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Dec 05 2013

6 Mindfulness Exercises to Lose Weight and Gain Peace of Mind

When you think about mindfulness exercises, you probably don’t think about the kind of exercise that helps you lose weight. But thankfully, there’s one new approach to mindfulness, which actually helps you slim down as you ‘wake up’! It’s called the meditation diet. We first heard about the meditation diet from Leo Babauta and the […]

Written by Bhakti · Categorized: Benefits of Meditation, Lifestyle

Dec 03 2013

Meditation Tips: 10 Simple Steps to Buddha Mind

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Do you want to meditate like the Buddha? First, let’s imagine what it was like to be him. You are sitting quietly at dusk under the boddhi tree, enjoying the pure peace of being. Nothing is wrong. Everything is right. The silence and stillness is so deep you can hear the bells of a temple […]

Written by Morgan Dix · Categorized: Beginner, Benefits of Meditation, Featured, Habits, Stress and Relaxation, Techniques · Tagged: buddha, buddha mind, meditation steps, morgan

Nov 19 2013

How to Meditate Properly: 5 Hidden Signs of Your Success

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Meditation is deceptively simple. Yet most of us approach this practice with preconceived ideas about how to do it. So learning how to meditate properly can be hard, but with a few helpful tips, you can avoid pitfalls and save time. As with anything we want to excel at, it takes dedicated practice to achieve […]

Written by Morgan Dix · Categorized: Beginner, Benefits of Meditation, Featured, Lifestyle, Stress and Relaxation · Tagged: meditate properly, meditation experience, morgan

Nov 18 2013

Go to Sleep! A 10 Minute Guided Meditation

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Do you have trouble sleeping? Do you suffer from insomnia? More people than ever are complaining about stress and the effects it has on their sleep. But there’s good news. New studies point to meditation and mindfulness as a way to mitigate this frustrating issue. And guided meditations like this one are a useful and effective meditation tool. […]

Written by Morgan Dix · Categorized: Featured, Guided Meditations, Lifestyle, Science & Research, Stress and Relaxation · Tagged: brainwave entrainment, deep sleep, guided meditation, meditation for sleep, relaxation, tonal track, trouble sleeping

Nov 17 2013

Am I Meditating Correctly?

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Are you making progress with your meditation? You may not be sure you’re meditating correctly, if you’re new to the practice. One thing that will help is to strengthen your ability to notice and appreciate small changes. Check out these signs of progress in meditation by the folks at WildMind: Other people noticing that you are […]

Written by Morgan Dix · Categorized: Beginner, Benefits of Meditation · Tagged: am I meditating?, making progress, meditation for beginners, progress in meditation

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