The other day, I interviewed Chris Bailey from A Year of Productivity about meditation and its relationship with productivity. Starting on 1 May 2013, Chris has explored, experimented with and written about productivity from every angle and will continue to do so until 1 May 2014. From watching 296 TED talks in one week, immersing himself […]
Meditation exercise for distracted, thought filled minds
This meditation exercise is for anyone who struggles to concentrate, focus or stay patient with other people or in day to day life. You might also find this exercise useful if you’ve tried meditating before but found it difficult not to concentrate on your thoughts and outside distractions. If you live in a city, this […]
Why meditate? 10 mind blowing benefits of mindfulness & meditation
What are the benefits of mindfulness and meditation? “The brain is capable of being trained and physically modified in ways that few people can possibly imagine.” Inside Meditation We’ve got to a point where science is able to prove what long term meditators have known for centuries — that the benefits of mindfuness and meditation […]
What is mindfulness?
What is mindfulness? The term “Mindfulness” seems to be cropping up everywhere as a new concept increasing positivity and wellbeing. Deemed as a relatively new concept; its foundations are rooted within the traditions of Buddhism and other Eastern religions. Essentially, it is an amalgamation of Western science with yoga and meditation. Why mindfulness meditation […]
Ten minute meditation for beginners
There are hundreds of different ways to meditate. As I sit and write this, all kinds of instructions from meditation sessions are popping into my head… Focus on the breath, sit down cross legged, relax, repeat a mantra, focus on the third eye, breathe, count to ten, close your right nostril, breathe through the left […]
Finding the right ashram in India for yoga and meditation
If you’re into yoga and meditation and you’d like to practise in India, then the process of finding the right teacher, guru or ashram in India can be a daunting process. Do you choose an ashram in India before you go or wait until you arrive in India? When does an ashram become a cult? […]
Learn how to meditate
From Zen Buddhism to Open Heart Meditation, there are hundreds of different ways to learn how to meditate, but don’t let this put you off. There are no rules as such – only guides which may be useful to some people and not to others. I therefore think it’s important to approach meditation intuitively and […]
Try this visual meditation from Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway
Ten years after I read, ‘Feel the fear and do it anyway’ by Susan Jeffers, there’s one exercise featured at the back that I found particularly effective. If you’re a visual person and you have a vivid imagination, you might find this exercise useful. I see it as a kind of visual meditation that helps […]
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