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Jul 14 2016

Do You Fall Asleep Meditating? 6 Simple Strategies To Help

Years ago, when I started to practice the art of meditation, I would regularly start to fall asleep meditating. It began in yoga. I would lie on the floor in corpse pose (savasana) and start to drift off. When these times came, nothing would stop the sleepiness. Even if I was doing breathing exercises (pranayama). I […]

Written by Julia Rymut · Categorized: Lifestyle

Jul 11 2016

OM071: The 5 Steps To Mindful Grieving

5 steps to mindful grieving

It’s been a challenging few weeks here in the United States. There’s been a surge of violence on a number of fronts. Because of social media and our 24 hour news cycle, we are all a lot more exposed to the violence and trauma of these events. If you’re like me, it hits you right […]

Written by Morgan Dix

Jul 07 2016

Mindful Grieving: What It Is And Isn’t

I feel extraordinarilyy heartbroken at the news of the shooting death of at least 49 human beings who came together in a place they felt safe; a place whose four walls bore witness to love without its shackles. The Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida was a place in which lovers could hold hands and kiss, […]

Written by Jennifer Wolkin · Categorized: Lifestyle

Jun 27 2016

OM070: Dr. Richard Miller On Healing Emotional Trauma With iRest Meditation

iRest is a research-based transformative practice of deep relaxation and meditative inquiry that: releases negative emotions and thought patterns, calms the nervous system, and develops a deep capacity to meet any and all circumstances you may encounter in life. -Dr. Richard Miller Healing Emotional Trauma With iRest Meditation You can read the full writeup on the […]

Written by Morgan Dix

Jun 22 2016

How To Use Meditation As A Tool For Insight

What does it mean to meditate on something? This is a phrase people throw around a lot. Have a problem? “Go meditate on that.” Hit a roadblock in deciding what job to take, or where to live? “I’ll go meditate on that.” But what does this mean? Meditating on something is not simply thinking about it. […]

Written by David Eyerman · Categorized: Beginner

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