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Cricket Sounds For Meditation
What is the background music of your happiest childhood memories? Close your eyes, and think back to your childhood memories from summer and vacation. What do you hear in the background? Now, the answer you have will most likely not be the same as mine, as this is very subjective and dependent on a lot of factors. Like where…
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Zazn Meditation App
Does your meditation timer have guided meditations, adjustable settings and numerous sound effects? I used to simply use the alarm on my smartphone as a meditation timer. It works ok, but the alarm can be a bit startling, and does not have anything extra. Just the alarm sound going off at the set time. It…
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Meditation Quote 96: “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.” – Albert Einstein
Are you guilty of regret or worry? Of course you are, you’re only human! Regretting the past and worrying about the future comes as natural to us as thinking too much or spending too much time on the couch. But like most things in life, it is only good in moderation. If we take something to the…
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The Art Of Meditation
Do you hear the noise? What noise?! This video features a great excerpt from a talk by Alan Watts about meditation. The video creator, “Omega Point”, has done a great job at setting the audio to some wonderful footage in a beautiful setting, and at times overlaying it with words and sentences from Alan Watts…
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Neuroscience of Mindfulness: Default Mode Network, Meditation, & Mindfulness
This post was originally published on Matthew Williams’ blog, and has been reposted here with his permission. “Ipsa scientia potestas est.” ~ Sir Francis Bacon Translated as, “Knowledge itself is power,” this quote by Sir Francis Bacon appeared in his 1597 essay, Meditationes Sacrae (“Sacred Meditations”). Bacon has been credited as the father of the scientific…
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Celtic Meditation Music
Is there anything more magical and soothing than celtic music? If you don’t know what celtic style music is, have a listen to the music in the video below and see if you recognize it. The video is 3 hours long, and features celtic music of different tempo and atmosphere. Some parts are more calming than others, while…
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Guided Meditation for Gratitude
Are you grateful enough for all the wonders in your life? We could all do with some more gratitude in our lives. In fact, studies have shown that gratitude can both help raise your mood and increase your compassion towards others. This shows us that whether or not you believe “the law of attraction” (or similar…
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Daily Life Mindfulness
Would you say being part of a community is important? In this post, I want to talk about the fact that being part of a community (in my opinion) is crucial for your personal meditation practice and why I started a local mindfulness meetup in Los Angeles. When I first took up meditation to relieve stress,…
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Freedom In Love
Happy Week of Love! I’d like to share a story that my mom once told me. Some time ago, I was going through a really rough patch as a single mom, working long hours, getting sick from the pressures at work. My boss wanted me to cover up for him and if I didn’t, he threatened…