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Meditation is not about controlling the mind, it is about observing and befriending the mind, with the objective of emptying the mind of all that we do not need. Guided meditation can help this process, easing us into the practice and helping us progress faster by using proven techniques designed to help us achieve deep meditative states.
In this video, Ked speaks about why so many of us often feel anxious and stressed. How meditation returns the mind to a calm state, what Chidakasha meditation is and how mental obstacles are destroyed during meditation.
As long as you we perceiving anything, it is in duality. As long as we see or know, and use any sense and/or the mind, then there is duality
Journaling is a great tool for introspection and self-reflection. It can help us reach our objectives, understand our relationships, lead to great insight and help us sleep better. One study even found that journaling can actually boost our immunity.
Letting go not only of the past, but also of the future, relaxes and calms tense, angst ridden nerves that can constrict blood flow from and to the heart and also shorten telomeres in the brain network, giving rise to accelerated illness and ageing.
Patanjali – a contemporary of Buddha – is considered the father of modern yoga. He compiled the Yoga Sutras and established the system of Raja Yoga.
What is the truth about enlightenment? Is it possible? What am I and What am I not? Reflecting on the questions that will help us realize our true nature.
Meditation helps us realize that the source of all our problems lay within. They are caused by our own inability to deal with the dynamics of life. This realization helps us focus our energy on that part of existence we can immediately change – ourselves.
During the practice of Pranayama the respiratory process and its associated movements within the lungs are controlled. The control of these physical processes allows us to manipulate and move our Prana by will.
The Sun Salutation or Surya Namaskar is one of the best ways of achieving a vigorous body whilst preparing ourselves for higher yogic practices
While getting to the root cause of our personal relationship with anxiety is a process as unique as we are, there are many steps we can explore that will help us to manage anxiety.
There are ways we can practice compassion that enhance our honest embodiment of this radiant quality that has the potential to free both ourselves and others. The more willing and able we are to open our hearts, the deeper the current of compassion will run through us.
The ability to step back from our idea of ourselves and to be able to witness our own mind and body as though from the outside will help us gain foresight into our true nature.
The benefits of Vipassana and other forms of insight meditation stem from the power that these practices hold to bring us towards inner balance, mental clarity, and non-attachment.
Selfless service helps to purify the heart so that we come to feel more present and more at peace within ourselves and with the world around us.
Practising passive meditation regularly with enthusiasm, takes one spontaneously into active meditation over time. As the mind learns to dive deeper into its own depths it relaxes. And over time one finds oneself in a spontaneously meditative state, even while doing mundane tasks.
Overthinking is a natural occurrence. It happens when our mental and emotional limits are pushed beyond capacity and we do not allow ourselves adequate time to rest or process our responses. Here are a few ways we can learn to calm the overthinking mind.
Here are 4 common mistakes most people who have trouble sleeping make.
6 Indispensable tips for first time yogis
Dharana translates to “unwavering concentration” and is the sixth limb of Patanjali’s Raja Yoga. The objective of the practice is to maintain a one-pointed mind, free from all mental, emotional and physical distractions.
Revitalising forces are readily available on Buddha Poornima, and when we are able to align with them on this day, they accompany us during the next twelve months.
Meditation has often been described as a panacea for many ills. As that may be the case, all the benefits are an outcome, not the goal of the practice. What is the main objective of meditation?
Investigations in neuroscience have proved, adding gratefulness to the practice of mindfulness enhances it manifold. Here are six great ways to start practicing mindfulness right now.
It is a mistake to think that our achievements and career are our most valuable resources. Our most valuable resources are other people. As humans, we are naturally gregarious and we need the company of fellow beings. Here are ten ways we can do something about loneliness.
Swami Sivananda Saraswati, the founder of The Divine Life Society was an extraordinary man who ignited the flame of spirituality, love and generosity in all those he met.
Research has proven that singlehood can bring many positive benefits. Here are seven things we can do to remain happy alone.
Sleep is the first thing we sacrifice when we’re busy, thinking we can just catch up on lost sleep later on. But sleep is vital for health and wellness. Here are 7 steps to relax before bed.
Brahma Muhurta translates to the “time of divinity”, a period which is considered to be the ideal time to practice asanas, pranayama, meditation and mantra chanting.
The practice of Ajapa Japa combines meditation, pranayama and mantra and is one the most important meditative practices which can lead to samadhi or enlightenment.
Stonewalling isn’t just silence. It’s a shutdown response that can quietly damage connection if misunderstood.