Although meditation was devised thousands of years ago for spiritual reasons, today we can employ the tool of mindfulness meditation for its psychological benefits.
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Meditation yields a surprising number of health benefits, including stress reduction, improved attention, better memory, and even increased creativity and feelings of compassion.
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If we know the divine art of concentration, if we know the divine art of meditation, if we know the divine art of contemplation, easily and consciously we can unite the inner world and the outer world. Related Content Read More: http://io9.com/how-meditation-changes-your-brain-and-makes-you-feel-b-470030863 Delete the scoop?
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The future does not exist, because nobody has ever experienced it. You can only ever experience a present moment. The future is a mental projection that you are having in the present moment.
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Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it. —Eckhart Tolle Delete the scoop?
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Learn how prayer can enhance your life and support emotional and physical healing.
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When you bow deeply to the universe, it bows back ... Morihei Ueshiba 
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Rabbi Naomi Levy says "Prayer is not a passive activity. Prayer alters us. It awakens us. Our eyes begin to notice beauty where we never noticed it before. Our hearts begin to feel compassion we never knew we had. Our priorities shift." The article includes beautiful invocations and whatever word(s) you are using to meditate/pray ... Inner Being, Higher Self, God Self, Spirit, etc there is no denying the power of prayer. Delete the scoop?
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Thich Nhat Hanh gives an incredible explanation of mindfulness. Too often are we preoccupied with silly things that keep us from true mindfulness. Mindfulness, allows us to be in touch with world, the universe, and the present moment.
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Mindfulness helps you go home to the present. And every time you go there and recognize a condition of happiness that you have, happiness comes. —Thich Nhat Hanh Read More: Related Content:
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Misconceptions surround the practice of mindfulness, which is part meditation and part a greater awareness of the things around you.
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Besides a formal meditation practice the greater idea here is to “take yourself out of autopilot” and really absorb "purposeful pauses" − meaning feel that breeze, taste the nuances of your tea/coffee/wine, smell the freshly mowed grass, etc.... 
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March 24, 3:21 PM
Purposeful pauses are the secret sauce of effecitve leaders. This article simplifies your way into mindfulness. 
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May 6, 12:47 AM
becoming more aware of your surroundings makes you appreciate and love this life, and want to take care of earth so much more (at least it has for me) Delete the scoop?
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Twenty years ago, using contemplative Yoga therapy as a model, Jon Kabat-Zinn designed trial programs for volunteer patients with Obsessive Compul..., Youngbear Roth (Yoga contemplative practice and its effects on neuroplasticity - by Youngbear Roth... Via Peter Skillen
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Science is proving what the ancient saints and sages have been saying for millenniums; that all forms are manifestations of our minds... Delete the scoop?
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If you feel stressed today why not try these 6 mindfulness exercises and release attachment and aversion... Via Joanna Boj
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The more observant you are, the more present and mindful you become!
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March 15, 11:18 AM
My "go to" self-care is the yogic breathing practice Pranayama.
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Jerome Stone addresses one of the most common aversions to meditation -- that often we feel like failures when our minds are behaving like runaway monkeys, and we believe there should be no thought. This is a misunderstanding, as much of meditation is learning about our minds, no matter what they are doing. Excellent article!
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Jerome Stone does a great job of providing a content rich site for both beginners and seasoned meditators. 
Shane Davis's curator insight,
March 10, 1:34 AM
One key to effective meditation is to no thave any expectations of an outcome. That would be like saying if this day doesnt result in this or that I will be disappointed and consider it a bad day. Letting go of expectations actually can help you to attain a lot of waht we meditate for anyways. Believe me... this is easier said than done. But it gets easier with repitition. Delete the scoop?
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I had always encouraged friends to follow their heart, set goals, and climb, climb, climb. In my young 27 years, I knew being at inner peace and feeling calm would set my world afire. But it was... Delete the scoop?
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Mindfulness meditation training in awareness of present moment experience, such as body and breath sensations, prevents depression and reduces distress in chronic pain. Via Yeshe Dorje 
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Among the most important predictions is one that could explain how gaining control of alpha rhythms not only enhances sensory focus on a particular area of the body, but also helps people overcome persistent competing stimuli, such as depressive thoughts or chronic pain signals. To accomplish this, the model predicts, meditators must achieve proper control over the relative timing and strength of alpha rhythms generated from two separate regions of the thalamus, called thalamic nuclei, that talk to different parts of the cortex. One alpha generator would govern the local "tuning in," for instance of sensations in a hand, while the other would govern the broader "tuning out" of other sensory or cognitive information in the cortex. Delete the scoop?
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A new study has found that participating in an 8-week meditation training program can have measurable effects on how the brain functions even when someone is not actively meditating. Delete the scoop?
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Despite the growing popularity of meditation, prevailing misconceptions about the practice are a barrier that prevents many people from trying meditation and receiving its profound benefits for the body, mind, and spirit. Here are seven of the most common meditation myths dispelled.
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Myth #1: Meditation is difficult. Myth #2: You have to quiet your mind in order to have a successful meditation practice. Myth #3: It takes years of dedicated practice to receive any benefits from meditation. Myth #4: Meditation is escapism. Myth #5: I don’t have enough time to meditate. Myth #6: Meditation is a spiritual or religious practice. Myth #7: I’m supposed to have transcendent experiences in meditation.
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March 10, 3:07 AM
I have been the unwitting believer inseveral if not all of these 7 myths about meditation. They are exactly that - myths. Delete the scoop?
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Mindfulness training is about your life. It isn't about the time you meditate on a cushion or chair. It is about learning to be awake for each moment of your life. So bringing your training into the moments in the day is a necessary requirement. Via ThinDifference Delete the scoop?
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I’ll save you the spiritual cheesefest, and explain how you can easily start meditation. It is one of the most fulfilling experiences of my life.
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Meditation is one small, safe thing which can help shift your whole mindset on life. Delete the scoop?
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Recent studies show a high positive connection between the way we think and feel in relation to the sacred and well-being.
Via Pamir Kiciman
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The true task of spiritual life is not found in faraway places or unusual states of consciousness; it is here in the present. It asks of us a welcoming spirit to greet all that life presents to us with a wise, respectful and kindly heart. 
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For further insight take a look at my post "Spirituality: The Unifying Bond of Life" http://reikihelp.com/blog/2013/04/spirituality-unifying-bond-of-life 
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When wanting to maintain a healthy and physical relationship with one's self; being aware of differentiated methods from both the past and present can help to determine whether it will lead to success or mishap. Delete the scoop?
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Meditation is a great way to help you and your child enjoy greater peace of mind. Find out how to meditate with children and keep it fun for you both.
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”If every 8 year old in the world is taught meditation, we will eliminate violence from the world within one generation.” Delete the scoop?
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Uniting the inner and outer worlds through meditation. 
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Just be and savor the moment, the breath, the heartbeat. It is all you have. Delete the scoop?
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Mindfulness may be so successful in helping with a range of conditions, from depression to pain, by working as a sort of "volume knob" for sensations, according to a new review of studies from Brown University researchers.
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"We think we're the first [research] group to propose an underlying neurophysiological mechanism that directly links the actual practice of mindful awareness of breath and body sensations to the kinds of cognitive and emotional benefits that mindfulness confers." 
Joanna Boj's curator insight,
March 21, 5:33 AM
Very interesting, finally we're getting an insight into how mindfulness works on the physiological level. 
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March 25, 11:53 AM
Displays potential health benefits of mindfulness meditation. Delete the scoop?
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Neuroscience tells us that, to be more productive and creative, we need to give our brains a break. It's the quiet mind that produces the best insights. Via Annette Schmeling
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Build "purposeful" breaks into your day with these 3 quick and easy ways... 
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Simple and basic tactics...we know the benefits.
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3 quick and easy ways to create purposeful breaks during day
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Join me for Oprah and Deepak's 21-Day Meditation Challenge happening now! Register & participate for free! http://bit.ly/YXtsoo
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This is the sad joke about human beings: We are so busy worrying whether or not we are going to be at peace in the future, we don't give ourselves the chance to be at peace in the present.
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Enroll and pay what you wish at How to Meditate
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March 10, 1:37 AM
Just from the start this article caught my eye because the key to living life is to live life now and focus the biggest brunt of your energy to the here and now. It is a good article Delete the scoop?
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James Doty is no stranger to struggle. He served as a caregiver in a family whose mother was an invalid and father suffered from alcoholism. They were on public assistance all that time. Via Cathryn Wellner
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“My greatest wish is that by each of our actions, we create a "meme" of compassion that permeates our world and by doing so decreases suffering. That instead of reacting to negative behavior by, for example, spending billions on weapons to destroy lives, we are proactive and spend billions to improve lives..." James Doty
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I had a talk today with a psychologist and we discussed whether people suffer the same mental disorders in other countries as we do here in the U.S., and he said no and went on to say they have different issues. This article is so in tune with what is wrong in our society and how it is making us all sick. There are some very savvy people working on utilizing the healing benefits of compassion to heal us from the ravages of our culture. It is very much an eye-opener if you believe that your mind has the power to heal your body. Delete the scoop?
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Believe it or not, you can improve your concentration and slow down your day-to-day life with meditation without ever uttering the word "chakra." Incense, yoga pants, and annoying dinner conversation are also optional.
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When you meditate, you go beyond the mind’s noisy chatter into an entirely different place: the silence of a mind that is not imprisoned by the past or the future. This is important because silence is the birthplace of happiness. Silence is where we get our bursts of inspiration, our tender feelings of compassion and empathy, and our sense of love.
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March 10, 3:05 AM
I agree with that aspect of it, but it will often help to center me and deal with my day one thing at a time so I'm not spinning my wheels and making myself all stressed out. Delete the scoop?
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As business classes get underway at the Drucker School of Management at Claremont Graduate University, MBA students open their laptops and professors fire up PowerPoint presentations in many... Delete the scoop?
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