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Jun 18 2017

8 Common Meditation Myths: What’s the “Right” Way to Meditate?

Common Meditation Myths: What’s the “Right” Way to Meditate?

If your Facebook feed is any indication, the right way to meditate is wearing a tank top and sitting on cross-legged on a mountain with a smile on your lips as your head points slightly to the sky. But when has Facebook given you good instructions? There are many ways to meditate, all of which […]

Written by Julia Rymut · Categorized: Beginner, Benefits of Meditation, Lifestyle · Tagged: benefits of meditation, Common Meditation Myths, guided meditation, how to meditate, meditation, Meditation myths

Apr 30 2017

7 Common Meditation Myths: Just What is Meditation?

Common Meditation Myths: Just What is Meditation?

Meditation is a hot subject these days. You hear about it everywhere. And like any subject that is popular in Facebook feeds and new shows, there can be a number of myths and misunderstandings about it. 7 Meditation Myths In this first part of a 3-part series on “Common Meditation Myths”, we’ll look at what […]

Written by Julia Rymut · Categorized: Beginner, Benefits of Meditation, Lifestyle, Spirituality, Techniques · Tagged: benefits of meditation, Common Meditation Myths, guided meditation, how to meditate, meditation, Meditation myths

May 25 2012

3 Popular Misconceptions About Meditation

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 […]

Written by About Meditation · Categorized: Beginner · Tagged: how to meditate, meditation for beginners, Meditation myths, misconceptions about meditation, myths about meditation, susan piver

Apr 04 2012

Top 10 Meditation Myths by Bodhipaksa

woman meditate full lotus

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 […]

Written by About Meditation · Categorized: Beginner, Stress and Relaxation, Techniques · Tagged: meditation for beginners, Meditation myths, misconceptions

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