Lion's Roar

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I WAS SITTING AT the cluttered desk in my home office teaching an online class on my laptop when a text from my friend Annie popped up on my phone. “Can you give me a call this morning? It’s important,” it said. Annie was a longtime friend, and I exp

Mindful

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Q Sometimes when I’m meditating a thought arises that feels really important. What should I do about important thoughts and ideas that arise when I’m meditating—and what about the irrelevant ones? A The essential attitude of a meditator is curiosity.

Lion's Roar

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IN MY HERMITAGE I have planted beautiful trees. When I do walking meditation, I often stop and hug one of the trees, breathing in and out. It’s very nourishing. The tree gives me strength, and it always seems to me that the tree responds to my huggin

NPR

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"Professor Chandra Finds His Bliss" is the story about a conservative economist finding his meaning in life.

NEXT

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This catchphrase works wonders when it comes to avoiding hangovers (pick your poison and stick with it, mate – tequila and red wine don’t mix!), but is also helpful when talking meditation. Before you sit down to practise, commit to a length of time

Women's Health Australia

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PICTURE THIS: The lockdown is over and you’re seated at a conference room at work when a new exec strides in. You’ve never seen her before, and you’re captivated. Her vibe? Commanding. Her energy? Infectious. Blame it on the fact that you’ve been sel

Business Today

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Do you play the piano? Click photos? Do yoga? Taking up a hobby takes your mind off work, breaks the monotony of life and boosts your health and happiness, experts say. "A hobby, if pursued sincerely, can reduce stress and lower the risk of stress in

Mindful

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LESLIE BOOKER Yoga and Meditation Teacher, Speaker, and Author Leslie Booker found her way to yoga and meditation in her twenties, and from there, began working with young people of color who were incarcerated. “There is this narrative when you’re lo

The Knot New England Weddings Magazine

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Wedding tasks, like putting together your guest list, can get stressful. “Meditation can help you take a step back and enjoy the big picture with a bit of detachment,” says Lynne Goldberg, a meditation coach in Toronto and founder of OMG. I Can Medit

Lion's Roar

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$79.99/YEAR Dan Harris created 10% Happier with renowned Insight Meditation teachers Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein. It offers the basics for free, plus a large collection of talks and meditations. $6.99 One of the earliest meditation apps, Bud

Yoga Journal

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Traditional Medicinals is committed to responsibly sourcing medicinal-grade herbs for herbalist-created teas that support total body wellness. Try 3 Traditional Medicinals teas for 3 weeks to create a new ritual for yourself and elevate your wellness

NEXT

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Like many of us, Caitlin Cady tried and fell off the meditation wagon several times before it clicked for her, but she says that once it did, it was utterly and profoundly life changing. In this edited extract from her new book Heavily Meditated, she

Yoga Journal

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My meditation practice is relatively new—about two years old. And I am not the most disciplined practitioner, which is interesting, because I know how powerful the benefits can be. In fact, when I do practice, it almost instantly changes my attitude,

Lion's Roar

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GENERALLY, WE DEFINE SOMETHING as an obstacle because it stops us from achieving a goal we’ve set. If you’re walking along a trail and a big tree has fallen across your path, that’s an obstacle. You either have to turn back, climb over it, or go arou

Australian Yoga Journal

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figure out whether you’re reaping those sweet, science-backed benefits, such as reduced stress, anxiety, and pain. “Over the long term, you will start to see the results of your practice—not in your sitting session, but out in your life,” adds Cyndi

OBJEKT International

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Khajak Keledjian, founder and former CEO of the Intermix fashion stores launched Inscape in 2016 as a result of his serious approach to meditation. With this new place he wanted to focus on a balance of modern wellness and mindful luxury. A nondenomi

The Atlantic

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Four in 10 American adults now say they meditate at least weekly. “Buddhism has been popular in various forms among certain celebrities and tech elites,” Olga Khazan wrote last week, “but the religion’s primary draw for many Americans now appears to

Lion's Roar

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THE MODERN WORLD HAS BECOME infatuated with the practice of meditation. Smiling meditators grace the covers of magazines. CEOs are bringing mindfulness into the workplace. We’re even teaching children to meditate at school. Seeing all the images and

Australian Yoga Journal

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Ahhhh... meditation. Doesn’t it sound soothing? In just 10 minutes, experienced meditators say, you can shift your mind from a state of distraction to one of deep concentration; transform your mood from anxious to calm; and tune in to the quiet, peac

The Knot Ohio Weddings Magazine

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While fun and exciting, planning a day that’s reflective of you and your partner has its stressful moments. Pile on expectations of parents, new in-laws, family and friends, and the stress can go from manageable to overwhelming. When anxiety starts t

Futurity

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Meditation is marketed as a treatment for pain, depression, stress, and addiction, but it can leave some people more distressed than at peace. “Many effects of meditation are well known, like increased awareness of thoughts and emotions, or improved

WHO

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Staying healthy isn’t just about nurturing our bodies with movement and nourishing foods – we need to give our minds a little love, too. Enter Luke McLeod: a whole lot more than ‘that guy from The Bachelorette’, McLeod’s the founder and teacher at So

Best Self Magazine

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Photograph by Chris Ensey — I wish I had a magical mantra you could repeat when needed and poof– suddenly – you don’t just know, but FEEL the love that you are. The hardpart about loving ourselves is that it takes hard work. It takes daily, inner dos

Lion's Roar

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THERE ARE MANY WAYS to engage with Buddhist teachings. You can read books on the dharma and take classes in person or online. You can meditate on your own or attend retreats. You can engage with Buddhism as an academic or translator, or relate to it

The Knot Missouri & Kansas Weddings Magazine

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While fun and exciting, planning a day that’s reflective of you and your partner has its stressful moments. Pile on expectations of parents, new in-laws, family and friends, and the stress can go from manageable to overwhelming. When anxiety starts t

Lion's Roar

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The notion of Buddhism as some feel-good religion, basically an anything goes so long as you smile and are sweet image. Dukkha is what Buddhism is really about. If you want to feel good, fine, but if you want out of suffering, then Buddhism is the ri

Good Health

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Feeling zen and using a smartphone don’t always go hand in hand, but in the case of these five apps, they’re a match made in heaven. 1 With more than 50 million downloads, Calm is one of the most popular sleep and meditation apps, and a past winner o

The Atlantic

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Much like contemplating death can neutralize the fear of it, it can help to acclimate yourself to the idea of losing professional skills before it happens.

The Knot Chicago Weddings Magazine

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While fun and exciting, planning a day that’s reflective of you and your partner has its stressful moments. Pile on expectations of parents, new in-laws, family and friends, and the stress can go from manageable to overwhelming. When anxiety starts t

Good Health Choices Magazine NZ

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Feeling zen and using a smartphone don’t always go hand in hand, but in the case of these five apps, they’re a match made in heaven. 1 With more than 50 million downloads, Calm is one of the most popular sleep and meditation apps, and a past winner