By Matthew Thorpe, Rachel Link — 2020
Meditation is the habitual process of training your mind to focus and redirect your thoughts. The popularity of meditation is increasing as more people discover its many health benefits.
Read on www.healthline.com
CLEAR ALL
One of the most in-depth meditation studies to date shows that different practices have different benefits.
1
A meditation guide for beginners.
Remember, meditation is a practice, so it’s never perfect. You are ready to begin now just as you are!
Five years ago, my father fell into a deep bout of depression. Twelve months later his depression culminated in suicide.
In a world where there’s much to be taken seriously, it’s important to remember to laugh. Not to make light of the severity of war, discrimination, terror threats, or climate change, but to maintain a perspective that there is still much to be thankful for and to celebrate in your life.
The greatest gift we can give our world is our presence, awake and attentive. What can help us do that? Here, drawn from ancient religions and wisdom traditions, are a handful of practices Joanna Macy has learned to count on.
Wherever attention goes the rest of the brain follows—in some sense, attention is your brain’s boss. But is it a good boss and can we train it?