By Kimberly Goad — 2020
A beginner's guide to quieting the mind in a time of stress. Includes three guided meditations by popular mindfulness teachers to try now.
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CLEAR ALL
Learn how to break the cycle of suffering from "push-pull' thoughts by really embracing stillness.
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Part One of an interview with musician and composer Silvia Nakkach. She discusses how sound and music can bring about healing and why this is applicable in end-of-life situations.
Usually, we are not, in fact, upset about the facts. We are upset about our interpretations of the facts, and particularly, when we take these facts to mean we are being attacked or rejected in some way.
Follow your Savasana with a short 8-minute meditation from Jana Long, increasing the duration over time. Sit still and quiet and become aware of how your breath feels. If you find you are thinking or clinging to thoughts, let them go and return to feeling your breath.
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Elizabeth Mattis-Namgyel examines common misconceptions about Buddhist practice that can derail even the most seasoned practitioners.
Five years ago, my father fell into a deep bout of depression. Twelve months later his depression culminated in suicide.
Renee Baribeau, also known as The Practical Shaman, tells us more about Wind Work, an unusual but ancient practice that uses the many Wind Gods and Goddesses to align our Spirit and Magnetic North and keep us shifting in the right direction.
Sound has been utilized in various cultures for thousands of years as a tool for healing.
The application of sound healing vibration to acupuncture points has been proven to be a highly effective treatment.
Sound baths are all the rage right now, but sound healing goes deeper than *just* those feel-good mental health benefits.