meditation

Researchers discover how meditation affects the brain to reduce anxiety.

Mindful in May, the meditation program I’ve been following for the past month with varying degrees of success, ends this week. Thousands of keen meditators and their friends — maybe including you — have raised precisely $78,746 so far to help bring clean water to some of the world’s poorest areas. What a feat! That’s not all […]

I was feeling a little over meditation this week. Perhaps I shouldn’t be saying that on a meditation blog (particularly when my month-long Mindful in May meditation challenge is only halfway through), but it’s the truth. It’s not that I haven’t been enjoying meditating daily — I love the space it brings to my life — it’s just […]

Mindfulness meditation not only reduces inflammation and alters gene expression, it reduces loneliness.

The most famous practitioner of inner-smile meditation is Grand Master Mantak Chia, who operates from the Tao Gardens Resort in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Chia teaches the Universal Healing Tao, a self-help system for curing illness and stress and for enhancing all aspects of life.

Did you know that the human face changes over time by virtue of what is happening in the mind? Constant stress can show on the face as a turned-down mouth, a furrowed brow and lacklustre eyes. There is a way to avoid this though…

Regular meditation causes the brain to become thicker (in a good way).

Adults with memory loss can benefit from meditation.

Meditation is a common mind-body strategy. While there are many types, meditation is any activity in which you control your attention.

“Your mind is your instrument. Learn to be its master and not its slave.”

– Some yoga wisdom from an unknown master (tell us if you know who it is)

Meditation is a universal practice that can be used to quiet the mind, reduce stress and to heal the body, mind and spirit. But how do we incorporate it into our everyday lives?

Meditation brings wisdom; lack of mediation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what hold you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom