Categories: News
It is estimated that 60 percent of men, and 50 percent of women, will experience a trauma at some point in their life. More than 10 percent of those people will experience post-traumatic stress disorder — PTSD — a debilitating psychiatric disorder characterized by depression, fits of rage, and flashbacks. If that doesn’t sound like […]
Categories: Health and Wellness
Recently, I’ve talked a little bit about how meditation and yoga are not mutually exclusive, however, that’s not to say that they must be practiced in conjunction. Many people meditate in a variety of different ways without ever doing anything even remotely close to yoga. Likewise, the world is full of yoga enthusiasts who are […]
Categories: Health and Wellness, Meditation and Emotions
Meditation is all about controlling your mind. In my last post, I talked about the differences between thoughts and emotions, but also how they are related to each other, and how thoughts can cause you to feel certain emotions. I said that in order to change the way you feel, you must first change the […]
Categories: Health and Wellness, Meditation and Emotions
Thoughts are often what cause us to feel specific emotions, but thoughts are not emotions. Thoughts exist purely in your mind; they do exist throughout you. Emotions do not exist in your mind; they exist throughout you. When you are afraid, you feel fear throughout your entire body. You are not thinking, “FEAR, FEAR FEAR…” […]
Categories: Health and Wellness, Meditation and Emotions
I want you to be honest with yourself for a moment, and think about how you normally answer someone when they ask you to describe how you are feeling. Do you say things, like, “pretty good,” “not bad,” “not so bad,” okay,”? Now, really think about this for moment… Do you notice how vague these […]
Categories: Blog, Health and Wellness, Meditation and Emotions
To ask, “what is depression?” might sound like a silly question, but let’s really think about this for a moment. “Depression” is an overused term these days, to say the least. We hear it so often, it has become so vague it’s nearly lost its meaning. What does depression feel like? How do I know […]
Categories: Meditation and Military, PTSD
If you’ve been following this blog, you probably know a good deal about PTSD — post-traumatic stress disorder — by now. In case you do not, PTSD is a type of psychological disorder that is brought on by a traumatic experience. As you might imagine, veterans are among the most common to suffer from PTSD […]
Categories: Blog, Meditation and Military
PTSD — post traumatic stress disorder — is a topic that gets discussed quite a lot on this site because it is such a prevalent problem and devastating disorder. It is estimated that of the more than 2 million soldiers who have served in Iraq, thousands of them are likely to be suffering from PTSD. PTSD has […]
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 […]
Categories: Healthcare and Meditation
Beginning a meditation practice can yield an array of benefits including lower stress, better sleep and a more relaxed disposition in life. These results can be seen in a matter of weeks, but why stop there? Research is showing enhanced brain development, altered brain wave patterns and increased attentiveness over time in life-long meditators. (more…)
