Practicing mindfulness can completely change the way that you live your life. It can give you clarity, help you feel more fulfilled, encourage you to truly experience the world around you and help reduce stress. More and more people are practicing mindfulness into their everyday lives. Notable leaders from NBA coach Phil Jackson to Oprah
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The Rolling Stones famously sang “you can’t always get what you want”. However, for many of us, getting what we want is a secondary concern. First and foremost, we’re working on trying to figure out what it is that we want. In a world where it’s difficult enough to figure out what type of coffee
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There are plenty of ways to be a mindful eater without having to fast or be a fully robed monk. In our day and age it can be a challenge when we are bombarded with endless lists of must-have superfoods, celebrity dietitians and friendly know-it-alls. Â While most of our attention is focused on what we
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There is a famous saying which goes “be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” Sometimes, this is easier said than done. In a society that promotes conformism, it can sometimes be difficult to break out of the mold to be your authentic self. Unfortunately, not living authentically has its own downsides; the more you fight
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Everyone feels “lost” every now and again: out of touch with themselves and others, and feeling rudderless in the world. Often, this feeling is the result of a strenuous workload, a personal loss, or life change, but sometimes it’s for no particular reason that you can identify. For those times when you feel this
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“Turn off your mind, relax and float downstream…” These words were sung more than 50 years ago, by the most popular music group of all time: the Beatles. At the time, they were largely singing to the youth-in-revolt, the hippies and activists of the 1960s who rejected mainstream consumer culture, and opted instead to start
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The ultimate goal of all spiritual practice is to transcend the ego, and awaken to your true Self. Throughout human history, many masters and teachers have developed many different ways and methods of approaching the problem – but there is none more direct than self-inquiry. Other methods often involve fixing the attention on the breath,
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Did you know that the English word “spirit,” has it’s roots in the Latin word spiritus – which means “breath”? We find a similar connection between breath and Spirit in many other languages. The Hebrew word ruach means “spirit, wind, breath, and/or mind.” The Greek pneuma, as well, means “air, breath, soul, vital force.” The
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In a previous post, I talked about the many ways that the ego can sabotage our lives. Today I’d like to dig a little deeper, and get the heart of what the ego really is, and how exactly it keeps us from being happy and content. And, as always, some practical advice; some action steps
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Forgiveness is one of the most powerful tools we have for healing and personal transformation. Jesus, Buddha and Lao Tzu all taught that forgiveness is essential to knowing inner peace and spiritual wholeness. Now doctors and researchers realize that forgiveness is essential to our health – mental, emotional and physical. Anger and resentment suppress the
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