Meditation can help you learn to focus and encourage awareness in how we show up in the world, impacting mental and physical health, relationships, and more. It can lead to a higher purpose and confidence, as long as it's not taken to the extreme like getting addicted to plastic surgery.
Lie down and allow yourself to become the body of the earth. Experience the sensation of being dangled safely by the love of the great earth that is behind your back, preventing your body from floating away.
This podcast discusses the brain and body changes that occur during meditation, as well as the numerous benefits that have been scientifically proven to occur as a result of regular meditation practice.
The practice of breathing in gratitude and breathing out fear can transform us into better leaders, friends, family members and happier, healthier people. This podcast explores how gratitude and courage can be cultivated through meditation and daily practice, even for those who do not consider themselves natural optimists.
The artist discusses the impact of meditation on his creative process and relationships, as well as his recent experiences with extended meditation retreats.
The speaker shares their experience with meditation and Turvada Buddhism, highlighting the euphoric stage of mindfulness where quieting the mind for hours at a time becomes possible. There is a focus on the prescribed steps of meditation and the idea of finding accomplishment in the practice.
The speaker describes their experience attending a retreat to learn meditation and how it was motivated by their friends' success in startups. They express frustration during hour-long meditations and their desire to strengthen their mind.
This guided meditation leads listeners through a visualization of white, bright, healing light washing away negative emotions and beliefs, leaving them feeling safe and calm.
The speaker reflects that through the practice of meditation, one can learn a lot and that Johann Hari's teachings can particularly be helpful to understand a lot of things.
The speaker overcomes their aversion to meditation through a non-dogmatic approach that emphasizes clarity and non-control, experiencing exponential benefits.
A Navy SEAL tries meditation for the first time and experiences a physical sensation of cool air entering his body. He encourages listeners to listen to the atomic vibration sounds recorded by NASA and shares how he felt unable to drive for two hours after his first meditation session.
Matthew Ricard, a Buddhist monk, has been officially declared as the happiest man on earth after scans of his brain showed the highest level of gamma waves, associated with attention, memory, learning, and happiness, ever recorded by science. Researchers have also found fewer signs of aging in his brain than his peers, more than 10 years after the initial studies were conducted.
This podcast episode discusses the benefits of guided meditation, prayer, and devotionals for introducing different thoughts and clearing the mind. The host also shares a metaphor about finding inner peace amidst the chaos of daily life.
A person expresses difficulty in finding time for traditional meditation practices due to busy schedules, citing personal experiences with therapy and lack of free time.
This podcast discusses the benefits of meditation, including cultivating compassion and improving innate human qualities. The proper instruction for loving-kindness meditation is also explained, emphasizing that it's okay to have desires and not to be too hard on oneself during meditation.
The podcast discusses the importance of morning meditation to avoid distractions and negative influences that come from social media and instead focus on improving oneself through self-help books and positive education.
In this podcast, experts discuss the various benefits of practicing meditation, including reduced stress and improved mental clarity.
Join us for a sound journey of repeated syllables as we explore the power of rhythm and repetition in meditation and mindfulness.
In this podcast, we discuss the benefits of meditation for mental health, including reducing anxiety and stress, increasing focus and mindfulness, and improving overall wellbeing.
