Editor's Note from Eden Kozlowski: There is so much more that we can give these kids besides prescriptions, IEP meetings and doctor visits. I am a parent of a special needs child... I speak from experience. Let meditation/mindfulness into your schools and see the magic that can happen to all kids! And, while you are at it, truthfully look at the nutritional value of your child's school lunch program. Food, like meditation, is also brain power. Our kids deserve all the brain power they can get.

 

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by Carolanne Wright

A study at the University of Wisconsin confirms meditation can alter the structure of the brain, fostering a brighter outlook and increased empathy. Since positive thinking and emotions affect health, meditation can contribute to overall wellness...

 

 

 

Meditation

by Benjamin Norris

Our modern lives are stressful and hectic things. Most of us wake up each day feeling uncomfortable with the idea of a workload we have to struggle through, and almost all of us worry about money and our financial situations. Life shouldn’t be like this, but often it is incredibly difficult to let go of the worries and stresses of our day-to-day existence...

 

Editor's Note from Eden Kozlowski: The root chakra is such an important aspect in our spiritual connection. If it lacks strength, our spirituality is compartmentalized away from our humanness. Therefore we can miss the bigness of the here and now and the beauty in the day-to-day parts of normal life. A key, to me, in our evolution.

 

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This clip is from Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn's opening talk at the UMass Center for Mindfulness 3rd Annual International Scientific Conference in Worcester, MA in April 2005...
 

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by Pat Black

Many of the most creative and innovative people throughout history have been considered “tortured geniuses.” Some struggled with addiction, childhood abuse and trauma yet overcame them to make huge contributions that changed the world...

 

Editor's Note from Eden Kozlowski: Our author writes about overcoming trauma. He lists four common traits that are key to shift from pain to creativity and "greatness." Each of these traits are also very important aspects in meditation as this practice can be a deep path to self-discovery/inner change... also the "enlightened witness" that he mentions, to me, can also represent a meditation teacher.

 

Meditation

by Sr. Chau Nghiem

Touching the earth is a practice developed by Thich Nhat Hanh to help us connect with the many different aspects of who we are: our blood and spiritual families; the country we live in; and all beings– animals, plants and minerals. When we are connected to our roots, to all that sustains us, we are happy and solid, no longer isolated and lonely. The following text is a version for young people written by Sr. Steadiness and Sr. Swiftness. For the original text see Teachings on Love, by Thich Nhat Hanh or click here for the Five Touchings of the Earth and here for the Three Touchings of the Earth and here for more practices.

 

Editor’s Note: Another wonderful meditation practice to do with the young ones.

 

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Editor's Note from Eden Kozlowski: This is really darn good. Quite amazing and love Carey's humor. Jim Carrey puts words around the power of intention and the potential for transformational media. This was recorded at the 2009 Inaugural GATE Event (Global Alliance for Transformational Entertainment).

 

 

Meditation

by HealthandYoga's Meditation Expert Team

Mantra involves the rhythmic invocation of a sound. This provides a foundation for the aspirant so that his practice is just not "in the air". This anchor or foundation helps the mind to gradually disconnect with the external experiences provided through the 5 senses, which is the first step to successful meditation...

 

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Editor's Note from Eden Kozlowski: What could you accomplish with a little creativity, passion and desire?! I love sharing this on the meditation page as it shows what a little contrast can do. Watch this interesting story of how a library in Michigan got a needed tax increase in order to keep their doors open.

 

Meditation

by Jeanie Marshall

For over 30 years, I have been meditating. For almost as many years, in workshops, consultations, friendly conversations, and writing, I have been encouraging, teaching, or leading people to meditate and create quiet times. During this time, the world has changed considerably, and so have I...

 

Editor's Note from Eden Kozlowski: The author writes, "Meditators give off signals or vibrations that are calmer and more aligned with self..." Do you believe this to be true?

 

Meditation

Interviewed by Eden Kozlowski,

ATH Co-Editor of Meditation

I was introduced to Priscilla’s latest book by my student Maddy Bacher which is called “Learning to Breathe: My Yearlong Quest to Bring Calm to My Life.” In describing your book to me, Maddy expressed that she was very “touched that you shared your personal experience and made it all seem doable.” Which, again, is the whole reason I reached out to you, and why we are doing this interview today...

 

Editor's Note from Eden Kozlowski: For all you meditators or potential meditators out there, discover one woman's journey into the power of the breath via daily meditation practice (and more) and see how it helped her heal her anxiety, heart and soul. Priscilla (who also co-authored The New York Times bestselling memoir The Faith Club), thanks for sharing more of the story with me and letting me share my favorite parts.

 

Meditation

by Arun Goel

Meditation can be described as a continued, unbroken awareness of the mind in its raw state. It involves the overcoming of distractions and dissipated energies into a blissful awareness...

 

Editor's Note from Eden Kozlowski: Clear article on meditation and why you want to develop a meditation lifestyle. My favorite part, "Meditation helps us overcome our manifold desires and distractions. It does so NOT by curbing desires – which will always be there – but by rendering them inconsequential in front of an unbroken and larger desire of existence."

 

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