You’re probably familiar, by now, with the many benefits of meditation, and are ready to start a practice. Way to go! Meditating is an extremely effective way to create change within yourself. According to Susan Scott Morales of AnnArbor.com, there are 3 things you must do to meditate. 1. Create the Environment. Susan tells us […]
Meditation for Beginners: Jack Kornfield
There seems to be no lack of information on how to learn to meditate. Even so, meditation for beginners can be frustrating. So many methods! So much to think about when, ironically, the intention is to not think at all! So what is the best meditation for beginners? Start simply. The best way to do […]
How to Enter into a Meditative State
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 […]
How to Meditate: 10 Helpful Tips
If you’re just beginning your meditation practice, you may find it difficult to quiet the barrage of thoughts that enter your mind. Don’t worry. This is natural, and with practice and time, and by following these 10 helpful tips on how to meditate by Mary Jaksch of Goodlife ZEN, you soon find some peace of […]
3 Popular Misconceptions About Meditation
As meditation becomes more mainstream and is more widely accepted, it has gained a few misconceptions, claims bestselling author and meditation teacher, Susan Piver. She took an opportunity to debunk these 3 popular misconceptions about meditation for the Huffington Post: 1. Meditation means you have to stop thinking. No, no, no! This is a crazy […]