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Gratitude is one of my favorite side-effects of meditation: getting quiet with yourself regularly creates fertile ground for growing a deep appreciation for life. But you can also cultivate gratitude without sitting on the cushion. Here are a handful of simple gratitude practices you can do during your day, whether or not you have a meditation practice.
Read MoreIn an age of do more, be more, achieve more, it's easy to forget that happiness begins with being present for what's actually happening right now.
I fall prey to this myself. As we're building WITHIN, we need to pay attention to what happened in the past, and plan for what we want to have happen in the future - but it's a fine line between doing that mindfully and getting completely lost in the shoulds, woulds, and mights. I find that I need to consciously remind myself to stop and notice the moment I'm living right now, or suddenly an hour will have gone by while I was hunched over my laptop analyzing the impact of changing locations and adding midday classes (for example). I'll discover that I've become incredibly thirsty, and my neck is cramped, and I've cut off circulation in one leg, I've been so completely not present with my body while my analytical brain was having a field day.
When I realize I've slipped away from the present moment, I find my way back with a healthy dose of self-compassion. Here's how.
One way to inspire your mindfulness practice is to explore perspectives and guidance that other meditators have put out into the world. Just learning about a different way of looking at meditation - why do it, how to do it, or the science behind why it works - can help reignite your own meditation practice.
Read MoreOver the past month, we’ve launched a new era at WITHIN.
Read MoreWhether you’re in the workplace, out with friends or just walking down the street, there are plenty of opportunities to feel anxious. We seem to be surrounded by reasons to be worried, fearful and stressed about what might happen. Meditation can help you get just enough distance from the anxious treadmill of your mind to release those fears and live more easefully in the world.
Read MoreHappy 2018! As we ring in the new year, we wanted to share with you our five favorite ways to infuse your new beginnings with mindfulness. And yes, we said mindfulness: taking the time to meditate is a great way to build your mindfulness muscle, but you can also make any moment a mindful moment, on or off the cushion. Here’s how!
Read MoreWith just a few days left before New Years, it’s natural to be thinking about new habits for 2018. What if you put meditation at the top of your list of new habits you want to develop? Here’s why it’s worth it to double down on meditation, and how to get started.
Read MoreFor a season that’s supposedly jolly, the holidays can be extraordinarily stressful. Between the pressure to go to holiday parties, the anxiety over buying presents, and the rush to finish work or hit milestones before the end of the year, it’s kind of amazing that we arrive at January 1st in one piece. Here are three things you can do to help yourself make it to the other side - and even enjoy yourself along the way.
Read MoreIt’s one thing to start a meditation practice, another thing to stick with it - and yet another to have it grow and deepen over time. I’ve found it’s worth the effort to figure out how to do that, because having a strong meditation practice creates a solid foundation for showing up the way I want to in my life. The more meditation has become a part of the fabric of my life, the easier it’s become to respond to all the craziness in my life, rather than constantly being in reaction mode. Here are three ways you can take your own meditation practice to the next level.
Read MoreWhen I’m looking for personal growth inspiration, there’s nothing like a great book to open me to what’s possible. Here are some of the books I turn to again and again.
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