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Category Archives: Meditation
10 Unexpected Ways to Meditate Every Day
From Greatist Ready to get Zen? Meditation can do way more than people think — and it’s not just for hippies. Practicing meditation regularly has legitimate health advantages, especially for the brain. Studies suggest meditation can do it all: reduce anxiety and sensitivity … Continue reading
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License to Chill: A free website for guided meditation
From PureWow Hey you…giant ball of stress wrapped in a neat little casing of “keeping it all together.” Maybe it’s time to put down the latte, call off the micromanagement and treat yourself to a few moments of genuine relaxation. … Continue reading
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3 Yoga Nidra Health Benefits
From Huffington Post The National Sleep Foundation reports that more than 50 percent of American adults suffer from symptoms of insomnia a few nights a week or more. Sleep experts recommend that adults get seven to nine hours of sleep … Continue reading
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Can Court Mandated Yoga and Meditation Keep Kids Out of Prison?
From GOOD Magazine The Lineage Project’s mission is to keep young people, ages 11 to 24, out of the juvenile/criminal justice system in the United States. Our innovative program model uses Awareness-Based Practices (ABP), which includes yoga, meditation, and life … Continue reading
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Yoga and the Mind: Can Yoga Reduce Symptoms of Major Psychiatric Disorders?
From TIME Magazine Getty Images Yoga does the body good, and according to a new study, it may ease the mind as well. “Yoga has also become such a cultural phenomenon that it has become difficult for physicians and consumers … Continue reading
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Aging in Brain Found to Hurt Sleep Needed for Memory
As if we needed one more reason to keep our brain fit through meditation! From The New York Times By BENEDICT CAREY Scientists have known for decades that the ability to remember newly learned information declines with age, but it … Continue reading
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Meditation Boosts Creativity and Peace of Mind in the Workplace
From the New York Times By MIRABAI BUSH IN 1972, I was a 30-year-old American traveling in India, with the smell of incense in my hair and mantras repeating in my ears. Back then, if you had told me that … Continue reading
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Zen and the art of switching off – from Great Lakes Advocate
‘m a chronic multitasker. A restless sleeper. A compulsive mental to-do list compiler. A neurotic over-analyser. Put simply: my head is an exhausting place to be. by Nina Karnikowski for Great Take Advocate People have often told me meditation could … Continue reading
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The magic in ‘yoga sleep’
Working on a semi-conscious level, yoga nidra can change your life From The Nation Nidra, a Sanskrit word, means sleep. Yoga nidra, or yogic sleep, is not just a form of profound physical and mental relaxation but helps improve consciousness … Continue reading
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Teenage Yogis: Fostering Peace in the Face of Rising Violence
From The Chopra Well Blog on HuffPost Healthy Living Can yoga and meditation help a teenager struggling with the death of a parent or violence in his community? Juquille Johnston was 6 years old when his father was shot and … Continue reading
