Book review and recommendation of “The Willpower Instinct” by Kelly McGonigal
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The purpose of this interview was to introduce people to meditation and/or to Shinzen in a more casual, talk-show type format - thus Steph is playing the role of non-meditating talk-show host while Shinzen maintains his role as insightful, innovative teacher who speaks from deep experience & wisdom.
Shinzen Young spoke of how late night sitting can restructure how you experience the world, during a recent Southern California retreat. An all-night “Yaza” (or night sit) was scheduled to begin right after his dharma talk. Many people decided to do it after hearing this description.
Shinzen talks about the technique he calls "do nothing", which is associated with what other traditions call choiceless awareness, just sitting, the great perfection (dzogchen), and mahamudra. Shinzen's instructions for how to do this is: "Let whatever happens happen.
Along with distorting our fundamental view about the world, and the emergence of traumatic symptoms, unresolved trauma limits our capacity to be fully present; our potential and capacity for real love and intimacy are blocked, as is the ability to feel the intrinsic aliveness, vibrancy, and joy of...
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The Refine Method features a seamless circuit-style technique called Metabolic Resistance Training.
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Dr Roger Walsh is interviewed about the universal practices found in all the world's spiritual and religious traditions such meditation, purification and so forth.
Learn to meditate in ten minutes a day with the Headspace app. Each day, it delivers a new guided meditation based on teachings that Andy Puddicombe, Co-founder of Headspace, learned during the ten years he spent studying meditation and mindfulness in monasteries across Asia.
The neurosurgeon, CNN commentator and author of “Keep Sharp: Build a Better Brain at Any Age” has long studied the brain and the onset of Alzheimer’s. He talks with CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr.
‘Yoga Girl’ shares her tips on how to find the time and energy to fit meditation into a busy lifestyle.
How to do mantra meditation - a few simple techniques. Let me know how you get on!