Category: Meditation

Reactivity means different things in different contexts. In this context reactivity means changing your behavior when being observed. This may be necessary for maintaining privacy and security. If you’re typing confidential banking information in a crowded office you will be more cautious than if you were …

Meditation can slowly change people without their realizing it. When people look back at their lives prior to taking up meditation practice they fully realize how different they were. The change is always for the better. If you’ve been meditating consistently for more than a year …

Opening up to the present is just as important as making plans for the future. Meditation is opening up to the present moment. Consistent practice of meditation and opening up to the moment extends beyond the meditation session. Daily activities will become a form of meditation …

We can use our minds to scan our bodies. The body scan meditation relaxes the body and dissolves internal blockages that prevent energy flow. This meditation may be done outside in the warm sun or in bed in a dark room. Lie down and close your …

People complain to me regularly about meditation difficulties. A common problem is distracting thoughts. Some who complain have never tried meditation but anticipate problems. People have been made to feel that meditation is a high mystical discipline that only benefits the spiritually advanced. This is false. …

The counting breath meditation is an easy way to strengthen your concentration. This meditation also has a calming effect. During this exercise you hold the breath as long as possible without straining yourself. Not straining must be emphasized as holding your breath for too long leaves …

One minute meditation is a quick way to calm your mind and connect with your internal world. Do this one minute meditation whenever you feel sad, angry, stressed, fearful or shy. Set your alarm for one minute. Close your eyes and smile. Sitting or standing inhale …