Articles About Meditation


  • Unlocking the Mystery of Meditation
    Unlocking the Mystery of Meditation

    Author Betty Riaz

    Meditation is a mystery to those who have not experienced it.  Part of the trouble is that the language of meditation can seem esoteric; we’re talking about the mind and our experiences in the mind, which can be difficult to articulate.  The best way to demystify this enigma is through practice and experience.  
  • Winter Meditation
    Winter Meditation

    Author Padma (Marla Stewart)

    Winter months can be dark, cold, and long, and there are practices that can support us through these months, keeping us in good balance energetically and mentally. When we are in balance we’re happy and we feel contented. Winter’s energy can tend to make us more inward than in the summer. This going-inside season is a quieter time and can be one of the most wonderful and delicious times of the year when we know how to savor the sweet bliss of our inner silence and peace. This quiet time can, however, feel unfamiliar and even unpleasant. In the stillness of winter, old latent agitations can arise from the memory. Year after year these feeling can get associated with wintertime and then winter doesn’t seem like a pleasant, delightful time of stillness and peace, but rather becomes heavy with depression.
  • 3 Ways To Receive Guidance for Your Life Path
    3 Ways To Receive Guidance for Your Life Path

    Author Sura Kim

    Receiving guidance is an act of allowance. It comes through when you enter a state of vulnerability, and open yourself up to receiving any answer that often comes through the form of your own life experience. When you're willing to let go of your attachment to "the answer" and live in the question of what it is you want to create, you will often receive the answer you truly need. However,you must be willing to release your expectations of life. There is no "trying" or “getting” in receiving guidance. It is an act of surrender. It comes through when you are present to your life exactly as it is.
  • Meditate and Move On: A Lesson from My Mala
    Meditate and Move On: A Lesson from My Mala

    Author Glynnis Osher

    In 1996 while travelling in India I received a gift of a simple rosewood Mala from a man who I believe was a holy messenger. One of those sent by the divine when we are most lucky or most needing a nudge or reminder of something greater than our smaller, less cosmic concerns. I met Surendra in Haridwar near Rishikesh as I was walking through the marketplace. He was a professor of music and full of life wisdom. We had a wonderful time over those legendary cups of Indian chai discussing Vedic astrology, sacred music and other intriguing topics. After a rich afternoon of conversation I mentioned to Surendra that I was leaving for Rishikesh the next day by train and we said our goodbyes. I was waiting at the station the following day and Surendra magically appeared on the platform just before my train was due to arrive. He walked slowly up to me and handed me a very simple dark rosewood mala and said to me in a deep and sincere voice “Meditate.”  Then he walked away. 
  • The Powerful Effects of Solitude and Nature
    The Powerful Effects of Solitude and Nature

    Author Tere Lopez

    It is precisely in immense solitude that you find not only your innermost layer but also, and more complicated, an estranged connection with something powerful, magical, vibrating and real.
  • How Fasting Can Increase Your Awareness
    How Fasting Can Increase Your Awareness

    Author Satyama Lasby

    In recent years, medical experts have begun to understand the seemingly intangible relationship between physical and mental health. Good health, as we know is more than a disease-free body. Good health, is a stress-free frame of mind and vibrant energy. When one cleanses, toxic waste is removed and disease is removed. The process also causes feelings of toxicity and a range of negative emotions, as if the emotions are stored with the waste.  When you cleanse, a total sense of well-bring can be created for your system.
  • 5 Ways to Calm Your Kids with Meditation
    5 Ways to Calm Your Kids with Meditation

    Author Danielle Mika Nagel

    Back to school is a transition. After long summer days of swimming, playing baseball in the park and riding bikes with best friends, kids are suddenly expected to spend hours sitting still behind a desk. Finding focus in the classroom after summer break is a challenge for most children. One tool that can greatly help calm a child is meditation.  As a mother of two energetic young girls, I’ve seen the benefits first hand. Below are five steps to help focus and calm your kids through meditation.