Meditation Basics
While the meditation is primarily about the mind and the spirit, the body also plays a key part. Because emotions are coded in physical...
How to Enter the Flow State
You’ve probably felt it before. That state where time seems to stand still, where you just seem to know exactly what to do. You’re fully...
How to Manage Emails Mindfully
People are often less mindful with email than they are with face to face communication. Computer screens have the tendency of creating a...
How to Build Resilience
Resilience can be defined as the ability to overcome obstacles on the way to a goal, without being distracted or overcome by the things...
Developing Self-Confidence Through Meditation
Self-confidence is one of those byproducts of meditation that few people talk about. Yet, this kind of self-confidence can make a big...
The Body Scan: Developing Emotional Awareness
For many years, meditators have known that emotion and physical sensations are intimately linked. More recently, researchers, psychologists...
Set the Tone for Meditations with an Intention
Beginning a meditation is a bit different than beginning any other daily habit. For instance, if you were to go for a jog, all you need to...
Harnessing Both Open and Focused Attention
A big part of meditation is training your attention. Though we often talk about attention as if it’s one thing, there are actually many...
Improve Your Communication Skills with Mindful Listening
We have unconscious tendencies in our communication, and even among regular meditators, it’s uncommon to meditate with another person....
Meditation FAQs
Some people spend 12 hours a day meditating. Others meditate no more than a minute a day. Which is the right approach? When are the best...