Tag: meditation

  • 3 Ways to Clear Your Mind for Meditation

    Perfect meditation comes from having a clear mind and perfect meditation results in an intimate connection with the infinite consciousness of life. That might sound obtuse, but the benefits of meditation (stress relief, relaxation, focus, drive) all come from that state of being at one with your surroundings and everything beyond them. Even if you…

  • The Pleasure of Simply Being

    ‎”Whenever you try to exert control over the natural ebb and flow of life, you end up either frustrated or disappointed– because it can’t be controlled. Whenever you apply effort to trying to relax and slow down, you produce the opposite effect. Whenever you try to dictate the outcome of your meditation you negate its…

  • 10 Reasons Why We Should Meditate

    1. Gain Inner Peace 2. Increase Your Self-Awareness 3. Makes You Grounded and Calmer 4. Makes You Present 5. Increases Your Consciousness 6. Source of Inspiration 7. Rejuvenates You 8. Cures Insomnia 9. Increases Your Spiritual Connection 10. Increases Your Fulfillment of Life

  • Doctor’s Prescription for Feeling Well

    A tired man with a neat part, suit and tie, holding his heart, sits upon a doctor’s table and confesses: Doctor, I don’t feel well and I’m not sure why. A bored doctor in a white lab coat’s pen stalls as he looks up from his clipboard to say, for the umpteenth time today: I…

  • Bikram Yoga Posture #9: Triangle Pose – Trikanasana

    Posture #9 Triangle Pose Trikanasana Triangle Pose is the pinnacle of the standing series. This pose is a very integrative pose, in that you have to use a tremendous amount of balance and strength as well as flexibility and breathing, to maintain the posture. Challenging on a physical level, it is also extremely demanding in…

  • Bikram Yoga Posture #8: Standing Separate Leg Stretching Pose – Dandayamana Bibhaktapada Paschimotthanasana

    Posture #8 Standing Separate Leg Stretching Pose Dandayamana Bibhaktapada Paschimotthanasana In this posture you will use your strength to create flexibility. Notice how the power you generate by pulling on your heels stretches the legs, hips and spine. Remember to tighten the thigh muscles– they should be hard like rocks!– to help lock the knee.…