32 results for tag: Benefits of Meditation
Harvard Unveils MRI Study Proving Meditation Literally Rebuilds The Brain’s Gray Matter In 8 Weeks
It is not surprising how much research has developed actually proving the healing and healthy effects of meditation and mindfulness training. This new Harvard study proving Meditation Literally Rebuilds The Brain feels like a breakthrough, but really to those of us doing this work for decades, it feels long overdue....
What is The Difference Between Freedom and Lack of Self-Discipline?
Identifying the difference between freedom and lack of self-discipline is an essential teaching on our journey as spiritual beings.Thich Nhat Hanh offers us perspective to help those struggling with this important concern for anyone with or wanting to have a spiritual practice, whether it is meditation, Hatha Yoga, Tai Qi, Qi Gong or any other regular spiritual practice....
Potential Negative Side Effects of Meditation
Is there a dark side to meditation? Can people experience negative side effects of meditation? Why is the spiritual community so fearful of media exposing situations of armful or negative experiences with meditation or Yoga? Or What Research Says about Reiki? I for one am not fearful or startled by these experiences or stories. I have known many people whom have experienced harmful or negative side effects of Meditation, Yoga, Reiki, Tai Qi, Qi Gong and most other healing modalities. Why is this a shock? Not all people, bodies, minds and spiritual imprints are the same, why should our experiences be the same? The same would be true for Prayer, who has not had a negative experience praying sometime in their life? Can you honestly say there is anything that you have experienced anything powerful in your life that has been completely free of any negative experiences - sleeping, eating, making love, walking, laughing, relationships, singing, dancing, painting, kissing, medicine, religion, school, hugging, psychotherapy, counseling etc.?...
Providence Life Coach Career Success Series – Finding Your Life Purpose
For many people, finding your life purpose can be a challenging and frustrating experience. There was a time in my life when I did not know what I wanted to do professionally. I had met several times with a career counselor and did a full range of testing. After completing the tests, the career counselor and I went over the results together.
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Spiritual Retreat at Portsmouth Abbey
This past week I had the opportunity for a two-day spiritual retreat at Portsmouth Abbey in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. If you have never been there, Portsmouth Abbey is on a beautiful campus next to the ocean sharing its property with Portsmouth Abbey School....
Mindfulness for People Who Are Too Busy to Meditate
I am not convinced there are people to busy to meditate, but I appreciate the ideas and recommendations that are offered in this post, Mindfulness for People Who Are Too Busy to Meditate. I firmly believe through experience, anyone who meditates on a daily basis will improve their efficiency at work, home and life that it will create more time, rather take time from their day. If Presidents, Prime Ministers, CEOs, Celebrities and Athletes have time to meditate, why believe you don't?...
Providence Life Coach Dating Success Series – Conscious Coupling
Conscious coupling seems to be getting a lot of press these days, celebrities tend to make this sort of thing happen - Madonna at The Kabbalah Centre and Julia Roberts with Hindu are examples of when they speak openly about religion or spirituality. I am not sure why this happens, but it does. I have never seen celebrities as people I wanted to be like, at least not those in the entertainment industry. Growing-up, there were many athletes that gave their time to worthy causes that I looked-up to for that reason int e 60's and 70's. I have never felt drawn to the fact that "so and so" said something, means it is something important or of value. Although it does seem that Richard Gere My Journey with Buddhism has really committed to the study and practice of Tibetan Buddhism without making it feel like a publicity stunt. I happened to be participating in the Kalachakra with The Dalai Llama back in 2000 with Richard Gere and other famous people present for the ten days of spiritual training. They all kept a low profile with no autographs or photos, just like everyone else receiving the training....
