Mind-full-ness
Mind-full-ness If meditation was supposed to be solely about emptying the mind, it would be called Mind-empty-ness, not Mind-full-ness. Mind-empty-ness would mean the mind is either broken or no longer of the localized mind. Mind-full-ness means that, despite being a potential nuisance, the mind is alive and well, making its electric dance across consciousness. But […]
Neuro-Linguistic Programming Breaking Rapport and When to Use It
Neuro-Linguistic Programming Breaking Rapport and When to Use It Breaking rapport, you’ve communicated that you don’t have your listener’s best interests at heart. And when that happens, you lose your ability to keep his or her attention or to influence his or her thinking. Neuro-Linguistic Programming will teach you how to create a good rapport […]
Metta Meditation Script—Loving-Kindness Meditation: Benefits, Practice, and Script
Metta Meditation Script—Loving-Kindness Meditation: Benefits, Practice, and Script Loving kindness meditation is a popular self-care technique that can be used to boost well-being and reduce stress. You cannot pour from an empty cup and one way to help you fill that cup with love is through the help of a loving kindness meditation script. This […]
How Mindfulness Affects the Brain and Body: Scientific Insights into Mental and Physical Benefits
Mindfulness meditation has become an increasingly popular practice, one that draws on the deep-seated human potential for becoming acutely aware of our own thoughts and feelings in a non-judgmental way. The consistently growing body of research posits that mindfulness has profound implications for both mental and physical health. It has been shown to reduce stress […]
How to Teach Meditation for Beginners
How to Teach Meditation for Beginners In our meditation for beginners program, we found that it was true that some people dodge and run at the mere mention of meditation because of its Buddhism roots, but meditation does not need one to be inclined with the Buddhist teachings. I never expected I’d be hooked to […]
How Meditation Helps in Managing Stress: A Guide to Mindful Relaxation
Meditation has long been used as a tool to induce relaxation and manage stress. By encouraging focused attention and mindfulness, individuals are able to shift their mindset away from the incessant chatter of daily life and towards a state of calmness. This practice can help to ease the mind and reduce the physiological responses associated […]
Meditation Training: How I Ended my Story
Meditation Training: How I Ended my Story Whether online or in-person, a garden variety of meditation training, meditation coach trainings, and mindfulness teacher trainings are dotting the professional training & certification landscape. What you are about to read is how I ended my story. This will not be about how it started or what came […]
Meditation Changes Your Brain!
Meditation Changes Your Brain! Meditation changes the way your brain responds to distractions. When you can focus entirely on the present and train yourself to do so consistently, the structure of your brain actually changes. Mindfulness and meditation training has been somewhat of an enigma in the public eye – until recent years. A report […]
Negative Emotions? Mindfulness Meditation Is the Answer
Negative Emotions? Mindfulness Meditation Is the Answer When I teach the topic of emotions and meditation, I discuss the fact that meditation is very helpful when it comes to engaging with negative emotions. These emotions are a natural part of our human experience: Waves of sadness, pain, jealousy, and anger are there to remind us […]
Guided Meditation for Gratitude
Guided Meditation for Gratitude This article outlines a simple method for nurturing feelings of gratitude through a guided meditation script. You can either approach it two ways: as a true gratitude meditation, or as a more active exercise, of which both have examples below. But the catch is, do what best suits you. But before […]