We can use chakra meditation to help understand the nuances of our body, pinpoint our areas of weakness or overuse, and bring healing to those specific energetic centers. Each of the chakras has traditional meanings that help us focus on tendencies that characterize the specific energy center. If we meditate upon each center in a progressive fashion from bottom to top, we become acquainted with a more nuanced understanding of our deepest self. By accessing each center or wheel, we activate … [Read more...] about How to Use the 7 Chakras to Get in Touch with Personal Vitality
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Three Signs That You Would Benefit From Meditation
There aren’t many of us who wouldn’t benefit from meditation. In our hectic modern world, simply dedicating 20 minutes a day to peace, quiet and reflection is an act of self-care, giving us the space we need to slow down and switch off. However, there are times in life when the need for meditation can feel particularly keen, and if you recognize these signs, it may be time to start, ramp up or recommit to your meditation habit. 1. You are tired more often than not Feeling exhausted all the … [Read more...] about Three Signs That You Would Benefit From Meditation
Nourishing the Way: Feeding the Birds
Excerpt from The Magic Ten and Beyond by Sharon Gannon The secret to wealth is to give generously to others. Whatever we give will come back to us many times over. Remembering God and being kind to others is the most important job that any of us has in this life. Being kind to others is the essential ingredient to being able to remember God— to be able to see ultimate reality. Developing kindness and compassion toward others is the sure way to happiness. But how does that work?, you might … [Read more...] about Nourishing the Way: Feeding the Birds
Blessing the Way: Giving Blessings
Excerpt from The Magic Ten and Beyond by Sharon Gannon When we are at peace with the other people in our lives, we can be at peace with ourselves. The other people in our lives exert a tremendous amount of power over us. Thoughts of them fill our waking and our dreaming life. We become sad, angry, jealous, or depressed by focusing on the faults and shortcomings of others. We dwell on the insensitive way they are treating us or have treated us in the past. We often blame others for why we … [Read more...] about Blessing the Way: Giving Blessings
Can Meditation Make Us Less Angry?
By Holly Ashby It can sometimes seem like the world is getting angrier. Whether it is Trumpian politics, keyboard warriors or the deluge of bad news we’re presented with on a daily basis, so much of our modern discourse seems to be fueled by animosity. While anger is sometimes a valid and necessary response to injustice, and a driver of change, the majority of the time it fosters division and hampers our empathy. This raises an important question: are there ways we can lessen this often … [Read more...] about Can Meditation Make Us Less Angry?
5 Steps to Unleashing Joy, Opening Up, & Being More Yourself
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” – Albert Einstein How much of the time is the authentic YOU showing up in the world? Do you have a different persona for your work, home life, friends, strangers, and the check-in person at the airport? Stress, grief, past or current pain or trauma, illness, or anxiety can cause us to retreat inward. Just like preparing a house to survive the impact of a … [Read more...] about 5 Steps to Unleashing Joy, Opening Up, & Being More Yourself
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