We have written previous blogs on how meditation changes our brains and behavioral patterns, but exactly how long do you need to meditate each day to start gaining these benefits? And why?
A quick answer would be 20-minutes a day. But there’s so much more to this question.
Rick Hanson is a neuropsychologist, an author, and […]
Pain ruled my life for over a decade because of a spinal cord injury that caused neurological pain of the worst kind. It is the type of pain that causes suicide, something that I considered on many occasions.
Although I have meditated most of my life I was not able to apply the practice to my […]
Motivational speakers encourage us all to think positive thoughts and they will happen.
Most of us who are grounded in reality discount this reasoning, fully understanding that just simply thinking something is going to happen will not make it come true. We don’t know about you, but we could paper a whole house with the lottery […]
Many people are concerned about their wandering minds — a k a monkey mind — during meditation.
We say excellent – noticing that your mind is wandering is an important step in achieving mindfulness throughout your day, not only while meditating. Simply put, observing the distraction, making no judgment, and then returning to the breath is […]