New Perspective on Life
Have you ever woken up during the middle of the night with thoughts about all the things that you are supposed to do on the following day? Do you always feel stressed out or frustrated? Or you find it as a difficult task to enjoy your time with family members or friends? Then you need … Read more
The original name of loving-kindness meditation is metta bhavana, which comes from the Pali language. Metta means ‘love’ (in a non-romantic sense), friendliness, or kindness: hence ‘loving-kindness’ for short. It is an emotion, something you feel in your heart. Bhavana means development or cultivation. The practice of Metta meditation is a beautiful support to other … Read more
I gathered essential insights from 16 different meditation teachers. Each quote is a meditation in itself. Here’s how to best utilize these essential teachings: Read them one by one and any time one stands out or impacts you… Close your eyes for a minute and let that saying echo inside of you in silence. Start reading … Read more
She Let Go She let go. Without a thought or a word, she let go. She let go of fear. She let go of the judgments. She let go of the confluence of opinions swarming around her head. She let go of the committee of indecision within her. She let go of all the ‘right’ … Read more
“Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.” —William Wordsworth Over the course of my life, I’ve embraced a number of different hobbies: movies, video games, drawing, just to name a few. But none of them have changed my life or brought me as much satisfaction as blogging. In almost too many ways to count, … Read more
Difficulty: CASUAL | Frequency: 1X/DAY | Duration: 10-15 MINS WHY YOU SHOULD TRY IT Stress, anger, and anxiety can impair not only our health but our judgment and skills of attention. Fortunately, research suggests an effective way to deal with these difficult feelings: the practice of “mindfulness,” the ability to pay careful attention to what you’re thinking, feeling, and … Read more
Most оf uѕ probably dоn’t believe we nееd a fоrmаl dеfіnіtіоn оf happiness; we knоw it whеn wе feel it, аnd we often uѕе thе term to dеѕсrіbе a rаngе оf positive еmоtіоnѕ, іnсludіng jоу, рrіdе, соntеntmеnt, and gratitude. It is a fееlіng of іnnеr реасе аnd satisfaction. It іѕ usually еxреrіеnсеd, when thеrе аrе nо … Read more
One of the most useful and grounding ways of attending to our body is the practice of walking meditation which is a form of meditation in action. Walking meditation is a simple and universal practice for developing calm, connectedness, and embodied awareness. It can be practiced regularly, before or after sitting meditation or any time … Read more
When I recommend meditation to my stressed-out friends, they often open their eyes wide and scrunch up their nose. “You mean, sit for an hour and think about nothing? I don’t think I can.” I understand. When you think of meditation, the first image that comes to mind is probably a yogi, sitting with a … Read more
What Is Gratitude? Gratitude, thankfulness, gratefulness, or appreciation is a feeling or attitude in acknowledgment of a benefit that one has received or will receive. Robert Emmons, perhaps the world’s leading scientific expert on gratitude, argues that gratitude has two key components. Firstly, it’s an affirmation of goodness. We affirm that there are good things … Read more
