Finding Joy in Life's Everyday Moments
A new study published in the journal General Psychiatry reports that regular deep meditation may help regulate the gut microbiome and lower the risks of physical and mental illness. The relatively small…
The human mind is designed to think and process information constantly. However, there are techniques you can use to calm your mind and reduce the number of thoughts you have,…
Learn to Love the Stir This is the “wax on, wax off” of cooking. Whether you’re moving onions around a pan, blending spices into a soup, or for the real pros,…
A Meditation John Henry Newman God has created me to do Him some definite service. He has committed some work to me which He has not committed to another I…
I've read a lot about mediation and how good it is for us. I don't doubt it. It doesn't work for me. Yet, I wonder if I'm meditating when I…
Nature Plays Its Symphony While you walk in nature, leave your electronics behind and listen to the melodies nature has to offer: babbling brooks, bird songs, wind whistling through the…
CompassionSri ChinmoyWrite down how many things you want. Meditate on how many things you need. When you write them down You will see That you want millions of things. When you meditate You will notice That you…
Sit in a chair and get comfortable with good posture.Place one hand on your chest and the other hand on your diaphragm (just above yourstomach).Spend a moment concentrating on your…
According to MRI scans, the hippocampus—the part of the brain in charge of learning and memory—thickens after only a couple of months of mindful meditation. Brain-cell density also decreases in…
Ease anxiety with a Tibetan sky-gazing meditation.Look out the window (or look upward), relax your whole body, and let your gaze expand into the spaciousness of the sky, says Dean Sluyter,…
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