Creativity, Spirituality & Making a Buck with David Nichtern
My guest today is my good friend and an internationally known psychologist and New York Time best-selling author Daniel Goleman.
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If you approach your practice as a path of love, the rhythms of life will teach you moment by moment how to proceed. Each little discovery about what breathing feels like will give you more access to your inner life and the secret power of recovery built into your body.
To make sense of the movements of life, many ancient traditions use paradigms and models that in English are translated as “energy.” The Hindu traditions often use the term Shakti, that without which nothing happens. This refers to the feminine aspect of the Divine.
The main complaint amongst people who “aren't meditators” is that they hate the idea of sitting still with their thoughts. But considering all of the benefits associated with the practice—it boosts creativity, calms anxiety, and helps with focus, to name a few—it may be worth reconsidering.
To help you learn how to meditate and integrate it into your life, SELF asked meditation experts some of your most common meditation questions.
If carving out an hour to sit on a cushion doesn’t float your boat, there are many unexpected ways to meditate every day. Get the benefits of meditation by trying out an alternative style from this list.
Not all meditation styles are right for everyone. These practices require different skills and mindsets. How do you know which practice is right for you?
Christine Caldwell talks about her new book, Bodyfulness, which is a practice that challenges us to take mindfulness one step further by using our body's knowledge and intuition to make more empowered and informed choices in everyday life.
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In Bodyfulness, renowned somatic counselor Christine Caldwell offers a practical guide for living an embodied contemplative life, embracing whatever body we are in.
More and more people are turning to new mind-body therapies to address physical and emotional ills.
Meditation and Movement for Self-Healing provides a set of 25 activities for those who want to learn more about the practice of meditation. The movements are simple and offer an alternative to other ways of meditating.