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Embracing the Unknown with Pema Chödrön – A Course on Letting Go
Embracing the Unknown So, what is this course all about? What does it mean to embrace the unknown? Firstly, Embracing the Unknown is a Four-Part Course on Letting Go and Welcoming Change It’s more than likely that you’ve heard of The Tibetan Book of the Dead. But what can this famous religious text tell you about living? Even though it is an intrinsic and unavoidable part of life, our culture as a whole doesn’t like to talk about death. For many of us, the concept is not only frightening, but nearly taboo—a grim shadow overhanging everything, silent and dreadful. But it doesn’t have to be that way. In fact, it…
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The School of Awakening – Eckhart Tolle’s Most Advanced Program
The School of Awakening is not for everybody. But is it for you? Over the years, Eckhart has watched his community blossom into a full-blown movement committed to awakening. Among his steady stream of students, more and more are ready and willing to go deeper. The School of Awakening was formed to help you make the next step in your personal evolution. With new teachings that focus on experiential practices to transcend suffering, release the “pain-body,” and fully awaken to Presence, Eckhart and Kim want to help you permanently stay grounded in your connection to your essence identity, the “Deep I.” Humanity is in the midst of a collective awakening.…
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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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Top 10 Books on How to Change your Life!
Mind and Beyond When I was researching the Top 10 Books on How to Change your Life I really considered the following. As a coach and as someone who has been on their own personal development journey, I write a lot of articles about mindset, how to change your thinking and behaviour to change your life, have the life you want, be all you can be and access your pure potential. Much of what I write either focuses on mastering or managing your mind or is about going beyond your mind in order to find greater happiness, contentment, peace, calm and fulfilment. This may seem conflicting but I think that…
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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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Gratitude: Being grateful when you don’t feel it!
I’m not feeling it! Sometimes life, or rather our perception of life can get us down. I say perception here because it is our minds that determine our experience of life if we allow it to. And gratitude and particularly being grateful when you don’t feel it can seem impossible. You might be thinking ‘I am dissatisfied with my life”, “I’m not satisfied with my life” or even “how can I be grateful when life is so bad?”. Maybe you just want to know how to develop an attitude of gratitude or are asking “is gratitude the key to happiness?”. Or perhaps you just want to learn a little…
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Mindfulness Meditation Online Course – Top 6 Affordable Picks Reviewed
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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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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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…
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The Power of Now Book Review: The Teacher Will Appear!
Before the review – what we all want to know Price: Paperback $18.27 The Book Depository Audio download $16.77 (immediate) Sounds True My Rating: A must have on your bedside table just like Oprah – 10/10 The Power of Now Book Review: The Teacher Will Appear! Welcome to Part 2. This article reviews Chapters 6-10. In Part 1, The Power of Now Book Review – When the student is ready! I reviewed Chapters 1 – 5 and gave you a little background in relation to my own history with the book, how it sat on my bookshelf for 20 years and why and how it eventually became part of my…
