Meditation is the rage. Everyone is talking about it. You hear about it on the 5:00 news, read about it in grocery store magazines…Even your doctor recommends it. And when people talk about meditating, they all say how good it is for you. But the unspoken truth is that mediation can be hard—physically hard. Sitting […]
How to Meditate When You Are in Pain
A few years ago, I herniated a disc. Of course, everyone knows that disc issues are painful but from my experience, nothing can describe what it actually feels like. It started with an ache in my back. Then there were shooting pains down my leg. Once when I tried to stand, I almost fainted. I’d […]
How to Prepare for Meditation: 9 Ways to Ground Yourself
Do you know how to prepare for meditation? We’ve all been told to ground ourselves, but have you ever thought about what that actually means? “Feel your roots grow into the ground.” “Feel heavy in your pelvis.” “Sink into the support beneath your body.” All of these instructions make sense—sorta. Grounding is a basic and […]
Relax & Start Your Meditation with this 6-Step Breathing Exercise
You’re tense and exhausted. Your back aches and you’re irritable. You decide that mediation could help. But with your tight shoulders and racing mind, you can’t settle down. You can’t focus. So you do what everyone says to do when you need to relax—you take a deep breath. You inhale as deeply as you can, […]
The Stressed Out Meditator’s Guide to Meditation
You’re exhausted. Your breath is shallow. You’re clenching your teeth and your shoulders are in knots. And the next thing on your to-do list is to meditate. Feels like a joke, right? Sitting for meditation seems like last thing you can do when you’re stressed. And sitting still? Forget about it. You feel anxious just […]