Want to know a super-secret, foolproof method for improving your relationships? You’ll find a clue to the secret in Ed’s story. Ed said, “Since we talked about [how to make relationships better], I’ve been trying to give my roommate at least one compliment a day. It’s been hard because he’s always complaining and he drives me crazy. “First I could hardly think of anything, I mean this guy is...
It was the morning meditation on the second day of my retreat, and honestly, I was feeling restless and frustrated...
A monk was sitting on the floor of a high, mountain cave, deep in meditation. Suddenly a ferocious bandit rushed into the cave, wielding his sword.
I remember the first time I tried to meditate. It wasn't the blissful experience I'd hoped for. But I persisted, and it changed my life for the better. Here are 4 tips to get your meditation practice going.
Marquetta said two weeks into her Koru class, “I’m really noticing that I’m becoming more mindful. I was in the middle of an argument this week...
What is the point of meditation? This question comes up, in different ways, all the time. Quite reasonably, everyone considering developing a mindfulness meditation practice wants to know some version of, “why should I waste my time, sitting still (or walking slowly) and just watching my breath?” It does seem silly, doesn’t it? Sitting, doing nothing. When you could be doing…something. There are...
— MIRABAI BUSH, co-founder and Senior Fellow of The Center for Contemplative Mind in Society
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