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		<title>Stillness &amp; Effort</title>
		<link>http://www.meditationvillage.ca/meditation-tips/stillness-effort/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 01:24:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simone</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A yogi instructed in class the other day that, &#8220;the only effort you need to expend is the effort it takes to bring you to the present moment.&#8221; All of our decisions, choices, and actions are best made from this moment. Not &#8220;in reaction to&#8221; but rather from a place of stillness, only accessible in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is &#8220;patience&#8221; a state of mind?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Apr 2011 21:28:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simone</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I struggle with patience.  Two phrases make me cringe, &#8216;be patient&#8217; and &#8216;have faith.&#8217; I don&#8217;t know why. Is it because I am immature or childish and I just want what I want now? Does one have patience because they have faith and trust or is patience something that transcends the content of thoughts and better understood in the context of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is my priority peace of mind?</title>
		<link>http://www.meditationvillage.ca/meditation-tips/is-my-priority-peace-of-mind/</link>
		<comments>http://www.meditationvillage.ca/meditation-tips/is-my-priority-peace-of-mind/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 19:51:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simone</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Meditation Journey]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;It&#8217;s easy to live in the moment, when most of your moments take place in Maui.&#8221;    Sometimes the stresses of the day can be too much. I realized that I brought home with me and allowed stay for the evening thoughts of the day; conversations real and imagined along with all of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guilt &amp; Meditation</title>
		<link>http://www.meditationvillage.ca/meditation-journey/guilt-meditation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 18:28:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simone</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Meditation Journey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[daily meditation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[learn how to meditate]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[resistance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The other day a gal who is meditating with us came to me and apologized profusely for not meditating as often as she hoped, “I am so sorry, I have been so busy, I will start again soon, I feel so guilty, I will get back to it, I promise.”  I could literally feel her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Seven Mindfulness Tips</title>
		<link>http://www.meditationvillage.ca/meditation-journey/top-seven-mindfulness-tips/</link>
		<comments>http://www.meditationvillage.ca/meditation-journey/top-seven-mindfulness-tips/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:46:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simone</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[being present]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In becoming more mindful we create more presence, peace and joy for ourselves and the world around us regardless of what is happening ‘out there.’ It is not just a tactic to reduce stress in the moment, but mindfulness creates a stable foundation to our lives and a more effective way of being in the world. How do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Children, meditation and world peace</title>
		<link>http://www.meditationvillage.ca/meditation-tips/children-meditation-and-world-peace/</link>
		<comments>http://www.meditationvillage.ca/meditation-tips/children-meditation-and-world-peace/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:36:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simone</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.meditationvillage.ca/?p=421</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[    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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Too busy to meditate?</title>
		<link>http://www.meditationvillage.ca/meditation-journey/too-busy-to-meditate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.meditationvillage.ca/meditation-journey/too-busy-to-meditate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:54:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simone</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.meditationvillage.ca/?p=402</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Resistance, a most common approach to life</title>
		<link>http://www.meditationvillage.ca/meditation-journey/resistance-a-most-common-approach-to-life/</link>
		<comments>http://www.meditationvillage.ca/meditation-journey/resistance-a-most-common-approach-to-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:51:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simone</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Meditation Journey]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[meditation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[non-resistance]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.meditationvillage.ca/?p=329</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I watched as my brother started the process of putting his son to bed. His then two and half year old screamed and cried – seems he really didn&#8217;t want to go to bed. My brother inquired without judgment, &#8220;you can do this the hard way or you can do this the easy way, it is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why meditation doesn&#8217;t work</title>
		<link>http://www.meditationvillage.ca/meditation-journey/why-meditation-doesnt-work/</link>
		<comments>http://www.meditationvillage.ca/meditation-journey/why-meditation-doesnt-work/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:33:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simone</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.meditationvillage.ca/?p=273</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From The Bible to The Secret  (not that I have put them in the same category) there is a huge breadth and depth of spiritual programs, people and practices teaching us how to live our best lives, be happier, more successful, fulfilled and realized.  Without fail, they mostly all tell us, usually in Chapter One, that we must [...]]]></description>
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