Articles tagged: meditation
health: Memo to baby boomers re: spring cleaning
Posted: Mar 25, 2012When my mother was in her mid-sixties, I found her new habit of giving away possessions morbid. She had plenty of life left, I asserted to my siblings. What was the rush? Now at the ... Read more »
health: Meditate to better handle life's dramas
Posted: Jan 22, 2012You don’t have to be a drama queen (or king) to be tripped up by life's ups and downs. We all have disturbing things happen to us — from the irritation of losing one's keys ... Read more »
health: Meditate on what you want for Christmas for deeper satisfaction
Posted: Dec 18, 2011I suppose some readers may think "meditate on what you want for Christmas" is an oxymoron. After all, we usually associate meditation with peace and health, not with the material wants of the holidays. But ... Read more »
health: A meditation on giving and receiving
Posted: Nov 27, 2011Whether the sun is rising or setting, it paints the sky in breath-taking hues. Likewise, when we give or receive a gift our heart radiates warmth. Can you think of a time you gave a ... Read more »
health: To rest your mind, try daydreaming as a meditation
Posted: Oct 16, 2011Yesterday I watched a Youtube presentation about using 2 to 5 seconds of non-focus to relax your mind. As the presenter spoke, I felt myself going into a trance. It got me thinking about some ... Read more »
health: Compassionate meditation can help difficult relationships
Posted: Oct 02, 2011Have you ever been stung by how someone spoke to you? And then worried about getting stung again? This seems to me to be a fairly common concern within organizations, friendships and families. Perhaps you ... Read more »
Health: Need inspiration to start meditating?
Posted: Sep 18, 2011This week I polled my readers and asked, “What’s your favorite thing about meditating?” Here are some of the unedited responses: “It's refreshing.” “Relaxing.” “The silence of listening.” “Connection.” “Satisfaction....When I can't get no satisfaction, ... Read more »
health: A short meditation can go a long way in reducing stress
Posted: Aug 28, 2011One of the questions I hear often in my meditation classes is, "How long do I have to meditate?" In our culture of do, do, do and produce, produce, produce, we look for formulas, rules ... Read more »
Health: The pluses and minuses of meditating in a bathtub
Posted: Aug 07, 2011On one of those recent super-hot afternoons, I cooled off in my bathtub. It was relaxing and the thought came to me, “Why not meditate?” I imagined putting candles around the tub, maybe filling it ... Read more »
health: Meditation offers more than an escape from tension
Posted: Jul 24, 2011The online media is rich with information about meditation. Just Google “meditation,” and you’ll have a cache of material to pursue from studies on the benefits to techniques to free guided meditations. This morning I ... Read more »
health: My meditation discovery: Centering on the brain could help quiet your thoughts
Posted: Jul 03, 2011This morning I got up to meditate and found myself wondering what part of my brain was being stimulated. In an article I wrote that was published by Huffington Post last week, I referenced several ... Read more »
Health: With all of summer's distractions, will you still meditate?
Posted: Jun 12, 2011Now that the weather has become warmer and the plants outside are growing with all the recent rain, I’m tempted to leap out of bed and into my garden. After all, gardening is meditative, right? ... Read more »
Health: Meditation can teach us how to receive support, wisdom and love
Posted: May 30, 2011In my last blog I wrote about using guided meditations as a way to “give over” your effort to another person’s words, to assist you in shifting to your “right” brain — that is, away ... Read more »
Health: Use a guided meditation to take a vacation from stress
Posted: May 15, 2011For me a guided meditation or centering technique is like a poetic journey that my mind agrees to take. By simply choosing to use a guided meditation, there’s a subtle letting go, like receiving a ... Read more »
health: Meditate any time, any place for a quick respite
Posted: May 01, 2011This is the way I think about meditation: It’s when I shift my focus from the external to the internal. It’s actually possible to do this and not lose any functioning in what you’re doing. ... Read more »
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