One of the greatest challenges of learning meditation is making it a regular part of your everyday life. And the greatest benefits come once you’ve done that. So, try these tips for setting up a meditation practice, brought to you by your friends at Wildmind Buddhist Meditation: 1. Get some instruction You can learn the […]
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, […]
Breathing Exercises to Prepare for Meditation
In this meditation techniques video, Lisa Dawn Angerame demonstrates breathing exercises to help us prepare our bodies for meditation. “Most of the time we’re not paying attention to our breath. The diaphragm muscle separates the belly, our stomach cavity, from our upper body and it gets really shallow during the day. So we take the […]
Meditation – Then and Now
Interested in the history of meditation? Check out this cool animated video from the folks at YesPlus that briefly touches on where meditation came from and why it’s so good.
Top 10 Meditation Myths by Bodhipaksa
Updated February 22, 2014. Although meditation is much more mainstream nowadays, widely used by millions of people all over the world, there are still misconceptions about it. Here are the top ten myths about meditation, debunked by Buddhist teacher Bodhipaksa for wildmind.org. Common Meditation Myths Myth #10 : Meditation is Relaxation While it’s important to […]