Category Archives: Meditation

Breakfast… And Yoga. The Keys to Success

December 6, 2009 – 5:30 am

We’ve all known for ever the importance of a healthy breakfast to children’s learning, but one British primary school is also recognizing the benefits of incorporating yoga and meditation into education.
According to a recent article in The London Evening Standard, the children of Riverside Primary in Rotherhithe were provided with not only a proper breakfast [...]

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Sanctuary… Clean, Organized & Tidy? So What If It’s Not?!

November 25, 2009 – 5:56 am

I mean, some people swear they function best when they have to rifle through piles to find what they’re looking for… they even maintain that unless they are rifling through piles, they couldn’t possibly actually find what they’re looking for.
Really?!  I’m always struck a tad incredulous with those claims… but hey, who am I to [...]

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Little Bits of Nice… Add Up to Wonderful

November 13, 2009 – 7:45 am

We have been trying to implement a regular routine of meditation for the kids…
It’s short and sweet, don’t get me wrong.
While eleven year old sits and is definitely interested in ‘getting it’, the others are typical kids and do what they have to to endure the seemingling endless minutes.  There’s a bit of fidgeting by [...]

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Children’s Meditation… Life Strategy.

November 9, 2009 – 6:47 am

In a recent post I addressed, through the words of Deepak Choprah, the importance and power of meditation in enhancing the lives of our children.
Through meditation- sitting in stillness, engaging and developing the frontal portion of the brain, we encourage the best in who we can be:  compassion, empathy, love, and ultimately, happiness.
And isn’t that [...]

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Looking for Transformation in Meditation? Try a Stool!

November 5, 2009 – 5:15 pm

Most of us, when we think of meditation, envision someone in quiet repose, silent tranquility, cross-legged on a flat, hard surface surrounded by shoji sceens or perhaps somewhere serene such as a dock or beach… or mountain top.
And wouldn’t that be lovely? To find such focus and quiet as to take comfort on a [...]

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Etsy: Tranquil Images for Yoga & Meditation by tlcpix

November 4, 2009 – 6:59 am

From the annals of Etsy yet again… these images by tlcpix are meant to evoke feelings of peace and serenity.  There are a number to choose from… from landscapes to flowers to old barns and the like, black & white and colour… and tlcpix keeps her selection growing.

If you’re looking for beautiful, tranquil images for [...]

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Gentle-ness and Ease… Power in Listening

November 2, 2009 – 12:20 pm

After a crazy Halloween weekend, with all of its various excesses, primarily candy and Fireballs (I did say crazy…!) I was eager for this morning’s practice knowing I needed it to clear the cobwebs.
Well, as eager as I may have been, the ol’ bones were not so.  The juices took some time to get flowing, [...]

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Develop Your Frontal Lobe… & Your Emotional Intelligence. Meditate!

October 31, 2009 – 6:06 am

The horrendously tragic story about the fifteen-year-old victim of a recent gang-rape in California brings to bear more than just questions about “WTF is up with kids these days”, but really, “How the hell did it get this bad and what can we possibly to about it?!”
This past week Deepak Chopra was on Larry King [...]

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So Angry I Could Spit… Where’s My Mat?!

June 2, 2009 – 6:04 am

There are moments in this life… work-at-home husband, homeschooling the kids,  large dog, three new kittens, impending spousal unemployment (read: formerly work-at-home husband somewhere-on-the-golf course)… where the tension just seems to mount.
In mere moments, fear, frustration, and just the build up of stress and anxiety, plain and simple, yanks you by the sharp tongue, unwillingly [...]

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Downward Dog-gin’ It!

May 27, 2009 – 11:28 am

Would I be in danger of being stoned… or possibly flayed… right here on my yoga mat if I admitted I don’t like Downward Facing Dog?
Occasionally, in the heat of Sun Salutations, I find some solace in taking the posture… sighing into it… but then, remembering my form, back to work.
Unlike Savasana, where the work [...]

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