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What is Transcendental Meditation? What’s the big secret?
I’ve written What is Transcendental Meditation? What’s the big secret? because I feel that it deserves some attention in challenging the secretness or specialness of Transcendental Meditation (TM). The views expressed herein are mine and mine alone. Secret Business and Unique to You! Let me begin by briefly stating that Transcendental Meditation (TM) has been around since the 1950s. The TM technique and TM movement was developed by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in India. The Maharishi taught thousands of people and then began training people to become TM teachers through organizations. The term has now been trade marked. There has been controversy around the movement but also for me I have…
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Avoiding meditation? Find out why!
Why do I avoid meditating? If you find yourself asking “why do I avoid meditating?” or maybe the thought of meditation fills you with fear and so you find yourself avoiding meditation it’s important to know that it’s not unusual and you are definitely not alone in this. Many people avoid meditation even though they may know that meditation is good for them. It might even be that you’re not necessarily conscious of avoiding meditating but you just don’t do it or you find yourself muttering “nope, not doing it”. Often, we can be too scared to meditate or have a fear of meditating although we might not recognize it…
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Tips on how to love yourself
I was compelled to write today about self love and self care. And more specifically, I wanted to touch on “what is self love or self care?” and to give you some tips on how to love yourself. I will attempt to keep it brief though knowing how I write that could be difficult. Nevertheless, I will exercise self love and self care even in relation to this in allowing myself to fully express myself. When people think of self love or self care they often think of things such as pampering sessions or buying oneself something special. I want to expand your thinking a little here and include some…
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Online Retreats in Real Time
My fingers have been walking I have been combing the internet looking for and researching online retreats. In particular, I was searching specifically for online retreats for women and men, couples retreats and retreats for everyday life. And even more specifically I was looking for the more traditional meditation/spiritual based online retreats that are focused on deepening concentration, insight, raising our awareness and consciousness and getting in touch with our true self. Really, the conclusion is that many retreats, particularly those that are online are not specifically designed for any of these cohorts, they are suitable for everyone and that’s a great thing. It’s not divisive and the principles apply whether…
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Plain old meditation Vs mindfulness meditation There are a plethora of mindfulness courses online and mindful meditation courses, but how do you go about choosing an online mindfulness course? That’s where I come in. I want to start out here by giving you a little information because I think it will influence how you go about making your choice on a Mindfulness Meditation Online Course. At the very least I hope it will expand your view. It’s always interesting to me when I do my research and see what terms people are googling or searching for. Interestingly, there seems to be a large volume of people asking about mindfulness whether…
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Is Yoga Meditation? 4 Activities You Never Knew Were Meditation
When you don’t feel like sitting and have energy to burn Sometimes the idea of sitting down to meditate can be an unpleasant thought and can evoke feelings of resistance or even anxiety. And, the more we think about it, the more unsettled we can become and the less likely we are to actually sit and meditate or if we do it is very short lived. If you feel like a ball of energy and have a lot of energy to burn, you may not feel as though you can actually sit for any length of time, but would prefer to use some of that energy. So, this can evoke questions…
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What is the best guided meditation? Top 5 Best Value for Money
What you need can change! What is the best guided meditation is really a personal thing and comes down to what resonates with you and what is needed in the moment. I’ve done the hard work for you and found the best meditation products so you don’t have to trawl through the thousands upon thousands of meditation products online. Scroll down to the section The Best Guided Meditation – Top 5 Picks below or check out my list of factors to consider when you are choosing a guided meditation. What to look for – meditation factors! 1. Sound or no sound It’s about what works best for you and this…
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Best Ways to Meditate at Home – Top Retreat Tips
To Retreat is to Meditate #1 Doing a meditation retreat at home One of the best ways to meditate at home is by doing a meditation retreat. To make your meditation retreat at home successful I’ve compiled a list of tips and everything you need to meditate at home. It includes tips on how to be mindful too and practising mindfulness. Don’t let the word ‘retreat’ scare you, it’s one of the best things you can do for yourself and others actually. And, if anything, if you haven’t done a meditation retreat before, doing a meditation retreat at home may be a gentler and less confronting approach and introduction for…
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Australian Bushfires – What can I do?
A very very brief post. Such a sad and devastating time. You may not think you can do anything. It’s not always about money. Read about what you can do by clicking the link below. Let me add – you can apply this to any situation you or others may be facing. Australian Bushfires – What can I do?
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What is Zen Meditation? How to Awaken
Before I elaborate on “What is Zen Meditation?”, I think its pertinent to explain its origins and its relationship to Buddhism. What is Buddhism? Buddhism can be considered a philosophy, discipline of the mind, a religion and/or a way of life. The Buddhist path is a personal experience of achieving deep and long-lasting happiness by gaining wisdom and a mind free of negative emotions. Meditation is a means of accomplishing this (Venerable Thubten Lhundrup, 2004). Who founded Buddhism? Approximately 2,500 years ago, Siddhartha Gautama was born in the foothills of Nepal. At the age of 29, Siddhartha took up the life of an ascetic. After training in meditation for six…
