Categories: Blog, Health and Wellness
When people hear the word, “meditation,” they immediately begin to conjure up images in their mind of people sitting in lotus pose — the quintessential yoga pose, whereby you sit on the floor with your legs crossed over one another and your back up straight, stiff as a board. If you’ve ever tried sitting in […]
Categories: Exercising Your Mind
Meditation is not something you have to do for a set amount of time everyday, or even something that you necessarily have to set time aside for at all. To meditate is to be mindful, and to be mindful is a way of life, not just something you switch on for 20 minutes in between […]
Categories: Blog, Health and Wellness
For the past few weeks, we’ve been talking about walking meditation… There’s no better time or place to squeeze in a session of walking meditation than when you’re out on the green. Think about it, every whole you play is literally an opportunity to practice walking meditation. Being on the golf course also presents a […]
Categories: Blog, Health and Wellness
There are many levels of observation you can practice while walking. For the sake of simplicity, I’ve broken them up into four distinct levels: sensations, feelings, emotions, and self-awareness. Once you have practiced all of the levels, you might find that you like one better than another, or that you like to interchange them, and […]
Categories: Health and Wellness
Today I’m going to walk you through — no pun intended — a basic walking meditation session. The first thing you’re going to have to do is find a place where you can walk around freely for about 20 minutes without a great deal of distractions. Some good places to look for might be a […]
Categories: Health and Wellness
Wouldn’t it be great if you could meditate without having to sit still? Well, you can. It’s called “walking meditation” and it’s a great way to exercise your mind and body simultaneously. So, what is walking meditation? What is the objective? In simplest terms, walking meditation is walking for the sake of walking. You’re not […]
Categories: Living Green
One of the many wonderful things meditation can do for you is it can help you become more aware of your environment — your own personal environment, as well as the entire Earth. I’d like you to do a simple exercise so you can begin to understand what I mean: Wherever you are at this […]
Categories: Enlightenment
In the western world, we often times have a different view of reality: We tend to think that we are in control of every situation, and that we are the master of our environment; when in fact, we are shaped by our environment, and the way our environment shapes us is what controls how we […]
Categories: Meditation and Military
It’s ironic that the men and women who put their lives on the line to defend our country have such a hard time finding work after they leave the military, but it’s a harsh reality that so many veterans have to face. What so many people don’t realize is that when you leave military-life for […]
Categories: Exercising Your Mind
If you have been following my blog, then you’re certainly no stranger to mindfulness meditation. Mindfulness meditation essentially is the act of observing random thoughts that pop into your brain, and then pushing them out to refocus on the present moment. Mindfulness meditation works wonders for a slew of problems, such as depression, anxiety, stress, and even […]
