Insights As Answers to Questions There’s something that happens when a person meditates over a long period of time. You start to get these “bursts” of insight at seemingly random times. They are such gifts! It’s best to describe what happens...
At least once a week, I like to make sure I soak up the sounds and scents of nature. Away from home. Away from the hustle and bustle of the city (or, in my case, the town); away from everything. I’ll admit, it’s a little harder to do that when it gets...
We must pass through solitude and difficulty, isolation and silence to find that enchanted place and sing our sorrowful song. But, in that dance, and in that song, the most ancient rites of our conscience fulfill themselves in the awareness of being human....
Quite a few folks have figured out that coloring and exercising that creative muscle is a wonderful tool to help clear the mind and move into a meditative state. I’ve seen it in young children all the way up to adults. In fact, I personally think that’s...
What Does the Term “Spirituality” Include? When I started meditating years ago, I came across the word “spirituality” in most of the books I read on the subject. But a quick online search will include results for metaphysical sites, psychic...
Using Guided Meditation to Improve Your Meditation Practice Being someone who enjoys and teaches meditation, I’ve tried them all: mantras, silent, being mindful and even guided. I wanted to compile some of my favorite simple and easy guided meditations. Though I...
Meditation for Those That Think They Can’t Let’s set the record straight: any time you sit in silence and bring awareness to your breath, that is meditation. This applies if your mind is blank or full, happy, sad and everything between. And it...
What It’s Like to Meditate for 45 Minutes Before I explain the really neat things about what it’s like to meditate for 45 minutes, I think it would be good to explain how I got there in the first place. For a long time, I would meditate for 15-20 minutes...
How I Discovered Meditation Once upon a time, I was a kid. A kid who loved to read. And, for various reasons, I’ve always been one of those “old souls” who everyone said was “mature beyond her years.” (This is not a prerequisite, by the...
