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6-3-9 Meditation: Relaxing the Parasympathetic Nervous System
The 6-3-9 Meditation practice is a simple practice that utilizes the breath as a focal point for our attention. In this practice, we simply breathe in, hold our breath, and exhale, releasing the breat... ...more
Consciousness
March 08, 2024•2 min read
Mantra Meditation: Utilizing Sound & Vibration for Meditation
A mantra (from the Sanskrit words man, meaning mind, and tra meaning to save or rescue) is a sacred utterance, sound, syllable, word, or group of words used to still and focus the mind. ...more
Consciousness
March 08, 2024•2 min read
Mindful Eating: How to Eat With Awareness
Eating is something many of us are fortunate enough to do each day, and therefore, eating offers us a wonderful opportunity for mindfulness practice. ...more
Consciousness
March 08, 2024•4 min read
Awareness of Breathing In & Out: A Meditation on Breath
Breathing is essential to most forms of meditation practice, as the breath is something that is always happening in the present moment. Wherever our mind wanders, we can bring it back to the body with... ...more
Consciousness
March 08, 2024•4 min read
Paradigms: Understanding What Lies at the Root of Our Perception
A paradigm may be defined as “the basic way of perceiving, thinking, valuing, and behaving associated with a particular vision of reality.” Basically, a paradigm is the underlying worldview that shape... ...more
Consciousness
March 08, 2024•4 min read
What Is Deep Ecology? Looking Deeply into Our Oneness with Nature
The extinction of species is taking place every single day. Researchers estimate that every year over 20,000 species go extinct, and this rate is only accelerating. ...more
Nature
March 08, 2024•12 min read
Accepting What Arises: How to Process Your Emotions
As we quiet our minds still our bodies, and begin to listen and observe within, many things will present themselves to us. The superficial chatter of the mind clears, allowing for deeper, underlying e... ...more
Consciousness
March 08, 2024•11 min read
Just Sitting: Choiceless Awareness Meditation
Awareness is a mysterious thing. It is something that is always present, always observing, but awareness itself cannot ever be observed. It is always the subject of experience, always the witness. ...more
Consciousness
March 08, 2024•6 min read
How to Meditate: The Practice of Mindfulness Meditation
Many people are becoming aware of the benefits of meditation, but not everyone is aware of exactly how to meditate. There are thousands of different meditation practices, and so finding a practice tha... ...more
Consciousness
March 08, 2024•6 min read