This post is part two of a series. In our previous post, “3 Steps to Develop and Deepen Your Meditation Practice,” we explored how to clarify your meditation goals, establish a routine, and create a ...
May 21st is World Meditation Day, and up until about a year ago, I would have ignored this holiday. I’m terrible at meditation, despite years of trying to make myself like it. Taking a moment to pause ...
Did you ever expect to hear the words TikTok and mediation in the same sentence? No, nor did we. And if you’ve ever found yourself in a late-night scroll spiral, you’ll know that social media rarely ...
Meditation is the practice of deeply focusing your mind. It can promote relaxation, mindfulness, and a better sense of inner peace. There are many ways to meditate. One technique is Vipassana ...
You’re in a waiting room, seated next to two other people. There are only three chairs. A woman enters on crutches, a medical boot on one leg. She winces, checks her phone, sighs uncomfortably, and ...
I’m aware that I'm lucky to have made it to my late twenties without having suffered any major mental health setbacks. For the most part, I’m fairly even-keeled, but shortly after the clocks turn back ...
March Mindfulness is an annual Mashable series that explores the intersection of meditation practice and technology. This article is the second in a two-part series that looks at choosing an app based ...
Meditation can help people with depression by increasing awareness of thoughts and experiences, allowing individuals to notice, accept, and let go of negative thinking patterns. To start meditating, ...
Meditation is the practice of thinking deeply or focusing one’s mind for a period of time with the goal of evoking feelings of relaxation and inner peace. It’s an ancient practice that’s been around ...
Vipassana meditation, or insight meditation, focuses on seeing things as they are. It comes from Theravada, Buddhism’s oldest school of thought. Vipassana practitioners seek to understand things as ...
Fittingly, it turns out that this focus on breath may be just what the doctor ordered. Meditation, particularly mindful meditation, teaches those who practice it to focus on the present moment, breath ...