Exploring Choice Calms The Mind
Calming the mind doesn’t require more tools. In fact, if you never learned about another tool in your life, you can still effectively calm the mind. That’s because calming the mind requires having more choices, not more tools. LOCATION DOESN’T EQUAL CALM AND...
A Calm Steady Mind Is A Way Of Life
There’s a misbelief that a calm mind means the mind will stop thinking. The mind’s purpose is to think. Expecting it to all of a sudden stop thinking is unrealistic. The key to creating a more calm and steady mind isn’t about having a blank mind. It’s a process of...
A Calm Mind Doesn’t Happen Overnight
One comment that makes me cringe is when someone tells me, “I can’t meditate. I’ve tried but I just can’t sit still and relax.” The modern world has taught us that if change doesn’t quickly, there’s something wrong with us. When it comes to relaxing, the...
Why Do We Struggle to Relax And Be Still?
Why do we feel the need to be busy and keep ‘doing’? Why do we struggle to rest, be still, and be quiet? What causes us to feel we need more and more…even though we might already have everything we need? From the point of view of a Traditional Yoga text, Patanjali...
What the heck is meditation anyways?
Meditation, Mindfulness, Mindful Awareness are terms we see a lot in mainstream media. At this point, there is a large amount of research out there now which show these practices are positive for our minds and overall health and well being. Many apps are now...
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