Recent Posts Tagged With 'meditation'

• Book Review: “Deep & Simple” By Bo Lozoff

  Posted on Thursday October 23rd, 2008 at 14:30 in book, meditation, random thoughts, peace of mind, bo lozoff

  If someone offers you this book, take it. It originally was distributed free to many prisons, so don’t be offended if someone offers it to you. I found mine in the “free books”... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websi...

• Facing The Big Monster: Politics

  Posted on Saturday October 18th, 2008 at 13:35 in america, meditation, msnbc, culture shock, attachement, learning about politics, politics and stress

  I don’t usually follow American politics because it scares me a bit. Or, to be more precise, I get scared of the anger and hopelessness it brings up in me. However, unless England decides to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my web...

• Thoughts Can’t Be Taken Away From You

  Posted on Thursday October 9th, 2008 at 13:55 in thoughts, meditation, death, connections, Tibet, eternity, what can't be taken away

  Things are a wee bit stressful in my home. My Mom lost a good chunk of money on the stock market. The woman living across the street had mono and may soon loose her home. My migraine medicine... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website...

• Breathing Exercises

  Posted on Friday September 26th, 2008 at 17:05 in meditation, breath, sesame street, general relaxation and stress, breathing exercise, what's wrong with me

  In researching many kinds of alternative healing and meditation, I read again and again about the importance of breathing properly. Then, I usually read about a whole bunch of breathing exercises... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websi...

• Taking a Mental Hot Bath

  Posted on Saturday August 30th, 2008 at 14:26 in meditation, imagination, stress relief, relaxation activites, hot bath, creative visulaization

  When I was homeless in England, the one thing I missed the most was being able to take a hot bath. Oddly enough, I didn’t miss my boom box, my television or even central heating so much as... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websit...

• Otium Sanctum, or Holy Leisure

  Posted on Wednesday July 2nd, 2008 at 18:31 in beauty, meditation, random thoughts, relax, destressing, stress-related, holy leisure, otium sanctum, unstressing

  "…and on the seventh day God rested."     — Genesis 2:2 When you think of religious people, you don’t tend to think of then resting.  They always... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websi...

• Do Goldfish Meditate?

  Posted on Friday June 6th, 2008 at 20:19 in pets, meditation, goldfish, mellow, stress-related, goldfish meditation

  You can learn lots of lessons from any animal.  You can learn how to do mantras from observing your cat, for example.  And even a goldfish has advice just as golden. Although I don’t... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my web...

• Dealing With Stuttering, Pt 2

  Posted on Friday February 8th, 2008 at 11:11 in meditation, stuttering, relaxation techniques, stammering, fred alan wolf, stressful situations, coping-with-stress, stress-related, stress - coping skills, high stress situations

  Although I am very happy with the positive response from my previous posts on stuttering, for some reason my stutter has gotten worse.  So I went to my local library to find a book on... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website ...

• Your Effort Is Good Enough

  Posted on Friday January 18th, 2008 at 13:02 in meditation, self improvement, now, triggers, quitting smoking, stress-related, dealing with stress, handling stress, stress - coping skills

  Despite the popular saying, close counts in more areas of life than horseshoes and hand grenades. We often bring ourselves down by thinking our daily efforts are not good enough.  But, we... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website f...

• Reduce Stress With Guided Imagery

  Posted on Monday January 14th, 2008 at 12:41 in meditation, imagination, creative visualization, guided imagery, stress-related, dealing with stress, handling stress, stress - coping skills, stress research, stress tips

  Recommended by the Mayo Clinic … yes, THAT Mayo Clinic. Stress might at times seem like a purely mental and emotional problem, but it sure leads to physical problems such as high blood... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for...

• The Cat’s Mantra

  Posted on Tuesday December 11th, 2007 at 14:35 in om, meditation, Compassion, self improvement, relax, prevent stress, stress-related, dealing with stress, handling stress, stress - coping skills

  "If there were to be a universal sound depicting peace, I would surely vote for the purr."  — Barbara Diamond In case you’ve ever wondered if meditating is a natural means... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websi...