The experience of travelling to a new destination can be an exciting and wonderful opportunity to explore life. It can also be exhausting, stressful and time consuming. In our busy lives, we can spend a lot of our time travelling. Whether it’s for work or pleasure, and whether it’s our daily commute or a long distance […]
Goldie Hawn’s MindUp Program for Children
In recent years, since she semi-retired, Hollywood superstar Goldie Hawn has reinvented herself as a philanthropist and “mindfulness campaigner“. She launched her Hawn Foundation in 2005 “to promote children’s academic success in school and in life through social and emotional learning”, and is promoting her meditation manual, 10 Mindful Minutes, which reached the New York Times […]
Top 10 Meditation Myths by Bodhipaksa
Updated February 22, 2014. Although meditation is much more mainstream nowadays, widely used by millions of people all over the world, there are still misconceptions about it. Here are the top ten myths about meditation, debunked by Buddhist teacher Bodhipaksa for wildmind.org. Common Meditation Myths Myth #10 : Meditation is Relaxation While it’s important to […]
Wherever You Go, There You Are
Updated February 6, 2014. Many years after it was first published in 1994, Wherever You Go, There You Are, by mindfulness meditator, Jon Kabat-Zinn continues to be an important and influential book for those interested in learning about meditation. Jon Kabat-Zinn can explain meditation concepts simply–in a way that no one else can. His writing […]
It’s Possible: Use Meditation to Lose Weight!
Updated March 21, 2014. When you think about a weight loss program, you probably have visions of sweating off fat and counting calories. But did you know that practicing meditation to lose weight can be a valuable part of your weight loss program? Although you won’t burn many calories in a typical meditation session, you’ll […]