The whirl of September is palpable. The last-ditch efforts for companies to hit their annual goals. The first-ditch efforts for students embarking on new programs. The multi-ditch efforts for all of us to do what we said we’d do at the beginning of the year, before 2017 is over.
Read MoreSometimes the world around us creates the space we need to relax, whether we’re looking for it or not. Like this week, for instance.
Read MoreWhen we get really good at something, we tend to keep on doing it, whether or not it serves us.
Read MoreIt’s amazing how strong our impulse is to fix other people. It’s so clear what your partner or your friend or your coworker needs to do, or how they need to change, especially when your life is deeply entwined with theirs! Meditation is secretly a training ground for dealing with exactly those situations.
Read MoreOne of the most common and immediate effects of practicing meditation is a growing sense of well-being. Your general attitude in life shifts out of a stressful, reactionary place, and into a calmer, more responsive place. Of course, you still have plenty of stress going on in your life, and moments of reactivity; but overall, the place you keep returning to is more relaxed and open.
Read MoreMeditation has a strange effect: by taking time to remove yourself from the hustle and bustle, you somehow become more deeply alive to life.
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