Category Archives: Meditation

Transcending Your Average Afternoon – LEAD Magazine

Transcending Your Average Afternoon Photos by Louisa Ainsworth Imagine a scene where nine people sit in silence together with a common purpose. The group is assembled around a polished table in a dimly lit room hidden at the back of … Continue reading

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NEW: Things to do » Features » The Clinton Herald, Clinton, Iowa

CLINTON — Ongoing • Hand-carved duck decoys are featured in "Wooden Feathers," an exhibit in Ashford University's Cortona Art Gallery through Feb 24. A reception for the artist, David Evers of Camanche, is open to the public from 3-5 p.m. … Continue reading

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History and Relevance of Kundalini Yoga

Kundalini yoga can be defined as a technology whereby it is practiced to develop awareness, strength, character and consciousness. Based on active and passive asanas kriyas, meditations and pranayama; the technology target entire body system to develop spiritual strength and … Continue reading

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Mindful Eating: A Teacher Responds to Readers

Jennifer May for The New York TimesA mindful meal at the Blue Cliff Monastery. Readers have posted comments on Jeff Gordinier’s article on mindful eating, along with questions for Dr. Jan Chozen Bays, a pediatrician and meditation teacher in Oregon. … Continue reading

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One-day meditation workshop by Jeff Oliver

Posted on February 12, 2012, Sunday KUCHING: The Kuching Buddhist Society is organising a one-day meditation workshop today at its premises in Jalan Laksamana Cheng Ho here. The workshop will impart techniques in countering stress and dealing with the various … Continue reading

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Rockbridge Weekly & Alleghany Journal Newsline

John DunneRoot Lecture Presents Lecture by Religion Professor John Dunne John Dunne, associate professor of religion at Emory University, will give a lecture at Washington and Lee University on Thursday, March 8, at 4 p.m. in Hillel 101. The talk is … Continue reading

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Chicago’s Meditation Flash Mob Friday

Chicago’s next meditation flash mob (medmob) is *this* friday in water tower park, rain or shine. please attend and spread the word. facebook.com/event.php?eid=285218474834358 Friday, November 11th ยท 5:30pm – 6:00pm Water Tower Park 800 N. Michigan Avenue at Chicago Avenue, … Continue reading

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Staff Picks: Books That Make Us Food Lovers

Lots of us can point to books that helped to make us who we are. For food lovers, this often means a treasured cookbook, a tome of kitchen wisdom, or just a novel that happens to have really great dinners … Continue reading

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Fight Stress at Home or In Retreat Centers

Fight Stress at Home or In Retreat Centers Under normal conditions stress is good for our bodies and provides drive, attention and persistence for our goals and aspirations. However, today we are subjected to longer periods and higher levels of … Continue reading

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Agoura therapist co-authors book about how religion interacts with the brain

“How God Changes Your Brain,” a book co-authored by Mark Robert Waldman of Agoura, has been named one of nine books “that will help you clean up your life” on Oprah Winfrey’s website, oprah.com. “Oprah rarely recommends nonfiction, so I’m … Continue reading

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