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FIND YOUR “RIGHT” BRAIN: Engaging the right brain in meditation

Meditation: Don't just do something ... sit there! Finding your

It’s easy to see how someone might think that sitting in meditation would be a terribly boring thing to do. Just sitting there doing nothing. Trying to think of nothing. Trying to think of not thinking. Of…

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MBSR FOR CANCER RECOVERY: Research show mindfulness-based stress reduction benefits breast cancer survivors

Lotus - MBSR for breast cancer survivors

Women recently diagnosed with breast cancer have higher survival rates than those diagnosed in previous decades, according to the American Cancer Society. However, survivors continue to face…

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ATTITUDE IN MEDITATION: Adopt these 11 attitudes to realize harmony with all life

Meditator - Acceptance in meditation

Within the last century, Western science and physics have made a startling discovery. We are part of the world we view. The very process of our observation changes the things we observe. As an…

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ZEN POEMS: Meditation, mindfulness, realization and freedom

ZEN POEMS: Meditation, mindfulness, realization and freedom

I am not you / and you are not me / and I needn’t go / through you / to find myself…

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MEDITATION TIPS: How to deal with drowsiness while meditating

Man sleeping - How to deal with drowsiness while meditating

Meditation often results in moments of drowsiness. We’ll often slump forward in our posture, constricting the chest area and breathing, our head will dip forward and our jaw will drop—like driving a…

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HOLY: A prose poem by Max Reif

HOLY: Prose poem by Max Reif

The word Holy had lost its way. It was speaking on a soapbox in the park. People passed by, oblivious. A few stopped to gawk or jeer. Only one little boy stood listening, enrapt…

MY DENNY’S “AMERICANA” ADVENTURE: Two essays by Max Reif

My Denny's Americana Adventure - two essays by Max Reif

Americans know Denny’s, the chain of so-so diners that in many areas are the only places to go after a night of carousing or, conversely, upon very early rising, as the only places open all night…

GHEE: A healthier alternative to butter (with ghee recipe)

To Ghee or not to ghee: Clarified butter - a healthier alternative

To some it’s known as clarified butter, to others the golden elixir of healing—ghee is a staple ingredient in Indian cooking and Ayurvedic healing known for its versatility, great taste, and many…

BANGALORE: One foot dangling in the future, one hoof rooted in the past

BANGALORE: One foot dangling in the future, one hoof rooted in the past - image roadsigns

Sadar Patrappa Road is commonly abbreviated to S.P. Road, nice and short for those wanting to save some time saying the extra syllables. This is Bangalore after all—the hub of India’s fast-paced…