Archive for December, 2009

• The Mind in Meditation

  written by YeShey on Monday, December 28th, 2009

  What do I do with my mind in meditation?
  The first problem we encounter when meditating is that our minds do not want to cooperate. We want the mind to focus on the breath but it runs off in every direction. We need to learn how to manage and relax the mind to in [...]

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• Too busy to meditate?

  written by Simone on Friday, December 18th, 2009

  It’s ironic that the #1 reason (we hear) people don’t’ meditate is “I am too busy.” “I will start meditating when things calm down a bit,” “I will start my meditation practice when things are less hectic, when my children get a little older and there is more peace and quiet in the house.”  Hey, [...]

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• Winter Solstice Meditation

  written by YeShey on Thursday, December 17th, 2009

  In the northern hemisphere, winter solstice is the shortest day of the year, the time of stillness, quiet, death. It is also the time of renewal, it marks the shortest day but this leads to December 22 which promises more sunlight and the 23rd promises more again. The solstice is a great [...]

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• The Breath in Meditation

  written by YeShey on Friday, December 11th, 2009

  When we are meditating we do not alter or change the breath in any way.  One of the greatest reasons to meditate is to see things just as they are, same with the breath during meditation – we just observe it, we do not change it. During the first two steps of [...]

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• Is one recurring thought keeping you fat?

  written by Simone on Friday, December 4th, 2009

  Confession: I love the Biggest Looser. I know it totally manipulates our emotions and the product placement/commercials within the show are atrocious. But as I watch their journey’s; the hard work and the personal vulnerabilities and realizations they share with the world, it confirms for me that with access to, an understanding of, and ability to [...]

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