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Jan 22 2013

Finally! Easy Tips on How to Meditate for Beginners

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Have you been wanting to meditate but don’t know where to start? If you’re new to meditation, then you’ve probably found it challenging to know just where to begin. In this article, we lay down some basic instructions on how to meditate for beginners. We also address some common concerns beginners may have. This guide will […]

Written by About Meditation · Categorized: Beginner, Benefits of Meditation, Habits, Stress and Relaxation, Techniques · Tagged: How to Meditate for Beginners, Mindfulness Meditation

Jun 14 2012

Meditate in 10 Easy Steps

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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 […]

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Jun 06 2012

Stand by Your Mantra

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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 […]

Written by About Meditation · Categorized: Beginner, Techniques · Tagged: how to select a mantra, intent, make the most of your mantra, mantra, mantra meditation, om, what is a mantra

Jun 06 2012

Stop a Panic Attack

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A panic attack is a sudden onset of fear or anxiety, and there are ways to stop it by meditational breathing techniques. If you’ve ever experienced one, you know that they may cause shortness of breath, trembling, chest pain, and a fear or feeling like you may be dying or losing control. That fear causes even more […]

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Jun 04 2012

Extreme Meditation: Vipassana

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Most people associate meditation with sitting quietly for 20 or 30 minutes, silently focusing and gaining a new awareness of oneself. This can be a challenge in itself, so how do you think you’d handle 10 straight days of it? Now what if there could be no eye contact with others, no phones or internet, […]

Written by About Meditation · Categorized: Mindfulness · Tagged: extreme meditation, meditation retreat, sri lanka, vipassana, vipassana meditation, what is vipassana

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