6 Surprising Lessons I Learned on a Silent Meditation Retreat
When I tell friends that I went on a silent meditation retreat, 95 percent of them say they couldn’t handle not talking. Yet I quickly learned how enjoyable it is to eliminate the kinds of discussions that typically occupy our days. Here are 6 lessons I learned during my week of total silence.
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7 Ways Meditation Can Actually Change The Brain
Alice G. Walton
Feb 9, 2015, 10:03am
The meditation-and-the-brain research has been rolling in steadily for a number of years now, with new studies coming out just about every week to illustrate some new benefit of meditation. Or, rather, some ancient benefit that is just now being confirmed with fMRI or EEG. The practice appears to have...
How to Meditate for Beginners
- 30 Tips, Tricks and Tools
Meditation is the simplest thing ... and that’s why it can be so difficult.
The following meditation tips will help you to avoid some common pitfalls beginners face, and build a strong foundation for your practice.
When you are ready to start, we offer a number free online guided meditations.
Don’t have time to...
12 Science-Based Benefits of Meditation
Written by Matthew Thorpe, MD, PhD on July 5, 2017
The popularity of meditation is increasing as more people discover its benefits.
Meditation is a habitual process of training your mind to focus and redirect your thoughts.
You can use it to increase awareness of yourself and your surroundings. Many people think of it as a way...