I am a meditator and yoga teacher. These practices have brought depth to my life and helped me find perspective and purpose. But a year and a half ago, I became a mom for the first time. As you might expect, it’s had a big impact on my practice, but not in the way […]
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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 […]
OM059: How To Practice Sufi Meditation (Part 1)
What is Sufi meditation and how do you practice it? Aboutmeditation.com cofounder Tom Bershad has practiced the Sufi Way for over two decades. Tom started meditating as a young man when he formally took up Transcendental Meditation (TM) in the early ’70s. Now, over 40 years later, he’s logged thousands of hours of meditation. But for […]
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 […]
OM054: Why Practice Makes Perfect In Meditation (What would Jimi Hendrix say?)
Practice makes perfect. It’s an old adage we all know too well. But what does it mean in the context of meditation? If you pan back and look at all the major breakthroughs in art, science, spirituality, and other fields, you’ll discover practitioners who’ve invested thousands of hours of hard work. Often that work is […]