meditation

Celebrating meditation guidance and gurus.

Finding the MONK in My "Monkey Mind"
I used to get really irritated by (read: jealous of) people who can effortlessly meditate. They sit there all calm and quiet with their perfect posture and pretzeled legs and all “one with the universe” n’ stuff… ugh (eye-roll) SO annoying! (read: lucky)
By Christie 7 years ago in Longevity
How Meditating Killed Me. Top Story - July 2019.
I’m sure anyone who has heard of meditation has heard a story about somebody becoming so ungrounded that they lost all health and stability. Supposedly, finding yourself too high up in your chakras can detach you from your bodily needs and put you in a casket. I waved these exaggerations aside as I stepped into the world of meditation... that is until I found out for myself just how unexaggerated this scenario was.
By Jonathan The Wanderer7 years ago in Longevity
How Meditation Cured My Anxiety
I've been dealing with anxiety, panic attacks, and a lot of stress for about two years now. Not only is my head full of thoughts all the time, also my body is showing me that my inner self is not at peace. A few months ago I started watching videos about meditation; I decided to give it a try and bought a book called Mindfulness in Plain English. This book focuses on one form of meditation, which deals with calming yourself down by focusing on your breath only. The reason why you focus on your breath is because you're breathing the entire time. It never stops, so if you focus on your breath, you are in the absolute present moment. Not in the past, not in the future. When you focus on your breath, you don't think about the next breath, or the last breath to come, do you?
By Mery Kurupinar7 years ago in Longevity
How to Use Meditation to Achieve Happiness
Mediation can be used to achieve happiness, but it is a bit more than that. You are trying to find a place of balance where you are at least centered. Someone who is centered is going to have a much better outlook on life, and they will be much happier with the way that can function throughout the day. All the tips you need for using meditation are below, and you can use all this advice to get your life on track.
By Jade Pulman7 years ago in Longevity
How to Meditate
If you weren’t born into it, welcome. It is never too late to put yourself into a safe place. When starting meditation, it is important to be completely sober. No candles, but you can use any incense you like. Mind over matter is the most important thought to have during your healing process. If you think it, you can be it.
By sharmie johnson7 years ago in Longevity
3 Minute Meditations
Meditation is something that, to really feel the full benefit of, you need to practice on a routine basis. One of the most important things to understand when you first start meditating, is the idea that the thoughts you have don’t always translate to being the reality of what happens around you. In life, we build our own realities based on that voice in our head. For example, say you’re out to lunch with a friend and you say “let’s get an appetizer.” This friend responds with “I can’t afford the calories.” That voice in your head might immediately translate that statement to “Well really your friend is saying you can’t afford those calories either” or if you’re me that directly translates to the voice in my head saying “Your friend thinks you're fat.” The reality of the situation is your friend might be on a diet or trying to save money with not the slightest clue that you might take that in an offensive way. That voice in your head ends up creating a reality that lot of times really isn’t the truth of the situation. Meditating helps because you become so much more aware of that voice. Becoming more aware of that voice is really in an important step to living a more positive and fulfilled life. As you continue on this meditation journey, you can start investigating the root of what causes that voice in your head to create negative interpretations. We can start the process of this awareness and eventual happiness by dedicating just three minutes a day to checking in on ourselves. Below are some steps for beginner meditations.
By Grace S7 years ago in Longevity
The 10 Best Meditation Subscription Boxes
More people than ever before are learning to meditate as a way to relieve stress, gain focus, and keep themselves centered. It's a practice that has been scientifically proven to decrease stress and promote wellness on a holistic level.
By Skunk Uzeki7 years ago in Longevity
4 Powerful Benefits of Daily Meditation
Meditating is a very powerful tool that we can use to keep our minds sharp and focused. Ever notice that you get lost in thought and forget what you were doing for the last 10 minutes?
By Sumbee7 years ago in Longevity
Guided Meditations for the Insomniacs like You and Me
Lately, it's been getting harder and harder to have a good nights rest. At the end of the day, my body feels tired, my eyes are heavy, but once I get into bed, I just end up wide awake. I'll try to sleep but I just can't and In result to that, I end up going on my phone (yeah, I know that makes it worst).
By æmateur .7 years ago in Longevity
Train Your Mindfulness
It used to be called attention. Today it's called mindfulness. The principle is similar: Turn off the autopilot which usually leads our lives. It is good for your personal development, your relationships, more satisfaction and happiness in life and it really can help you to deal with stress. Here are some tips for you.
By Karen Berns7 years ago in Longevity
The Benefits of Meditating Stressed
These days stress affects more than 70 percent of the entire population. It's an unhealthy and energy draining aspect of adulthood. Imagine all that tension and stress building up and held up inside and the physical impacts that it has on the body. Wether it's your house loan, college debt, credit car, bills, children, marriage, health, environment, job or needs the point is stress is exhausting! Not only is maintaining a healthy diet, regular daily exercise routine of the up-most importance but so is meditation.
By Ruby Estelle 7 years ago in Longevity
Falling Water
Meditation is the pathway by which we bring unity between the conscious and subconscious parts of the mind. This practice can be done several ways, but I have found one way to be the most beneficial to me. It is not an easy meditation to do successfully, but even an incomplete attempt is thoroughly refreshing, physically and mentally.
By Roninkan Karate-Do7 years ago in Longevity