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What Does Breathing Have to Do With Health and Happiness? by Kevin Schoeninger

“What Does Breathing Have To Do With Health and Happiness?”

Unless you have an illness or impairment that affects your breathing, most of us take breathing for granted. We don’t give it much attention. Breathing is a function of the autonomic nervous system, which operates below our conscious awareness. In other words, your …

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Meditation Warning #2: Read This Before Sitting Cross-Legged by Kevin Schoeninger

This article follows up on last month’s “Meditation Warning #1” in which we explored the reasons for unsupported, upright, seated posture for meditation. In that article, we discussed how this posture aligns, strengthens, and releases tension along your spine. It also empowers you mentally and emotionally, in addition to the physical benefits of …

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Meditation Warning! Read This Before You Sit Down To Meditate by Kevin Schoeninger

One of the most frequently asked questions I get about meditation is: “Why do I have to sit this way?” You see, I suggest a very particular way of sitting when you meditate and this prompts all sorts of responses, such as:

Isn’t meditation about what is happening in your mind?

What does it matter if …

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The Ancient Chinese Secret to Health, Happiness, and Enlightenment

As traditional medicine and religion undergo major revision in Western cultures, space has opened for many ancient Eastern practices to come into the mainstream. Qigong is one of the most powerfully effective forms to make its way to us. In this article, you’ll learn the basic principles that make qigong such an important …

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The Amazing Benefits of Meditation Are Proven, But Which Meditation is Best For You?

There is an overwhelming abundance of meditation techniques available these days.  How do you sort through to find what might work best for you?  Is one method better than all the others?  How do you know and how do you choose?  The purpose of this article is to help you answer these questions for yourself.

First, …

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Meditation Techniques Video Series – Pranayama Breathing Exercise: Pauses

Sometimes we place too much emphasis on whoever is ordained the latest “guru” by the media.  I’m not saying these people do or don’t have useful knowledge to share with others, but putting mythical status on someone is probably not a good idea.  After all, we’re all human.

I was in the Himalayas 5 years ago …

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Meditation and Brainwave Entrainment Technology

As an author of meditation programs and a meditation instructor, I’m often asked to compare the effects of brainwave entrainment technology (BET) with the effects of meditation. After all, some BET products claim to help you “meditate like a monk.” If this is true, why learn to meditate when you can just put …

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Set Yourself Up For Success: Part 3 in Our Meditation Series by Kevin Schoeninger

Whatever you want to grow in your life, it’s essential to set yourself up for success. Meditation practice is no different. Many people don’t get the results they are looking for because they don’t create a supportive context for their practice.

The context of your practice includes your thoughts and feelings about what you …

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What To Do If Meditation Isn’t Working For You

With the explosion of current research on the amazing powerful benefits of meditation, many people are giving it a try. Many people get excited to change their lives through meditation. A good many of those will give it up after a week or a month, saying that “This program’s just not working for …

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Why Meditate?

The research is pouring in on the profound benefits of meditation practice. Science now confirms what practitioners have known for centuries: Meditation is a powerful tool for human evolution.

How could sitting quietly “doing nothing” possibly make such a difference in your life? The truth is found in many dimensions. We’ll explore some …