Posts Tagged ‘concentration’

PostHeaderIcon Art and music speed up healing of those with mental disabilities

Art and music don’t just come in handy for patients with mental disabilities but even for those who are traumatized and show symptoms of depression. “Survivors of sexual and domestic abuse sometimes show symptoms of mental ailments. Read more here…

PostHeaderIcon Inner truth: Meditation Unplugged

Meditation is largely prevalent nowadays because it is seen as an antidote to stress. However it is much more than just that.  Meditation is a way of life. It is to be lived. We have a vast reservoir of energy in us, lying unused, untapped.Read more here…

PostHeaderIcon Meditation Can Be a Near-Death Experience

The experience of meditation is very similar to these reports of near-death experience. When we meditate we discover when our thoughts and feelings recede, our awareness continues. When our mind stops there is much more. As we go deeper inside, our awareness finds a great presence. Read more here…

PostHeaderIcon Modern meditation: Why incense and crossed legs are strictly optional

“The benefits of meditation are defined by the user,” Andy explains. “For some, this might mean feeling less stressed or anxious, or sleeping better. Then there are those who practise meditation for altruistic reasons – they want to experience a greater empathy with others. You define meditation by how you choose to use it. Read more here…

PostHeaderIcon Prisoners get free yoga and meditation classes

The plan is to make qualified prison inmates meditation teachers. After qualifying to be a meditation teacher they can teach their fellow inmates. They will be provided all support required in teaching including assistance from our foundation’s teachers, simplified meditation techniques and music,’ he said. Read more here…

PostHeaderIcon Mindfulness meditation offers way to slow down life

Susan Sweetwater holds her cat, Henry, while relaxing at her Bremerton home. She’s learned to combat pain with mindfulness meditation.  - Leslie Kelly

In the U.K., card-based fraud has hit its highest half-yearly level since 2009, and approximately £216 million of consumer cash was lost in the first six months of this year. Read more 

PostHeaderIcon Meditation alone doesn’t lower blood pressure: study

A couple stand on a rock facing the sunset along the shores of English Bay in Vancouver, British Columbia July 23, 2013. REUTERS/Andy Clark

Mindfulness participants went to eight weekly group sessions and attended a day-long silent retreat. Each person was also asked to practice stress reduction for 45 minutes daily. This doesn’t mean that meditation is bad. It just simply doesn’t lower blood pressure,” senior author Dr. Sheldon Tobe of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, said. Read more here…

PostHeaderIcon Meditation for wellbeing

Meditation is a way of cleaning the mind, washing it from within, so that you can be calmer, clearer and happier. Without meditation, the restlessness of the mind affects you on all levels and prevents you from connecting with the joy within you. Meditation frees you from tension and brings back your smile. Read more here…

PostHeaderIcon The Best Yoga Moves For Any Situation

The promises of yoga are sometimes almost unbelievable: You’ll be fitter, slimmer, more energized! You’ll sleep better, boost your mood, lengthen muscles, improve flexibility and have a better sex life! Read more here…

PostHeaderIcon Expert introduces mindfulness meditation to Montgomery Co. students, parents.

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The benefit of mindfulness is so clear that it enables people to reduce stress and make decisions from a much more rational mindset,” says Brach, who is also an author and holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology. Read more here…

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