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	<title>Meditation Village &#187; personal growth</title>
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	<description>live conscious, connected and happy</description>
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		<title>Meditation at Work</title>
		<link>http://www.meditationvillage.ca/meditation-tips/meditation-at-work/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 00:21:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simone</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Meditation Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[being present]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[daily meditation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to be mindful]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inner peace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meditation at work]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mindfulness at work]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[overcoming suffering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reduce stress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reduce stress at work]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[why meditate]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After meditation practice, I often feel peaceful, calm, serene, a sense of connection, openness, inner joy and relaxation &#8230; and then I go to work &#8230; and poof within the hour my connection to this inner state has disappeared. Where does it go?  How do we cultivate a more mindful work environment? Can we make [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is &#8220;patience&#8221; a state of mind?</title>
		<link>http://www.meditationvillage.ca/meditation-tips/is-patience-a-state-of-mind/</link>
		<comments>http://www.meditationvillage.ca/meditation-tips/is-patience-a-state-of-mind/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Apr 2011 21:28:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simone</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Meditation Journey]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[being present]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[daily meditation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inner peace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inner transformation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meditate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meditation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meditation benefits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[patience]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reduce stress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spiritual practice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[thoughts]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.meditationvillage.ca/?p=688</guid>
		<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>Inner Practice</title>
		<link>http://www.meditationvillage.ca/meditation-tips/inner-practice/</link>
		<comments>http://www.meditationvillage.ca/meditation-tips/inner-practice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 19:16:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>YeShey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Meditation Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[YeShey's Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[being present]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contentment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to meditate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inner Practice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inner transformation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[master the mind]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mindfulness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[why meditate]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Every time I sit down to discuss my practice with my teacher; the first thing that he always reminds me is that the inner practice is the most important. I also hear  Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo commenting again and again on the need for each of us to watch our mind.    What if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Five Ways to Get Present, Now</title>
		<link>http://www.meditationvillage.ca/meditation-tips/five-ways-to-get-present-now/</link>
		<comments>http://www.meditationvillage.ca/meditation-tips/five-ways-to-get-present-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 03:29:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simone</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Meditation Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[being present]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[breath and meditation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[decreasing suffering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meditation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reduce stress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relaxation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[thoughts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[why meditate]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.meditationvillage.ca/?p=611</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here are five ways to get into the moment when you&#8217;ve lost your center and stess has taken over. Maybe you have heard all of these words of wisdom before; however, here is the medtitative or yogic perspective.  Remember, our mind, attachment to our thoughts, our stories, are the source of our suffering (stress); in order [...]]]></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>
		<category><![CDATA[Meditation Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[happiness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inner peace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inner space and quiet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meditation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meditation benefits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[overcoming suffering]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[personal growth]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.meditationvillage.ca/?p=595</guid>
		<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>Why are you meditating? What&#8217;s your motivation?</title>
		<link>http://www.meditationvillage.ca/meditation-tips/why-are-you-meditating-whats-your-motivation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.meditationvillage.ca/meditation-tips/why-are-you-meditating-whats-your-motivation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jun 2010 22:57:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simone</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Meditation Journey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meditation Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[being present]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[daily meditation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[daily pracitice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to meditate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inner peace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inner transformation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[learn how to meditate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meditate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meditation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meditation process]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mindfulness meditation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spiritual practice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[why meditate]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.meditationvillage.ca/?p=566</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ “Why am I meditating?” is the single most important question to ask and answer for yourself as you begin. Honestly, some early mornings, my motivation or goals, or hopes for some future state of mind are the only reason I meditate.  Knowing, honestly why you are meditating will help you get onto the cushion when [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Battle between Intensity and Consistency</title>
		<link>http://www.meditationvillage.ca/meditation-journey/the-battle-between-intensity-and-consistency/</link>
		<comments>http://www.meditationvillage.ca/meditation-journey/the-battle-between-intensity-and-consistency/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:10:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simone</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Meditation Journey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[breaking bad habits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consistency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[creating good habits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[making change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mindfulness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spiritual growth]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.meditationvillage.ca/?p=520</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Left to my own devices, I am an intense person – laid back but intense. If I could, I would exercise for one grueling four hour session and then not again until next week (or next month), eat all the healthy, nutrient rich, antioxidant, cancer fighting foods for one giant breakfast for the week.   I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guilt &amp; Meditation</title>
		<link>http://www.meditationvillage.ca/meditation-journey/guilt-meditation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.meditationvillage.ca/meditation-journey/guilt-meditation/#comments</comments>
		<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>
		<category><![CDATA[guilt and meditation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[learn how to meditate]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[mindfulness meditation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reoccuring thoughts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[resistance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spiritual practice]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.meditationvillage.ca/?p=510</guid>
		<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>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>
				<category><![CDATA[Meditation Journey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meditation Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[benefits of meditation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[children and meditation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[children and stress reduction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how meditation works]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to meditate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inner peace]]></category>
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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>
				<category><![CDATA[Meditation Journey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[being present]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[busyness]]></category>
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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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