The question often arises: which types of meditation methods are best? The answer is different for every person. The question you should actually ask is, “What types of meditation method are best for me?” Although they all have the same end goals of creating mental peace and physical bliss, different practices use different methods to achieve that set […]
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All About Mudras
As you become more familiar with meditation, you may want to consider adding certain hand gestures, or mudras, to your practice. Mudras aren’t just symbols with no practical uses. Meditation, yoga and energy work practitioners believe that mudras help to complete the energy circuit inside us and allow our life force to stay within the body, […]
California: Spirit Rock Meditation Center
Spirit Rock Meditation Center, in Woodacre, California, is intended to be a place that always looks in two directions: inward and outward. Inwardly, as human beings we need settings where we can renew our connection to ourselves, to nature, and to life itself through silence and mindful attention. Outwardly, the modern world is in crisis […]
Noah Levine: Not Your Typical Meditation Teacher
As with many self-destructive kids, Noah Levine‘s search for meaning led him first to punk rock, drugs, drinking, and dissatisfaction. But the search didn’t end there. Having clearly seen the uselessness of drugs and violence, Noah looked for positive ways to channel his rebellion against what he saw as the lies of society. Fueled by […]
The Life-Changing Power of Letting Go [Today, in Day 5 of the 10-Day Meditation Challenge, we explore the practice and principle of letting go with a reading, a short talk, and a guided meditation.] I spent 14 years, from the age of 25 to 39, living in a spiritual ashram. That’s the Hindu equivalent of […]
