What can you learn from the practice of mindfulness? Why has this ancient practice exploded into the mainstream? You may have noticed the long-time meditators among us looking bewildered but happy about this geek-to-chic transition. One definition of mindfulness is paying attention to the present moment with nonjudgmental awareness. That sounds simple, but it’s endlessly subtle. The truth […]
OM027: How To Manage Grief And Emotional Pain During Meditation
Awakening self compassion is often the greatest challenge people face on the spiritual path. ~Tara Brach What’s the right way to deal with emotional pain during meditation? Often, difficult emotions arise in meditation when we least expect it. We don’t tend to welcome those feelings with open arms. For most of us, the natural response to any sort of uncomfortable feelings is to tuck tail and move […]
How Meditation Can Save Your Life [Infographic]
This infographic is republished with permission from Best Medical Degrees.
OM026: What Integral Theory Can Teach You About Meditation (Part 2)
What if you had a map of everything? I don’t mean the kind of map that gets you from London to Sydney. I’m talking about one that leads you from the befuddled state of confusion to the great state of clarity. From the lowlands of lagging inertia to the summit of inspiring insight? What if this map […]
OM025: Taming Your Crazy Mind With Meditation (Part 1)
You are not separate from the whole. You are one with the sun, the earth, the air. You don’t have a life. You are life. ~Eckhart Tolle Is your world big or small? Because, often that’s a matter of perspective. For example, do you feel like your entire being is trapped sometimes behind the cartesian grid of […]