It’s not hard to do, but it does require practice to learn how to meditate. When Scott Young, guest writer for ZenHabits, first started using meditation he found it difficult to hold a visual scene for a length of time without allowing distracting thoughts enter. With patience, he writes that he’s become better at holding […]
Healing Through Happiness: Laughter Yoga!
Dr. Madan Kataria, a Physician from Mumbai, India, developed Laughter Yoga while researching an article called, Laughter, the Best Medicine in 1995. Today, the practice has spread to over 6000 clubs in 60 countries. Laughter yoga combines laughing for no reason with certain yoga breathing techniques and is based on a scientific fact that the body […]
Meditation for Men
Meditation is a distinct way of learning how to be present in your mind and body in this moment. A way of turning inward and finding calm from within, pushing away the stresses and worries of the day. It has a positive effect on people – lowering anxiety and stress, increasing energy, promoting creativity, positivity, […]
10 Positive Reasons to Meditate Daily
Most of us know that daily meditation is “good for you”, but what are the reasons to do it every day? Most people experience stress and tension every day from work, school, their relationships… All this harms the body, the mind and the quality of life. Daily meditation will help you release that stress and tension, […]
Mindfulness with Mustangs
The important key to meditation is not necessarily how you practice it, but that it facilitates an opportunity for you to be with yourself, to learn about yourself, and to heal in the process. A group in Boulder, Colorado, is using equine therapy to practice mindfulness and meditation to help those veterans suffering from Post […]