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Study Reveals Surprising Meditation Finds
It turns out meditation can result in parts of our brain becoming thicker, and help us become less depressed and more emotionally attuned. Mic reports in a fresh article: “It turns out meditating is good for more than just quiet time: It can actually help us fight the cripplingly high stress levels we experience during our…
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10 Tips For Taming Your Tension
Feeling a bit overwhelmed on the inside? A trip outside may be just what you need. When you immerse yourself in nature, what do you feel? How about when you get away from the city for a few days or just go for a quick hike nearby? Do you feel yourself relax? Are you uplifted…
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Break Free With A Little Foresight
You know you need to take a break, but when? There’s no time! I talk a lot about the importance of breaks. About how, without time for ourselves, the daily grind really does grind us down and leaves us feeling burned-out and tense. You’ve been there. The all-to-familiar reality is that, even when we know…
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Sex, Drugs and Meditation
There was a time I never thought I’d make it. The Criminal Investigation Bureau finger printed my apartment and took my sheets away as evidence. I couldn’t remember what had happened and they assumed the worst. What I could remember, and wasn’t going to tell them, was that I had shot up some heroin that…
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5 Ways To Stay On Your Game
Staying on your game is easier than you think, and a lot more fun. What does it feel like when you’re in the flow? On a morning when the birds are chirping, the air is crisp, and the sky is a sparking blue. One of those days when nothing can faze you. There is openness…
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5 Quick and Easy Meditations That Anyone Can Do
This article is written by Dougall Fraser and was originally published at Huffington Post. It is reposted in it’s entirety here with permission from the author. Don’t have time to sit in the lotus position for 45 minutes? Don’t throw your spiritual journey out the window just because you can’t keep up with the Dalai Lama’s…
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What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?
It’s today. What a day to explore! What will you find? When I was a kid growing up in Minnesota, I spent summers camping and riding bikes; fall jumping in piles of leaves; winters sledding and exploring mountains of snow; and the spring floating pieces of wood (mighty vessels!) down roaring streams in streets as…
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Calm Peaceful Meditation Music
I recently wanted some calm music to play in the background while relaxing with a cup of tea. And this video is what I found! It has an eastern feel, features piano and string instruments, and has what I assume to be synth sounds throughout the whole video. I love how it does not try…
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You Call THAT Freedom?
Guess what? Freedom is available to you, today, wherever you are. Have you ever caught yourself waiting? Waiting for some free time to read that book you’ve been holding on to? Waiting to call that friend you’ve been wanting badly to reconnect with? Waiting for the perfect time to start the project that is your…
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Meditation Can Increase Compassion
New study reveals that practicing compassion meditation can make us more caring towards others. Mindful magazine shares how: Scientific evidence shows that we can train the brain to feel more compassion—for others and for ourselves. In a study conducted at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center for Investigating Healthy Minds (directed by Dr. Richard J. Davidson,…