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TAP INTO CONSCIOUSNESS: Try Kirtan Kriya meditation to balance your mind

Ben Gutman·November 25, 2024
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COMPASSION MEDITATION: Interview with Geshe Lobsang Tenzin Negi on Cognitively-based Compassion Training

Kiva Bottero·October 30, 2013
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MAKING PEACE WITH MILEY: Learning to accept the nagging noises in our heads

Contributing Writer·April 5, 2014
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THE BENEFITS OF MEDITATION: How meditation helps you live in the moment

Angela Ward·May 15, 2018
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DOZING OFF?: How to stay awake while meditating

Langston B·October 20, 2020
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MEDITATION CLUB: A guide to starting an in-school meditation group for students and faculty

Contributor·May 6, 2019
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PHILOSOPHER OR MEDITATOR?: How meditation can help us resist the fantasies and ideas that control our lives

Finn Janning·May 17, 2017
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MEDITATE ON YOUR PAIN: Our pain’s connection with the Buddha’s 4 Noble Truths

Contributor·February 10, 2019
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LIFE LESSONS: 12 short meditations from Julia Cameron, author of The Artist’s Way

Contributor·August 20, 2017
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GUIDE TO MEDITATION FOR STRESS: 7 of the best meditation methods for relaxing and reducing stress

Kiva Bottero·April 7, 2014
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The best lie Buddhism ever told me. Maybe.

Contributing Writer·March 11, 2014
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Mia Barnes·July 18, 2021
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YOUR SELF-CARE AND MEDITATION SPACE: 10 tips for creating a cozy one in any home

Mia Barnes·February 28, 2022
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IGNORE YOUR MIND: Don’t give thoughts a second thought

Contributing Writer·January 3, 2015
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HEART SURGERY: An epiphany on day 6 of silent meditation with Thich Nhat Hanh

Contributing Writer·August 7, 2017
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CHALLENGING TIMES: Forgiveness can ease stress and boost immunity

David Lusch·April 22, 2020
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BEYOND THE INDIVIDUAL: A meditation on freedom during COVID-19

Forrest Rivers·May 22, 2020
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MEDITATION TIPS: Devotional meditation and experiential meditation (part 2 of 2)

Robert Kopecky·August 17, 2013
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Guided Meditation to Open Up Your Energy Centres

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MUSIC FOR MINDFULNESS: How to tune in so you can tune out

Mia Barnes·January 24, 2022
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SITTING IN THE WILDERNESS: How the Buddha and Christ overcame their obstacles in meditation

Robert Kopecky·August 14, 2015
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MEDITATION TO FREEDOM: A guided meditation to help you discover your essential nature

Stan Lipkin·January 19, 2020
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FREE THE MIND: Can you rewire the brain just by taking a breath?

Erica Roberts·April 30, 2013
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FIND YOUR “RIGHT” BRAIN: Engaging the right brain in meditation

Robert Kopecky·May 14, 2012
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