Meditation Practice

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Unplug and Recharge: Need Energy? Try Yoga! (VIDEO)

Sara Avant Stover | Posted 11.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress, Yoga, Yoga Video, Meditation, Unplug and Recharge, Meditation Practice, Stress Reduction, Wellness, Avant Stover, Living News

Here's a short 'n sweet meditative yoga flow for you. It's a great way to start your day--or to fit in whenever you need a little pick- me- up.

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Will Spirituality Ever Be Serious?

Jay Michaelson | Posted 09.29.2009 | Living

All too often, however, spirituality reinforces rather than transcends conventional limits, boundaries, and notions of the ego. Sandwiched in between manicures and lunch dates, the quickie yoga class becomes just another way to augment and reinforce the self.

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There Is Beauty Within You #6: Using the Moment As a Mirror

Bob Lingvall | Posted 10.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Peace, Mindfulness, Meditation Practice, Spirituality, Awareness, Consciousness, Beauty, Living News

You are a silent point of awareness using a human body to sense and navigate the world around you.

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There Is a Beauty Within You #5: I Am Silent Awareness

Bob Lingvall | Posted 11.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Meditation, Meditation Practice, Spirituality, Self-Realization, Living News

Let's begin the work of reducing our attachment to the idea of "I" by engaging in experiences of awareness using our spiritual sculpting tools of silence, service, inquiry and intention.

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Is There A Formula for Happiness?

Tara Stiles | Posted 10.21.2009 | Living

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I was talking with a friend about what we were going to have for dinner, and out of nowhere a "deep" conversation about happiness showed up at the table.

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The Emptiness of Anger

Jay Michaelson | Posted 08.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Meditation, Dalai Lama, Anger, Non-Self, Buddhism, Emptiness, Buddhist Meditation, Freedom, Meditation Practice, Living News

Fighting it doesn't work, but paradoxically, once you accept the anger, it's easier for it to pass. This, I think, is a taste of freedom.

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Joyful Wisdom: How Happy Can We Be?

Dan Goleman | Posted 08.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Mingyur Rinpoche, Tara Bennett-Goleman, Meditation, Meditation Practice, Happiness, Living News

Our moods shift with life's ups and downs. But neuroscience tells us that our daily mood range ordinarily shifts little through life. So what can we do to shift our mood toward contentment?

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Spiritual Toolbox: Meditation - Walking in the World

Anne Dilenschneider | Posted 08.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Philip Zimbardo, Walking, Consciousness, Annie Dillard, Spiritual, Meditation, Meditation Practice, Spirituality, Spiritual Practice, Living News

Go for a walk. When you take a step with your left foot, breathe the word "Glory." When you take a step with your right foot, breathe the word "Amen."

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Yoga Levels: Enjoy the Blackouts

Olivia Rosewood | Posted 08.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Yoga, Meditation, Blackout, Electrical Shortages, Meditation Practice, Summer, Peace, Living News

It was a great reminder that peace and happiness do not come from things, business, or any kind of doing, but rather of undoing, and even more likely, just being.

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How Meditation Can Improve Your Life

DivineCaroline | Vicki Santillano | Posted 07.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Meditation, Meditation Practice, Wellness, Health, Happiness, Living News

Whenever I hear about the many benefits of meditation, my determination to find a place for it in my life is renewed once more. Unfortunately, the few...

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Living Meditation: Bringing the Benefits to Daily Life

Kay Goldstein | Posted 06.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Awareness, Meditation, Mindfulness, Daily Living, Mindfulness Meditation, Mini-Meditations, Human Consciousness, Living Meditations, Meditation Practice, Daily Blessings, In the Zone, Living News

Living meditation or mindfulness begins by immersing ourselves where we already are and using our present moment and circumstances as our focal point.

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The Best Spiritual Practice: Does Practice Make Perfect?

Jonathan Ellerby | Posted 05.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Spiritual Awakening, My Spiritual Journey, Spiritual Path, Meditation Practice, Spiritual Practice, Spirituality, Spiritual, Living News

The same way some people love to read and others love to run; some love chocolate and some love vanilla; not every spiritual practice is for everyone. Pick something and stick with it!

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Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney Say to Teach the Kids Meditation!

Mallika Chopra | Posted 05.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Meditation, Transcendental Meditation, How to Meditate, Meditation Practice, The Beatles, Ringo Starr, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Paul McCartney, India, Living News

It fascinates me that the legacy of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who faced adulation and controversy in his life, continues to attract such highly influential people from around the world.

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Space Savers

Tess Ghilaga | Posted 02.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Yoga, Tracie Martyn, Sarah Tomlinson, Yantra Painting, Planets, Colors, Painting, Hindu, Hinduism, Decorating, Meditation, Decorating Tips, Meditation Practice, Spirituality, Inner Peace, Living News

Yogi Sarah Tomlinson delves into in ancient Indian artistic form to promote healing and centering effects, which includes Radiance, Nourishment, Passion, Intellect, Expansion and Bliss.

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Meditation on the Brain: a Conversation with Andrew Newberg

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 01.16.2009 | Living

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Specific practices that have traditionally been associated with spiritual contexts may also be very useful from a mainstream, secular, health point of view. Scientists are researching meditation.

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Wanna Check out Buddhism? Top 10 Buddhist Teachers Living in America.

Waylon Lewis | Posted 01.06.2009 | Living

Get thee to an eco meditation cushion, if only for a few minutes each morning before the day's madness ensues, and if you need a jump-start of inspiration or a little training, check out one of these Buddhist teachers.

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Can Games, Meditation and Parenting Help Improve Attention?

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 11.10.2008 | Living

Read More: Michael Posner, Dogan Prize, Neuroscience, Attention, Mindfulness, Health, Brain Training, Cogniitve, Memory, Meditation, Parenting, Brain Fitness, Video Games, Meditation Practice, Emotional Intelligence, Living News

I am honored to interview today Michael I. Posner, a prominent scientist in the field of cognitive neuroscience.

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Meditation: Why It's Called a Practice

Kay Goldstein | Posted 10.18.2008 | Living

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Often in my classes the subject of practice comes up. How often should one practice meditation? How long should you "sit"? Why do I have so much trouble practicing on my own? What can I expect in terms of "results?"

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Meditation 101: Back To The Basics

beliefnet.com | Ariane de Bonvoisin and Arjuna Ardagh | Posted 09.22.2008 | Living

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You can light candles, sit on a cushion, and follow specific instructions on how to meditate, but the truth is that you already know how. Meditative c...

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Practice, Practice: How To Hone Your Meditation Skills

Susan Smalley, Ph.D. | Posted 09.07.2008 | Living

Read More: The Inner Life, Meditation, Improving Meditation, Meditation Practice, Living News

To meditate means to examine. It doesn't mean you have to sit in a lotus position in silence (although you can). It means you are attending to what's ...

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Stressing Out? Shut Up And Meditate!

Karen Salmansohn | Posted 06.28.2008 | Living

Read More: The Balanced Life, Meditation, Stress Breathing, Meditation Practice, Stress Exercise, Stress Reduction, Living News

Confession: One night I was busy doing my bills and folding my laundry while watching a TV special about transsexuals -- and I found one thought -- an...

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Putting Life On Pause: 3 Mini-Meditations For People Who Don't Have Time To Meditate

Kay Goldstein | Posted 06.05.2008 | Living

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Life is certainly not simple now, but we humans have gotten in the habit of making it more complicated. "Do more" is the message from every quarter. T...

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I'm A Slave To My Thoughts

Brent Kessel | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

Read More: The Inner Life, Meditation, Meditation Practice, Spirituality Exercises, Spirituality, Living News

Last Saturday, as with virtually every Saturday for the last eight years, I woke up with the intention that I would not do any work of any kind - no e...

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Look Inside, Not To God

Susan Smalley, Ph.D. | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

Read More: Meditation and Prayer, Signs of Mental Illness, Mental Illness, Illinois Shooting, Mental Illness Treatment, Mindfulness, Shooting Northern Illinois University, The Inner Life, Meditation Practice, Spirituality, Living News

In the aftermath of the shooting last week on another college campus, I am reminded of a common response to such horrors: to pray and seek solace from...

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Step VI of My Spiritual Journey: In Which I (Try To) Meditate

Verena von Pfetten | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

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It's the start of the sixth week of My Spiritual Journey, and I feel like I've hit a hump. I've asked a nun for guidance, and I've confessed my sins. ...

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