This precious moment is all there is. Along comes another and another and another. Let's take partial inventory of what we have in this...

With walking meditation, you get the benefits of exercise and meditation. Some benefits of exercise include: Improved...

Before a practitioner takes his or her seat to meditate outdoors, most of the work has already been done. Let us not minimize this...

When pain comes and the body fails, most would spend all they had for a cure. When a child or loved one is sick and suffering, most would...

How we approach our meditation practice matters and is a practice in itself. Preliminaries are to meditation what stretches are to...

There are many paths to peace. Meditation is one path. The general recommendation is 20 minutes once or twice a day (usually at a set...

Assuming radical responsibility for our thoughts, words, and deeds is one of the commitments practitioners resolve to keep. It is a...

Two years ago, I flew to Aruba to conduct an experiment. For 3 days, I wanted to follow the example of Mildred Lisette Norman, better...

I began the day, as I always do, with breath work and meditation to calibrate the mind. It's a proactive approach to managing any...

Meditators develop insight and an aesthetic awareness that encourages positive and healthful lifestyle changes. For me,...

This being human can be challenging, but we are not without instruction. We have our own inner knowing. Whether we follow it or not is a...

The Indian teacher Ramana Maharshi recommended the technique of self-enquiry to discover the unreality or illusory nature of the proxy-i,...

I am regularly asked for book recommendations on meditation and well-being. I present a shortlist here. A few caveats are in order: 1. On...

There are over 20 references to meditation in the Bible. The first mention is in Genesis 24: 62. "Now Isaac (c. 2000 BC) had come from...

Counting breaths is an effective meditation technique. It is especially useful when the mind is agitated, anxious, or stressed. Why?...

"It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink." Proverbs 31:4 Abstaining from behaviors...

Lutz, et al. defines meditation as "a family of regulatory strategies designed for various ends." Ends might include calm, enhanced...

There are several top down strategies we can use to detach from the illusion of thought. Tara Brach's RAIN is one. RAIN is an acronym...

I returned from a 4 day kayaking trip around the Elizabethan Islands. Kayaking, for me, is deeply spiritual and affirms the practicality...

A large house fly buzzes around the room, touching down vertically on the window screen. I approach slowly and open it. The fly scuttles...