meditation

The Long Road to Real Meditation

The Long Road to Real Meditation

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Meditation is not instant enlightenment but a lifelong practice of breath, movement, and presence that trains the nervous system to settle into freedom from constant craving and reaction.

The Long Road to Real Meditation

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Meditation is not instant enlightenment but a lifelong practice of breath, movement, and presence that trains the nervous system to settle into freedom from constant craving and reaction.

Train Your Breath, Train Your Mind

Train Your Breath, Train Your Mind

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Deep breathing helps regulate the nervous system by slowing the heart rate, signaling safety to the brain, and calming the body’s stress response. Once breath is practiced and consistent, the...

Train Your Breath, Train Your Mind

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Deep breathing helps regulate the nervous system by slowing the heart rate, signaling safety to the brain, and calming the body’s stress response. Once breath is practiced and consistent, the...

The Sound of Om

The Sound of Om

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Om, one of humanity’s oldest sacred sounds, first appeared in the Vedic texts and was later described in the Upanishads as the seed syllable representing all of existence. In yoga...

The Sound of Om

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Om, one of humanity’s oldest sacred sounds, first appeared in the Vedic texts and was later described in the Upanishads as the seed syllable representing all of existence. In yoga...

Breath Is the Real Work

Breath Is the Real Work

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This entry argues that while chanting can help beginners show up and relax, it often distracts from deeper, more effective practices. True growth comes from breathwork, which allows thoughts, anxieties,...

Breath Is the Real Work

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This entry argues that while chanting can help beginners show up and relax, it often distracts from deeper, more effective practices. True growth comes from breathwork, which allows thoughts, anxieties,...

Breath as the Anchor of Awareness

Breath as the Anchor of Awareness

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This journal entry explores how meditation postures like the lotus are only meaningful when paired with breath, which creates relaxation and awareness. By using breath and nonjudgmental acceptance, we loosen...

Breath as the Anchor of Awareness

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This journal entry explores how meditation postures like the lotus are only meaningful when paired with breath, which creates relaxation and awareness. By using breath and nonjudgmental acceptance, we loosen...

When Breathing Isn’t Enough

When Breathing Isn’t Enough

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Sometimes breathing alone won’t save us. We can be too far in the hole.….

When Breathing Isn’t Enough

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Sometimes breathing alone won’t save us. We can be too far in the hole.….