So you’re ready to try meditation and want to know how to meditate? There are many techniques for beginners. Try this easy-to-learn mindfulness technique from the Guardian, designed to help you find a bit more clarity and calm in your everyday life: Step 1: Before you get started Before you start, you need to take […]
Meditation for Beginners: Jack Kornfield
There seems to be no lack of information on how to learn to meditate. Even so, meditation for beginners can be frustrating. So many methods! So much to think about when, ironically, the intention is to not think at all! So what is the best meditation for beginners? Start simply. The best way to do […]
Stand by Your Mantra
In our article, The Power of Mantra, we show how using a mantra during your meditation can greatly effect your ability to remain focused and help you connect to a deeper spirit. A mantra can be as simple as “Om”, considered by many to be the most powerful mantra, or it can be a word […]
Mini-Meditations: Easy Ways to Relax and Focus
Interested in using mini-mediations to take a short break from your day? Read this article below by Brian Tanaka of DevYou for ZenHabits. Mini-Meditations: Brief Excursions into Emptiness It’s often hard to be as focused as we’d like to be. Many things in our hectic lives interrupt our concentration and erode focus. Think: cell phones, instant messaging, email, […]
How to Enter into a Meditative State
It’s not hard to do, but it does require practice to learn how to meditate. When Scott Young, guest writer for ZenHabits, first started using meditation he found it difficult to hold a visual scene for a length of time without allowing distracting thoughts enter. With patience, he writes that he’s become better at holding […]