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Learning to Sit Alone

‘All men’s miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone.’ ~Blaise Pascal Think about some of the problems of our daily lives, and how many of them would be eased if we could learn to sit alone, in a quiet empty room, with contentment. If you’re content to sit alone quietly, you don’t need to eat junk food, to shop on impulse, to buy the latest gadget, to be on social media to see what everyone else is talking about or doing, to compare yourself to others, to make more … [Read more...] about Learning to Sit Alone

How to Use, Cleanse, and Store Mala Beads

A few pointers from Diana at Tiny Devotions on how to use, cleanse, and store mala beads: On the Spirit Voyage blog, which has a trove of meditation mantras, I discovered some interesting information about accupressure points on the fingers that can be targeted with a mala.  Might give it a try. There are accupressure points on each of the fingers that work on different parts of the psyche and the brain.  When the beads press the meridian points in the finger, you can work on a specific … [Read more...] about How to Use, Cleanse, and Store Mala Beads

Yoga Video: How to Sleep Correctly by Paramahansa Yogananda

Since there is very little video footage (that I've seen) of Paramahansa Yogananda, I guess we have to be grateful for the video footage that we do have. While I really enjoyed reading Autobiography of a Yogi, as well as many of Yogananda's other works, I would have to agree with the comment on YouTube about this clip that said, " Uh... Let's just say this is a case of the book being better than the movie...." Don't get me wrong, I actually like the clip, but I think I would prefer to be able to … [Read more...] about Yoga Video: How to Sleep Correctly by Paramahansa Yogananda

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