Practicing mindfulness can help us be more present in a huge number of ways, from actually tasting our food to being able to attend our own internal processes to letting go of those "bad" thoughts when we can't seem…
Meditation
Meditation has been shown to work not only through the millennia that humans have been practicing it, but how it works has also been observed through the brain imaging studies over just the last few years. …
Yoga nidra lets you get so deep into a meditative state, that your thinking mind - all the mind chatter, all your convictions, worries and self-criticisms - falls away, and what you're left with is just pure consciousness. …
Try and notice the beauty all around you, as when we notice the beauty that surrounds us, we begin to practice in that way. …
In this week's Overheard in Yoga Class, Sally Kempton explains that one of the secrets of getting into deep meditation is to actually ask the different parts of your self for permission. …
Determining one's dharma means finding one's way, from the most minute (what do I have for dinner?) to the most profound (how can I make the world a better place?). …
Mudita is all about taking pleasure in the virtue or good fortune of another person. It's this experience of feeling happiness though another that it's all about. …
Pranayama really helps to shift our energy in significant ways so we can manage stress more in our lives. …
The one in whom you perceive the presence of the Self, who inspires you, who teaches the intricacies of the spiritual path, and who guides, supports, cajoles, challenges, and corrects, is the Guru. …