Archive for January, 2010

• What is mindfulness? Why does it matter?

  written by Simone on Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

   Mindfulness is the practice of paying attention to our inner world and the world around us.  Here is a little exercise we sometimes give to gain an understanding of what mindfulness or meditation is and why it is vital in creating an inner world by your own design and an outer world that [...]

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• From Shamatha to Vipassana

  written by YeShey on Monday, January 18th, 2010

  Shamatha meditation is taught in Steps 1 and 2 of our Mindfulness Meditation Program.  Shamatha is translated as calm abiding or quiescence and its purpose is to give us the opportunity to experience a state of calm silence and single pointed concentration.  The result is an experience of exceptional mental health and balance. [...]

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• Children, meditation and world peace

  written by Simone on Monday, January 11th, 2010

  Last year the David Lynch Foundation along with the Transcendental Meditation Program launched a campaign to “Teach One Million At-Risk Youth to Meditate.” The goal of their global peace initiative is to bring meditation to youth, parents and staff in schools around the world in hopes of reducing the effects of stress [...]

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