by Laura DiLeva

So you’ve got a Gemini child. One word of advice: Learn to meditate. Her constant motion will make your eyes dazzle and her incessant talking will make your ears ring. And though she’ll delight you with her inherent wit and charm, the ability to center yourself will come in handy...

Astrology

by Sanora Bartels

There are a lot of misconceptions about meditation. I’ve listed some I’ve come across teaching Vedic Meditation:

Misconception: I can meditate once a week to experience a shift in consciousness...

Meditation

by Sarah McLean

Meditation is really easy to learn and really easy to do. But sometimes when people try it at home without any guidance, they get frustrated because they notice they have many thoughts and they have the misconception that their minds have to be still to meditate correctly...

Editor's Note: As a meditation teacher, I get the comment "I have a short attention span, meditation is just too hard for me" and, of course, I get this prior to the person actually learning to meditate...

Meditation

Editor's Note from David Pratt: Jacob Needleman talks about creating a space to let another person in, to truly listen and not go with our mental agenda that takes us away from simply listening. In a similar way, when we meditate, we are creating a space where we may see that we are not the thoughts and feelings that arise and that we do not need to "go with" them or fix them or force them away. In fact, the practice of meditation can support us to bring communion into communication, whether we agree with the person we are talking with or not.

Meditation

by John Fixmer

Meditation has benefits for everyone. It can be a potent weapon in the fight to battle mental health disorders. It also enables practitioners to think positively, which is often not the brain’s state of being.

Meditation has benefits for everyone...

Meditation

Editor's Note from Eden Kozlowski: I just experienced my first meditation session at my local Shambhala. First time I've meditated with my eyes open. It is so great to try new things and see how "fixed" we are on the old. Here is a video by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche... 

Meditation

Editor's Note from David Pratt: In just a few minutes both beginners and longtime beginners can pick up new guidance for sitting comfortably and staying comfortable. Plus, Larry gives a simple postural adjustment that is priceless. Short and very sweet!

Meditation

Editor's Note from Carol Lawrence and Stacy Toten: DeAnna L'am has a vision of women coming together around the world and building their own ceremonial red tent communities based on the book The Red Tent. They once were known as "moon lodges." A sacred place for women to gather, nurture each other and themselves, meditate, communicate and rebalance. It's a comfortable way for moms to teach their daughters that menstruating is a normal process of life for women and should be celebrated and embraced.

Family & Parenting