It’s no secret that the holidays are one of the most stressful times of the year for many people. The holidays temporarily disrupt the normal flow of our society: business close down; people travel and people take time off of work; all of our normal TV and radio programming suddenly takes on a Christmas theme […]
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Categories: Enlightenment, Exercising Your Mind, Meditation and Military, Meditation Tips, Positive Thoughts
As you know, every year, we spend November 11 paying tribute to the brave men and women who have fought to serve our country and protect our freedom. What you might not know is that Veterans Day was once called “Armistice Day,” and it was created to be “a day to be dedicated to the […]
Using Meditation to Accomplish Your New Year’s Resolution
Categories: Affirmations, Meditating for Success, Positive Thoughts
Another year has passed, and just like last year began with so many resolutions that were ultimately soon forgotten, many people this year will break their New Year’s resolution before they even attempt it. But why is it so hard for so many of us to accomplish our New Year’s resolution? Why has breaking our […]
Veterans Dealing with PTSD: Meditation Can Help
Categories: Benefits of Meditation, Blog, Healthcare and Meditation, Meditation and Emotions, Meditation and Military, Positive Thoughts
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a very serious mental illness, and depression is one of the major symptoms, along with stress and anxiety. PTSD typically affects people who have gone through a physically and/or emotionally traumatic experience, especially soldiers. As surprising as it may seem, more soldiers die from suicide than combat these days. Depression […]
Meditation Reduces Stress and Depression in Breast Cancer Patients, New Study Finds
Categories: Benefits of Meditation, Blog, Healthcare and Meditation, Positive Thoughts
Meditation, which is the practice of training one’s mind, has been gaining a lot of steam lately thanks to an abundance of new scientific research showing the practice has real benefits. As you probably already know, meditation is a helpful tool for relieving stress, so it should come as no surprise that meditation can benefit […]
Boosting Empathy Through Meditation
Categories: Benefits of Meditation, Blog, Meditation and Emotions, Positive Thoughts
Empathy is the ability to recognize and relate to the emotions another person or sentient being is feeling. If we did not possess empathy, we would not be able to be compassionate towards one another. However, some people do not naturally have enough empathy to truly feel compassion. In other words, you might be sympathetic […]
Meditation and HIV Therapy
Categories: Benefits of Meditation, Blog, Healthcare and Meditation, Positive Thoughts
Our immune systems work overtime to keep us healthy and healed. Science shows that meditation benefits the immune systems and helps keeps it in tip-top shape. But what about an immune system that has been greatly debilitated, like an HIV patient? (more…)