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Heartbeat Meditation Music
Lub dub! Lub dub! Lub dub… Wonder what those words are meant to be? Heartbeat sounds! The medical description for the heartbeat sound is “lub dub”. Lub describing the “first heart sound” (the closing of the AV valves), and dub (or dup) describing the “second heart sound” (the closing of the semilunar valves). Now you know what sounds…
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Flow And Meditation
Ever felt completely absorbed by what you were doing? I am sure we all have had such an experience of being “in the flow”. What a great place to be. In fact, a man named Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi has made a career out of studying and researching this phenomenon. You can learn more about his work,…
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Guided Meditation “The Seat”
This wooden bench – on a field – is waiting for you… Join as we revisit “The Honest Guys”, and their fabulous YouTube Channel. We’ve previously featured guided meditations from them, in these posts: Guided Meditation, Blissful Deep Relaxation Take Five With This Guided Meditation Here is another great guided meditation from our friends, called…
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Sacred Om Meditation Music
Did you know that the world was created by “om”? Much like the greeting “Namaste”, we often come across the word “om” or “aum”. It is commonly used as a mantra (a word/phrase repeated verbally or in our mind) for meditation. But do you know what the word “om” actually means? One meaning of the word is (see…
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Mindfulness Talk By Thich Nhat Hanh
Ever wanted to learn mindfulness directly from and old and wise monk? You can! And you don’t even have to move an inch to do so. Here is a mindfulness talk that was held in 2011 by Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk, teacher, author, poet and peace activist, Thich Nhat Hanh. Following is the YouTube description of…
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Throat Singing Meditation Music
Ever since the first time I hear Mongolian throat singing, I’ve been captivated. How is it possible that someone can sing two notes at once, and in such a deep, mysterious and primal sounding way? Perhaps I should take this as a sign to try and learn it myself… What do you think? No matter your…
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Interview With Peter Ragnar
I recently had the great pleasure of interviewing author and expert, Peter Ragnar, about meditation. I am super excited that we got to interview Peter, an author of 30 books on topics such as meditation, motivation, qi gong, longevity, super strength and natural health. As if that wasn’t enough, there has been written 7 books about him,…
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Chanting Music For Relaxation
Relax your brain for a few minutes! A study has shown that chanting can reduce activity in the limbic system (associated with stress, emotion, learning, motivation, and more), effectively relaxing the brain. And as if that wasn’t enough, other studies have found similar results from playing and listening to music. This is great to remember if…
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Everything You Need To Know About Meditation
Meditation does not work for me, I am telling you! Ever heard such a comment from someone? Or perhaps you’ve been guilty of saying it yourself… It’s one of the many meditation myths that we have been debunking at Daily Meditate, repeatedly. But it’s worth repeating until it’s not a myth anymore. The video below…
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Virtual Reality Guided Meditation
Wait no more, the future is here! Imagine yourself putting on a device which transports you to a virtual reality where it feels like you’re actually there. That device is called Oculus Rift, and is an amazing piece of technology. It is still in it’s early stages, but has been adopted by many developers who want to create…