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3 Quick Meditation Pillow Facts
My first encounter with a meditation pillow was in a spiritual shop in Paris where the clerk told me that “this one is very good for levitation”. I tried to keep a serious face, but my friend giggled in disbelief. About a decade later I still haven’t been able to levitate on my pillow. Whether it…
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Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer’s Day?
This post is inspired by my daughters and how, even at their tender ages of 10 and 12, they already have a very keen sense of how they compare to the world around them… and to each other. Who is taller? Who has shinier hair? Who has the better grades? Who is more popular at school?…
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Meditation Quote 90: “Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.” Og Mandino
We all have things we know could improve our lives, and we sort of want to do, but never have taken action on. Dreams that seem unreachable, goals that seem impossible and tasks as big as mountains. But it all boils down to one simple thing … … one common place of origin … … one…
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A Timeout In Paradise
When was the last time you took a time-out? Aloha! This is Dana writing from the lush island of Oahu. As I sit here on white sandy beaches, gazing out into the crisp clear waters of the Pacific, soaking in the warm, serene beauty of the island, I am overwhelmed by the unconditional support and love…
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Guided Zen Meditation
Did you know Leonard Cohen is an ordained zen monk? Discover more about that in the second video below… But first, let’s talk about zazen (zen meditation). What I love about the zazen practice is that it at it’s core is very simple, and mindfulness based. This means that it is best practiced by focusing on nothing…
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Don’t Be A Pushover
Do you have a tendency to just go with the flow? You’re out with your friends or on a date or at a family gathering, and you’re overly pleasing – it doesn’t matter what the plan is, you just allow others to pick and choose what to do, where to go. That’s very nice of…
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Meditation Music Playlists
Need to just sit down, dim the lights, take a breath, and meditate to some relaxing music? Voilá, then here is JUST what you need. We have mostly shared meditation music in the form of YouTube videos here on Daily Meditate. This time we thought we’d do something a little different… Playlists! We’ve compiled 4…
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4 Steps To Happiness
Let your happiness expand the coming days. Plan on it, and then take steps to arrive there. For some, happiness feels elusive. Just out of reach. A tomorrow that never arrives. To others, happiness is a regular occurrence. It’s their natural disposition. You might find yourself somewhere between this spectrum — happy sometimes, or not,…
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Meditation Quote 89: “Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.” – Omar Khayyam
We’ve all been asked this question countless times: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” And as we grow older we turn those dreams into goals, and try our best to plan our future. What are your goals? Perhaps a perfect well paid career, a wonderful family of your own, being happy… But how about…
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What Does Your Inner Critic Say?
Do you hear how you speak to yourself? It’s not always nice, is it? I remember when I first started speaking publicly. The voice in my head kept reminding me that I had no business sharing my experience – “who wants to hear this stuff anyway?”. Then, when I did get up to speak and…