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Take These 3 Steps To Freedom
Freedom is a state of mind – where’s your head at? Not that long ago, my life was like a prison. Toxic relationships, road rage, no time for myself, plus the stress of working as a 911 operator all added up to “no fun!”. Tension headaches, acid indigestion, a short temper, and a generally bad…
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Tweet Yourself To Some Mindfulness
When you see someone tweeting about #mindfulness, does it seem a bit strange they’re not spending their time in being mindful instead? That’s exactly what Emma Reynolds at news.com.au was thinking, so she started to investigate. In an article published yesterday, she writes: I’M PRETTY cynical about new-age, hippy trends. Even now yoga is ubiquitous, I can’t…
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Working Too Hard? Try Something Else
Greetings, dear friend! Today, see if you can walk the middle way. In the midst of our busy lives, we have a tendency to overwork, play too little, and, as a result, get very serious about things! I’m sure you know the feeling. It’s been one of those weeks that feels like it might never…
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Japanese Shakuhachi Meditation Music
Nature is a multifaceted being of immense beauty and hidden wonders. Take a bamboo tree for example. Certain species of bamboo can grow 35 inches within a 24 hour period. Not only that, bamboo can be used for anything from making paper and building houses, to Chinese medicine and food. But in terms of wonders, all these…
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If There’s Fear, Roll With It
Today is a great day to check-in with your fear and see it for what it is. Tell-tale anxieties? Limiting beliefs? They’re no match for present moment awareness. You’ve decided to make a change, pursue a new endeavor, reinvent an aspect of your life. The vision for this new way of being inspires you. Maybe…
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[INFOGRAPHIC] Meditation Not For You? Read This!!
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Just two days ago, Happify and Dan Harris posted this infographic at the Huffington Post, and prefaced it by saying: “Lately, it seems that meditation has become as prominent in the workplace as weekly meetings — and there couldn’t be a greater reason for it. Research suggests the practice can help boost focus, lower stress…
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How Can Nature Help You?
Have you gotten your dose of nature this week? The benefits of being outdoors are so many, but us city-dwellers tend to spend most of our time in the office, in the car, at home, rarely venturing off the beaten path and into the woods. In fact, a 2009 report from the Environmental Protection Agency…
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Laugh Your Way To A Good Meditation
With her big laughter, Carla Reichman has been compared to the laughing Buddha. In a recent article, Kristine Crane at U.S. News reports on how laughter is being used to help with meditation. When Carla Riechman laughs, you hear it. With her big laughter, the former District of Columbia school teacher has been compared to the…
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Relax, And Let The Truth Arrive
Over the past blog posts, we’ve been looking at our tendency to grasp at pleasurable thoughts and push away the painful. If we are attached to either pleasure or pain, we set ourselves up for inevitable disappointment. When the pleasure passes, discontentment arises (“Aw! I wanted more of that!”). Wallowing in pain, discontentment is just…
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Meditation Quote 84: “Only this actual moment is life.” – Thich Nhat Hanh
If life is a series of moments, how come so many of them pass by without us noticing? The sad truth is that many of us get trapped in the past or the future, and in the process missing out on the the present moment. Missing out on life! If you’re one of our avid readers, you might…