By Serena Oppenheim — 2018
How Vedic Meditation helped me, and why it might help you.
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Our heart deserves better than to be loaded down with never-ending stress. A certain level of stress can be beneficial and may lead to actual problem solving. However, a lot of our stress is unnecessary and even harmful.
Grounded in our formal practice of meditation, we can relax into the vast, open awareness that is our ultimate nature. Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche tells the story of his own introduction to the Great Perfection.
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“The research is pretty clear that surface acting is almost always bad for you.”
Emerging research on the vagus nerve sheds light on how people can tune in to their nervous systems and find ways back to a “rest and digest” state amidst the chronic stress.
Many of us are grappling with stress, fear, and uncertainty during the global pandemic. We’ve all heard that meditation is helpful, but it’s so hard to start!
From giving an important presentation at work to attending a party by yourself, there are countless situations that can be impacted by negative thoughts.
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Five years ago, my father fell into a deep bout of depression. Twelve months later his depression culminated in suicide.
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