The Onemind Meditation Podcast With Morgan Dix: Meditation | Mindfulness | Health

What if you had a map of everything? I don’t mean the kind of map that gets you from London to Sydney. I m talking about one that leads you from the befuddled state of confusion to the great state of clarity. From the lowlands of lagging inertia to the summit of inspiring insight? What if this map […] The post OM026: What Integral Theory Can Teach You About Meditation (Part 2) appeared first on About Meditation.

You are not separate from the whole. You are one with the sun, the earth, the air. You don’t have a life. You are life. ~Eckhart Tolle Is your world big or small? Because, often that’s a matter of perspective. For example, do you feel like your entire being is trapped sometimes behind the cartesian grid of […] The post OM025: Taming Your Crazy Mind With Meditation (Part 1) appeared first on About Meditation.

Look at a tree, a flower, a plant. Let your awareness rest upon it. How still they are, how deeply rooted in Being. Allow nature to teach you stillness. ~Eckhart Tolle Do you struggle to be still? I don t just mean in meditation. I m talking all the time. Maybe if you’re like me, you experience impatience […] The post OM024: 10 Essential Tips To Nurture Stillness In Meditation (And In Your life) appeared first on About Meditation.

Meditation isn t about what s happening, it s about how you relate to what s happening. ~Sharon Salzberg What does success in meditation look like? Does it mean that you’re suddenly as serene as the Buddha? Does it mean the end of your anger, fear, doubt, and other unpleasant feelings? This is a subtle and interesting question. Why? Because success […] The post OM023: 8 Important Signs Of Your Success In Meditation appeared first on About Meditation.

There is something wonderfully bold and liberating about saying yes to our entire imperfect and messy life. ~Tara Brach Do you listen to what your mind tells you? Or do you step back and observe it cooly, knowing that you aren’t what you think? Because, there is a world of difference between those two positions. […] The post OM022: How To Practice Mindfulness Meditation with Jennifer Howd appeared first on About Meditation.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson Is everything ok? I mean right now, independent of whatever is happening in your life, do you think life itself is a positive event? Stop for a second and think about it. Sure, […] The post OM021: The Two Miraculous Gifts of Meditation with Jeff Carreira appeared first on About Meditation.

How do you learn compassion? Can meditation teach you? Or does it have to come from your own suffering? Maybe a combination of both? I know well how my own experiences of a broken heart have pierced the veil of selfishness and opened me to the needs, pain, and suffering others. But do we have to live with a broken […] The post OM 020: Learning Compassion Through Tibetan Buddhism with Richard Klein appeared first on About Meditation.

After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music. ~Aldous Huxley What is silence? I ve been chasing silence since I was 20 years old. But why is it important and what can you learn from it? Is it, as some research suggests, essential for our health? Many people think of silence as just the […] The post OM 019: A 5-Part Meditation On The Power of Silence appeared first on About Meditation.

Transcendental Meditation opens the awareness to the infinite reservoir of energy, creativity, and intelligence that lies deep within everyone. – Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Have you ever wanted to learn how to practice Transcendental Meditation (TM)? Arguably one of the most popular forms of meditation in the West, it’s ironically challenging to learn without spending lots of […] The post OM 018: How To Practice Transcendental Meditation (TM) with Tom Bershad appeared first on About Meditation.

Begin with little things daily and one day you will be doing things that months back you would have thought impossible. ~Swami Satchidananda Meditation and yoga have gone hand in hand for millennia. It was only when yoga came to the West that it got reduced to the calming and healthy physical practice most of us […] The post OM 017: The Ashram & The Entrepreneur Exploring Meditation As A Habit with Sonia Thompson appeared first on About Meditation.

One does not practice meditation to become a great meditator. We meditate to wake up and live, to become skilled at the art of living. -Elizabeth Lesser Do you struggle with stress and anxiety? At times do you feel like you’re life is a little like a hamster wheel that you can’t get off? Many […] The post OM 016: Meditation For Life How To Break Free From Stress & Tunnel Vision appeared first on About Meditation.

What you seek is seeking you. ~Rumi What does it take to keep going when, as the saying goes, the going gets tough? Really tough. We all start on the path of meditation with high hopes, serious aspirations, or maybe just guarded optimism. We come to the practice suffering from stress, anxiety, and some form of overwhelm. Maybe […] The post OM 015: The Lonely Meditator’s Guide To Developing True Grit appeared first on About Meditation.

By penetrating very deeply the present moment, the past and future fall away, and you become free. Fear is the demon that prevents us from letting go of the past and the future, that in turn, keeps us from spontaneously plunging into the present. ~ Joe Gifford Do you fear death? Does the promise and mystery […] The post OM 014: 95-Year Old Yogi Shares His Secrets & Why He Doesn’t Fear Death with Joseph Gifford appeared first on About Meditation.

Do you suffer from chronic pain? Did you know it’s possible to reduce your pain through meditation and mindfulness? Are you aware that meditation can help reduce the stress related to chronic pain? Now more than ever, clinical psychologists are using contemplative modalities like meditation and mindfulness to help their clients manage pain. Whether you suffer from physical, psychological, or emotional pain, […] The post OM 013: Brain Science & How To Manage Pain Through Mindfulness with Dr. Jennifer Wolkin appeared first on About Meditation.

To deal with things, knowledge of things is needed. To deal with people, you need insight and sympathy. To deal with yourself, you need nothing. Be what you are conscious being and don’t stray away from yourself. ~Sri Nisargadatta What is letting go? And what exactly are we letting go of during meditation? And how deep does it […] The post OM 012: How To Practice The Art Of Letting Go appeared first on About Meditation.

It was November 1970 when Richard Miller quietly stepped outside of the first yoga class he’d ever attended and looked up into the clear California night sky. Something was different. What was it? He was relaxed, at peace, and he felt connected to everything throughout the entire universe. He had just experienced a taste of something that would become his […] The post OM 011: Healing Wounded Warriors Through iRest Meditation with Dr. Richard Miller appeared first on About Meditation.

How would you like to do nothing for the whole year? That s the very first question that high school teacher and long-time meditator Lawrence Carroll asked his students on opening day. That s a good way to sell meditation in the math class, but little did his students know, just how transformative doing nothing would be. Lawrence Carroll […] The post OM 010: How Silence Transforms The Classroom And Unlocks Young Minds with Laurie Carroll appeared first on About Meditation.

Why do you want to meditate? People meditate for different reasons. Some meditate to relieve anxiety and stress. Others meditate to connect with the nourishing and restorative silence within. But it s rare to find someone who meditates for others. But that s why my friend Erin Aquin meditates. As a clinical acupuncturist and long-time yoga teacher, […] The post OM 009: The One and Only Reason I Still Meditate with Erin Aquin appeared first on About Meditation.

Did you know there is actually a science to making meditation a lasting habit? A lot of people struggle to be consistent with meditation. And that s understandable, because meditation can be challenging. But we can actually make it easier on ourselves. One way to do that is to learn the science of habit formation. It s […] The post OM 008: How To Turn Meditation Into A Keystone Habit appeared first on About Meditation.

Imagine you are in a war zone. You're squeezed, shoulder-to-shoulder, into an armored troupe carrier day after day in the arid Israeli desert with 15 other people. Mortar shells are exploding nearby. You’re sweaty and dust is everywhere. Now let me ask you a question. Would you choose to meditate at a time like this? I didn't think […] The post OM 007: A Life-Long Passion For Meditation with Igal Harmelin-Moria appeared first on About Meditation.