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The thing is that meditation doesn’t even require as much time or energy as does physical activity. As little as 15 minutes a day is sufficient to realize substantial benefit. There are the health benefits: reduced inflammation (associated with many ills), including enhanced immunity, decreased pain, fewer infections. Meditation makes optimal use of the mind-body connection and the power of thought to influence physical processes. Read more here…

There are many types of yoga to practice that have numerous spiritual and physical benefits, but what’s unique and special about Kundalini yoga is that its universal message is to “transcend the ego and embody the truth of life,” and when we chanted the mantra of awareness “Sat Nam,” we understood that we were saying “True Name,” or “Truth is my name,” which meant that we were uttering the words of our Divine self.  Read more here…

When adversity strikes, meditation can be our best friend. Not as an escape, but as a secret weapon to fortify our minds and bodies, to create resilience and perspective. Read more here…

By being mindful of what you take in when watching TV or a film at the cinema, or listening to the radio, surfing the web or playing computer games, you will reduce stress from information overload and retrieve lost time from media addiction. Read more here…

During mindfulness meditation you keep your attention on your breath, but you want to be fully aware in this moment. So you still take note of sounds and smells, aches and pains, all that makes up the present moment. Read more here…

Meditation releases endorphins (the ‘happy’ hormones), and so does running. This is why both running and meditation are considered so important to liven up your mood, particularly when you are feeling low and depressed. Read more here…

Meditation is like exercise for the mind; the practice is to observe and pay attention without judgment. The objective is to bring one’s attention back to the breath or the mantra in a loving, mindful way.  Read more here…

There’s always been a weird cultural connotation around the word “meditation.” First off, all it really means is mindfulness. And secondly, it’s not all that hard to do. You can do it at home — in fact you probably should. And here’s the hard evidence as to why: –Read more here…

“Meditation is the best thing that ever happened in my life,” she said. “It relieved my stress and it lifted this feeling of gloom that I’d had in my life for years. It was magical.” Read more here…

One of the most significant disabilities incurred by U.S. service personnel returning from the battle zones in Iraq and Afghanistan, whether or not they suffered physical injuries, is post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a psychiatric condition that includes anxiety, hyper-vigilance, insomnia, exaggerated startle response, nightmares and flashbacks, outbursts of anger and social withdrawal. Read more here…