Laura Jane – Is your biggest challenge in meditation or mindfulness your inner dialogue? Do you become easily distracted by the noises around you? Then this article is for you!
The Importance of Being Present
Mindfulness is a Buddhist meditation technique involving attention to the present moment, acceptance to whatever the present is and withholding judgment; to simply allow whatever presents in awareness to be as it is. This meditation technique gained a great deal of recognition in western medicine and mental health proving an extremely helpful tool for a whole host of conditions including chronic pain and depression. For a great introduction on how to practice mindfulness, check out Jon Kabat-Zinn’s demonstration here. Continue reading
David R. Hamilton, Ph.D. – The first time I tried meditation was after reading James Redfield’s novel, ‘The Celestine Prophecy’. It was in the late 1990s and I was working as an R&D scientist in the pharmaceutical industry at the time.
That being said, many spiritual groups, like certain monks for example, are taught different types of meditation in several different ways, so really, there’s no correct way to meditate, and the process of connecting with one’s higher self and quieting the mind can be done in multiple ways and practiced at various levels.
Nick Polizzi – In the words of the Dalai Lama, “An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful…”
Healthcare issues are complex, and their impact is overwhelming for the entire body, even if the problem is specific to an organ or function. Illnesses even interfere with how patients behave and perceive. It means emotional and psychological instability is proportional to healthcare issues. And medications cannot resolve every emotional and psychological irregularity.