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May 12 2016

Love, Healing, and the Spiritual Journey Home

I believe that spiritual growth, under the right conditions, is as natural as breathing. And the conditions of our world are the perfect conditions for spiritual growth. The person you are right now, with all of your challenges and strengths, pain and joys, failures and victories, is the perfect person for the journey ahead. And […]

Written by Jeff Carreira · Categorized: Spirituality

May 05 2016

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 […]

Written by Julia Rymut · Categorized: Beginner, Lifestyle

Apr 21 2016

How Practicing Mindfulness Meditation Leads to Increased Well-being

practicing mindfulness meditation

This post originally appeared on Mindful.org. How does practicing mindfulness meditation lead to increased well-being? There is a lot of research conveying mindfulness meditation’s positive impact upon psychological well-being. In fact, a vast literature of controlled studies has found that mindfulness meditation is related to improved mental health across a variety of disorders, including different anxiety disorders, […]

Written by Jennifer Wolkin · Categorized: Benefits of Meditation, Techniques

Apr 07 2016

How (And Why) To Say Yes To Negative Emotions

woman emotions

We say “no” all the time. Sometimes we do so subtly, as a way to deny an emotion, swallow our words, or feel the disgust of “Ugh! Not that again!” I don’ think I’m alone in this. No one likes to feel things which are uncomfortable…especially negative emotions. I was reminded of this recently when I made a […]

Written by David Eyerman · Categorized: Benefits of Meditation, Lifestyle, Stress and Relaxation

Mar 31 2016

Tantra, Non-Duality, & The Practice Of No Problem

What is Tantra? I’ve noticed there’s some confusion about this. So here’s a simple way to think about it. In the East, Tantra is any spiritual path whose goal is to bring about the direct recognition of the immediate availability of our boundless nature. Tantric paths do not see the world, the mind, or anything else […]

Written by Jeff Carreira · Categorized: Spirituality, Techniques

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