Dr. Madan Kataria, a Physician from Mumbai, India, developed Laughter Yoga while researching an article called, Laughter, the Best Medicine in 1995. Today, the practice has spread to over 6000 clubs in 60 countries. Laughter yoga combines laughing for no reason with certain yoga breathing techniques and is based on a scientific fact that the body […]
Meditation for Men
Meditation is a distinct way of learning how to be present in your mind and body in this moment. A way of turning inward and finding calm from within, pushing away the stresses and worries of the day. It has a positive effect on people – lowering anxiety and stress, increasing energy, promoting creativity, positivity, […]
Reboot your Brain in 15 Minutes or Less
Welcome to the world of smart phones and electronic communications, where, like our gadgets, we are expected to be on 24 hours a day. Like Matthew B. James, Ph.D., points out in his article for the Huffington Post, “the idea of a real vacation, a day or week off, is now a complete dinosaur. It’s extinct.” By […]
3 Popular Misconceptions About Meditation
As meditation becomes more mainstream and is more widely accepted, it has gained a few misconceptions, claims bestselling author and meditation teacher, Susan Piver. She took an opportunity to debunk these 3 popular misconceptions about meditation for the Huffington Post: 1. Meditation means you have to stop thinking. No, no, no! This is a crazy […]
Ten Tips for Setting Up a Meditation Practice
One of the greatest challenges of learning meditation is making it a regular part of your everyday life. And the greatest benefits come once you’ve done that. So, try these tips for setting up a meditation practice, brought to you by your friends at Wildmind Buddhist Meditation: 1. Get some instruction You can learn the […]