Tag Archives: meditation

3 Surprising Ways a Deep Breath Can Reduce Your Anxiety

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Bobbi Emel

Take a deep breath in through the nose and hold it for a count of four. Then release it through your mouth as though it was a big sigh of relief. r

5 Ways Spirituality Can Dramatically Improve Your Life

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Vishnu Virtues

If you grew up in a zealously religious home practicing a strict faith, you might run from religion like your hair is on fire.

You may also run away from spirituality like you’ve seen a zombie if you associate spirituality with ganja-smoking Reggae singers at a Rastafarian concert.

You don’t even want to hear the word meditation as you live in the modern world, far removed from the remote mountains of the Himalayas and have no plans of entering a monastery. r

Brilliant Brain: How to Energize Your Brain Fast

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Richard Crown

I love to light up my brain.

A simple breathing exercise and a mantra let me do it anywhere, anytime.

What’s really great is that I get relaxed at the same time. r

How To Reduce Stress and Improve Your Memory

Posted on July 22, 2012 by Mike Wertheim

Reducing stress is crucial for optimal brain functioning. When you are stressed, you waste a lot of your valuable mental energy worrying, so you have less mental energy available for paying attention to the things that are important for you to remember. r

Can Meditating Make You Smarter?

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Richard Crown

But meditation was great!

My mind could see inside the golden ball in my brain. Millions of sparks flew about in it. These sparks were busy rebuilding my brain cells. All my old patterns of intellectual thinking were disappearing. Awareness was growing along with the golden ball.

The ball of sparks became bigger and bigger until it encompassed my entire brain before proceeding down my spinal cord to work on it too. r

The Art of Nothingness: Why Balance Matters

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Kevin Joubert

It would come as no surprise to describe our culture as one that is obsessed with doing, consuming and achieving. These active roles are very important, as they are the ways in which we navigate our physical world. The ego enjoys these outward expressions because they help to sustain its identity. r