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Meditation Techniques: Is There A Right Way to Meditate?

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Written by: Jerry Sargeant

Meditation Techniques: Is There A Right Way to Meditate?

If you let your mind run riot on its own, your ego will keep you in the illusory world of the future and past and this, my friend, is chaos. By meditating, creating space, becoming still in your mind, you create a natural environment where your creativity can flourish and clarity takes over your soul.

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Meditating 101: Simple, Quick and Easy Do's and Dont's

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Written by: Sandy Goodman

Meditating 101: Simple, Quick, Easy Do's and Dont's

I am probably the last person that should be saying how, when, and where to meditate. I have set a goal of daily meditation at least a hundred times, and I haven't succeeded for more than three consecutive days. It isn't a matter of not liking to meditate. I do..

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Meditation for a Growing Sense of Inner Peace and Serenity

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Written by: Betty Bethards

Meditation for a Growing Sense of Inner Peace and Serenity

Our energy level and mental programs are the major contributing factors to how we interpret what's going on in our lives. That's why the most important tool I have to offer to increase self awareness is daily meditation. Meditation keeps our energy up high enough so that we have the clarity...

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Aura Meditations For A Fresh Start and For Everyday Life

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Written by: Cynthia Sue Larson

Aura Meditations for Everyday Life

Simply by meditating, people have been able to reduce the amount of stress they feel in their lives, alleviate physical pain, deepen awareness, relax muscle tension, improve mind-body coordination, achieve a sense of peace and joy, see more possibilities, and even reduce biological age.

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Daily Mindfulness: Eating and Walking Mindfully

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Written by: Thich Nhat Hanh

Daily Mindfulness: Eating and Walking Mindfully

When you practice mindful breathing, you become truly present. Mindful eating is very pleasant and is a very deep practice. Mindful walking is healing and transformational. Mindfulness brings healing to past and future generations as well as to our own selves. All of us can do it. By the third or fourth day, you will have seen the difference.

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Beyond Fear: Meditation to Release Fears One by One

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Written by: Gus Fowler

Beyond Fear: Meditation to Release Fears One by One

Fears are the biggest blocks that keep people from achieving the level of mastery they desire. The subconscious mind draws to us whatever we think about. Fear is a very strongly energized thought and has a lot of power to create undesirable conditions in our lives. "Like attracts like" and if you are always thinking of fearful things, the very things you fear will be attracted to you.

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Forgiveness Meditation: Clearing the Ties that Bind

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Written by: Nicki Scully

Forgiveness Meditation: Clearing the Ties that Bind

When I began to study Huna in 1982, the first subject we dealt with was forgiveness, for good reason: it cleared the way for a larger current of energy to flow through us. It takes effort to hold on to old guilt, grief, and pain, just as grudges and gripes contribute to stress. Forgiveness is releasing rather than accepting. It frees up energy that has been holding stressful...,

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Meditations for Centering and Grounding Yourself

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Written by: Joan Rose Staffen

Meditations for Centering and Grounding Yourself

Take three to five minutes to center yourself. It’s a good idea to turn off your phone and set a timer. That way you can truly let go.

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Awareness Tune-Up: Meditation and Telepathy Exercises

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Written by: John Holland

Awareness Tune-Up: Meditation and Telepathy Exercises

There have been many books written on spiritual unfoldment and developing one's awareness. I recommend that you research and experiment to find out what really works for you. The following techniques have worked for me and have...

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Meditation: It Is Good To Be Alive

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Written by: Shepherd Hoodwin

Meditation: It Is Good To Be Alive

Problems do not limit your aliveness or happiness. They are simply challenges that give you opportunities to make choices and grow. As you increasingly open to yourself, happiness wells up from deep inside you. Feel it. Find yourself being completely peaceful. Feel well-being coming from the deepest part of you, filling your entire being...

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A Simple Meditation To Start Your Day: The Shepherd’s Psalm

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Written by: Pierre Pradervand

A Simple Meditation To Start Your Day: The Shepherd’s Psalm
There is a brief text which is one of the most universal, ecumenical texts in the world spiritual literature. Be you a Muslim, Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, Jew, follower of shamanist practices, this text speaks to any open heart. The reason is that it is pure poetry, being composed solely of metaphors.

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Why Meditation Can Help You Make Fewer Mistakes

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Written by: Jeff Lin and Jason Moser

Why Meditation Can Help You Make Fewer Mistakes
Meditation may offer a way to make you less prone to mistakes, researchers report.

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Active Meditation: Focusing on the Moment

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Written by: Tobin Blake

Active Meditation
If you watch carefully, you will notice that the best figure skaters are those who just let go and focus completely on the present state of their body. Other top athletes must also exercise this same type of meditation in order to compete at the peak of their abilities. They may not call it meditation, but that's what it is.

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Attain A Peaceful and Relaxed Mind Through This Simple Breathing Technique

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Written by: Dagsay Tulku Rinpoche

A Simple Breathing Technique To Attain A Peaceful And Relaxed Mind
A peaceful and relaxed mind is a prerequisite to meaningful meditation. Breathing techniques as they are taught in Tibetan tradition are millennia-old methods with great contemporary appeal because they harmonize body and soul quickly and effectively. Breathing brings about life!

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Three Questions For Reflecting On All Relationships

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Written by: Gregg Krech

All About You: Three Questions For Reflecting On All Relationships
What have I received from_______? What have I given to_______? What troubles and difficulties have I caused? _______. These questions provide a foundation for reflecting on all relationships, including those with parents, friends, teachers, siblings, work associates, children, and partners.

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How To Become A Master Of Time and Experience Timelessness

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Written by: Von Braschler

How To Experience Meditative Timelessness
To experience timelessness, you need to focus intently on the moment at hand. You cannot allow your mind to wander over events of the past or wallow in deep concern over the future.

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Eating and Drinking Consciously: Out of Your Head and Into Your Senses

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Written by: Osho

Eating and Drinking Consciously: Out of Your Head and Into Your Senses
We eat very unconsciously, automatically, robot-like. If the taste is not lived, you are just stuffing. Go slow, and be aware of the taste. Do not just go on swallowing things. Taste them unhurriedly and become the taste. When you feel sweetness, become that sweetness....

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Breathing Exercise To Increase Your Vitality and Stability

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Written by: Catherine Sutton

Breathing Exercise To Increase Your Vitality and Stability
Breathing is synonymous with being alive. If we stop breathing we stop living, and if we breathe well we can increase our vitality and stability. Most meditation practices, yoga, and the martial arts encourage breathing from the...

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PTSD/Meditation Breakthrough: Forgiving Myself and Forgiving God

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Written by: Tom Voss

PTSD/Meditation Breakthrough: Forgiving Myself and Forgiving God
I began the final day of the meditation workshop with a strange, unexpected intention: to forgive myself, and to forgive God. James and Ken told us that no matter what happened, we were supposed to keep our eyes closed, keep breathing, and keep going.

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Empowering Yourself by Choosing Your Underlying Attitude Toward Life

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Written by: Tobin Blake

Empowering Your Life by Choosing Your Underlying Attitude Toward Life
To empower your life, you have to seize responsibility for it. You cannot wait and hope that God or yet another 'miracle pill' will somehow solve the problems of pain, dissatisfaction, and depression. You will not change your state by doing nothing about it or by blaming other people for your pain.

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How to Change with Joy and with Ease

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Written by: Louise Hay

How to Change with Joy and with Ease
All the theory in the world is useless unless we know how to apply it and make a change. Sometimes when we try to release a pattern, the whole situation seems to get worse for a while. This is not a bad thing. It is a sign that the situation is beginning to move. Our affirmations are working, and we need to keep going.

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