. Feel greater optimism about coming days and immediate week. Make more progress towards important personal goals. Have higher states of alertness, enthusiasm, determination, attentiveness, [...]
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Read the full article...Hello everyone. Please forgive me for disappearing from this blog. In January, I came down with H1N1 (swine flu) in London. It took me 10 days before I could fly home and only now have I gotten my life back together. I want to share with you how grateful I am for my insight/mindfulness practice [...]
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Read the full article...Formal meditation is great all by itself. But it becomes even greater when we can translate the skills we learn in meditation into daily life situations. I was reminded of this as I sat in my dentist’s office this morning. The teeth cleaning: Because I have a tendency to develop plaque and tartar, having my [...]
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Read the full article...I practice mindfulness meditation for three main reasons: Learning about the mind; Training the mind; Creating spaciousness in the mind. It’s only through our mind that we relate to ourselves, interpret the world around us, and relate to others. Therefore, the more we understand how the mind views events, responds to problems, and reacts habitually, [...]
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Read the full article...Begin your meditation by spending a moment noticing still water. See it. Or feel it. Or “hear” it. You might only experience still water for 1 second. Notice that. Then spend a few moments expressing gratitude. Refresh this practice by feeling grateful for all the things you take for granted. Clean water out of the [...]
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Read the full article...The common term for this form of meditation is “walking meditation.” I believe, however, that people on crutches or in wheelchairs can gain the same benefits doing this meditation as the bipedal folks do. When meditating, you focus or concentrate your mind on a single object. In moving meditation, you have options as to where [...]
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Read the full article...Let’s face it, we can’t always sit to meditate every day. So, what’s a person to do? On those hectic days, I do mini “standing” meditations. Yes, just the simple act of remaining quietly in one place becomes a chance for mindfulness meditation. No, you don’t have to remain there forever to experience the special [...]
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Read the full article...For me, meditation has always had a somewhat exotic flavor to it. When I first encountered a statue of the Buddha in a Japanese tea garden as a child, my mother told me he was contemplating his navel. Because I didn’t see what there was of interest to contemplate about a navel, I had no [...]
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Read the full article...Sitting meditation harnesses your attention by using a single focus such as your breath, images (visualizations), sounds (mantra), or an open awareness of what is arising moment by moment which is called mindfulness meditation. Mindfulness meditation uses the breath as an anchor while attending to the myriad activities occurring non-stop within the body, mind, and [...]
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Read the full article...Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.
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