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A spiritual practice is an action or activity that is performed regularly in the pursuit of spiritual development or to commune with one’s experience of the sacred or divine. There are countless different practices to engage in, some tied to a religious tradition or an ancestral heritage, and others that someone has developed a more personal, individual connection to. Common practices that span a vast array of different spiritual disciplines include prayer, meditation, song, chanting, dance, breathing exercises, ceremony, and ritual.

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Transcendental Meditation: Topping the Bestseller List Since 1975

The scientific investigation of ancient spiritual practices might be one of the most important advances of the modern era. But we have to proceed with care, assimilating the methods without dishonoring their roots.

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Mixing Magic Mushrooms and Meditation Has Long-Term Benefits, Johns Hopkins Study Finds

The benefits of controlled psilocybin use and spiritual practice on people's well-being long outlast the high, researchers find.

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Overtone Singing: History, Development, and Influence in Contemporary Music

It is believed in Tuvan tradition that all things have a soul or are inhabited by spiritual entities.

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Buddhism and Psychotherapy: Interview With Dr. Miles Neale

Why are Buddhist concepts and techniques so popular lately?

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A Collective Human Potential Movement

The author really interested in what a popular movement would look like at the intersection of radical mental health, social justice politics, and disciplined spiritual practice.

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It Takes a Sangha

Meditation is a necessity for creating positive change, but we are not meditating merely to get good at meditation, or to have pleasant spiritual experiences. We are, as Gandhi put it, trying to “be the change we wish to see in the world.”

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Frozen Yoga and McMindfulness: Miles Neale on the Mainstreaming of Contemplative Religious Practices

Danny Fisher in conversation with Buddhist psychotherapist and meditation teacher Miles Neale about the mainstreaming of mindfulness practice.

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Venerable Bhikkhu Analayo on the Satipatthana Sutta in Conversation with Phillip Moffitt

In April 2015 Venerable Bhikkhu Analayo — renowned German Buddhist monk, scholar, author, and teacher — led an 11-day meditation retreat for advanced practitioners at Spirit Rock centered around his comparative studies of the canonical versions of the Satipatthana Sutta (the Buddha's Four Foundations...

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6 Shamanic Healing Practices to Help You See the Light During Dark Times

In his book Spirit Hacking, spiritual guide and healer Shaman Durek notes that humankind has shifted so far out of alignment—in terms of our structures and systems and how we treat each other and the planet—that we needed a jolt of sorts to wake us up and restore harmony.

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Listening in with . . . Grandmother Flordemayo: Seeding the Future

Born into a lineage of healers in the highlands of Central America and now an indigenous elder, Flordemayo travels internationally, sharing wisdom and teaching respect for the earth. Here, she talks with Unity Magazine editor Katy Koontz about her life and her work.

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