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Chinese Flute Meditation Music
There is something magical and alluring about Chinese traditional music. As a kid growing up in Europe, Chinese music always took my mind on a journey to a far-away continent and foreign culture. Bamboo, pandas, exotic clothing, pointy hats, monks in temples and strange language. The music has a similar effect on me now, though with a little…
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Instant Happiness Guided Meditation
Feel a little down, moody or glum? Then this might be just what you need! A guided meditation to help you feel happy, and filled with gratitude. It is a little gem of a video, where we are led on a happiness journey by Melinda Csikos from the “Miracle Forest” YouTube channel and The Miracle Forest…
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Thich Nhat Hanh, Oprah, And Prison Meditation
What does Thich Nhat Hanh, Oprah Winfrey and a prison have in common? They were all part of an episode of the Oprah Winfrey series called “Super Soul Sunday”. In this amazing episode we get to see an interview Oprah did with Thich Nhat Hanh (a Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk, teacher, author, poet and peace activist),…
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Chocolate Guided Mindfulness Meditation
Grab your favorite chocolate, because this is gonna be choc-tastic! Here is a new guided meditation by “The Honest Guys” on YouTube. And this one is rather fantastic! Do you like chocolate? I sure do, and I almost fell out of my chair when this guided meditation popped up in my YouTube stream. What better…
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Meditation Quote 102: “The mind in its natural state can be compared to the sky…” – Kalu Rinpoche
Don’t you just love a clear blue sky? I sure do! But what I like even better is a clear calm mind. Have you ever experienced that? I am sure you have, but perhaps not as often as you’d want. Meditation helps us clear our mind, and reduce our attachment to our thoughts and distractions.…
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Jazz Meditation Music
Smooth, relaxing, soothing, and soulful… Oh, the sweet sweet jazz! For some people, there is nothing more relaxing and meditative than listening to some wonderful jazz. Turn on the stereo, sit down with a cup of coffee and a bagel, and just enjoy! And for others, jazz doesn’t really provide any relaxation. Improvisational jazz can even…
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Deepak Chopra, Wall Street, And Meditation
Wall Streeters meditaters, CNBC reports! CNBC’s Squawk Box just did a news segment yesterday, talking with Deepak Chopra about meditation. Deepak gets up at 4AM, then meditates for 2 hours, followed by a meditation class. Talk about discipline! He talks about meditations importance in tackling “the epidemic of stress”, “getting in touch with your spiritual self”,…
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The Pebble Meditation Technique
Ever held a pebble in your hand? I bet you have, at least as a child. A child examines everything it comes across. Feel, taste, touch, play! So with that in mind, what better way to introduce children (and everyone else) to meditation than with the help of a pebble.. ..or 4 pebbles! That is exactly what Thich Nhat…
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Short, Simple And Super
Short, simple and super! That sums up today’s blog post. The point I want to make is that – essentially – short and simple is all we need for a super meditation session. It does not have to be complicated, complex or confusing! This guided meditation is only 5 minutes long, was published over 7 years…
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5 Ways To Do More With Less Effort
Ever feel like when you get to the end of the day, you’ve worked really hard but don’t have much to show for it? To prevent these moments, we can choose to work smarter, instead of harder. The energy of springtime (even for us in the land of eternal summer) is ripe for planting new…