Relax And Soothe Your Spirit With These Tips
Our Relaxation Section is designed to help you find your inner Zen. With our articles about relaxation, and our relaxation tips, you will feel so tranquil you will be on cloud 9.
Here’s a selection of some of our best content for relaxation.
A Guide To Meditate Relaxation Techniques
Do you meditate? Have you tried yoga, tai chi, qi gong, and other relaxing techniques? If so, we’d love to know which ones worked for you. And which ones worked for us? Well find our the relaxation techniques that we recommend the most in this guide.
The Best Relaxing Meditation Techniques
Nine Round Breathing
One of the most relaxing meditation techniques is Nine Round Breathing. This is a fabulous technique in which you focus your mind while taking deep breaths. It is oh so simple, and will make you relax so deeply you forget everything.
Read our guide to Nine Round Breathing
How To Quiet Your Mind And Produce Peace
Ever wished you could quiet your mind and produce peace? Well now you can with this guide. Whether you’ve had a hectic day at work or you’re fed up with house chores, use this quite to quickly quiet your mind and product peace.
Read How To Quiet Your Mind And Produce Peace.
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Should you meditate before bed? As a meditation teacher a lot of people ask me that question. And It’s a good one. Meditation is in many ways the total opposite of going to sleep. When you meditate you actually become more conscious than you are at most other times. After all, one of the main reasons people meditate is specifically to heighten their consciousness. There are even meditation techniques to make you conscious while you sleep, like when you have a lucid dream [READ: Tibetan Dream Yoga For Lucid Dreaming]. Sleep, on the other hand, is when you drift out…
I simply love the energy in a beautiful garden. And one of the best ways to make your garden even better is to create a garden meditation area. A garden meditation area is a relaxing space in which to practice meditation. If you have read my guide to making your home more Zen and creating a meditation space, you’ll know my thoughts on space. Space contains energy can help us or harm us. And when we are on the pathway to enlightenment and trying to evolve our consciousness, it is essential to have the proper spaces in which to meditate.…
There are so many amazing relationship benefits of meditation. Whether you have been going through a rouge patch in your relationship, or if you want to make an already good relationship even better, meditation can help. For evidence / research please read my article on increasing intimacy and love Here are my favorite relationship benefits of meditation. Best Relationship Benefits Of Meditation 1. Advantages of meditation for infertility 5% of couples experience primary infertility, which is the inability to have any children, or secondary infertility, which is the inability to conceive or carry a pregnancy to term. Research shows that…
We all know what it feels like to become stressed out, fuming mad, and flat-out depressed. Fortunately, there are a number of tricks to improve how our anxious bodies and minds feel. For instance, people can clear their heads with yoga, smart diets, and powerful vapes of CBD oil to assist their physical and mental states. Not only will you look terrific, but you can also feel fantastic with the best CBD products on the market. In order to be happy, a person must find a clear state-of-mind. For instance, most have trouble eating, sleeping, and functioning when they have…
What is the best meditation device for 2019? There are lots of excellent new tools for meditators, including: Meditation apps Meditation head-bands (see below) Therapy systems Meditation pods Wearable tech with meditations Home décor devices like meditation lamps And of course the classics like Tibetan Singing Bowls As a meditation teacher, many people ask me about the efficacy of these meditation gadgets. So I will share my thoughts in this post. So, what are the very best meditation gadgets and devices for 2019? Let’s take a look. 7 Best Meditation Devices, Gadgets And Oddities Shopping for another? See our choices…
There are many mindfulness meditation exercises for beginners you can use to stay in the moment. And in this guide I am going to show you how and why you should use them. As a meditation teacher I am often teaching new mindfulness exercises for beginners. I have seen first hand just how these exercises can change lives. They can make us calmer, happier, more productive, and more peaceful. Everyone who has tried my beginners meditation guide knows how much of a difference mindfulness can make in life. And not just for us adults, but for our kids too [read…
Are you struggling to get to sleep at night. Do you wish you could drift off to sleep easily? There are many great mantras for sleep that you can use to relax your mind and body.
When you know the best sleep mantras you will be able to stop any sleep problems you've been experiencing. I'll show you how in this guide. Plus, you will probably want to read my guide to using meditation to cure insomnia. What are sleep mantras? Sleep mantras are a type of mantra that are used to help you to get to sleep at night. (You can learn a lot more about mantras by reading my ultimate guide to mantras.) It has been proven that reciting a mantra for twenty minutes will help you to relax your mind and to get to sleep…
Want to know how to quiet the mind? Meditation is the answer. Listen: Have you ever wondered why Buddhist monks are peaceful, and why Buddhists meditate to quieten their mind every single day? Because when you spend all day rushing around, getting nothing done productively, you start doing too much thinking and you feel rushed and stressed. Do you feel rushed? Do you feel stress? Are you suffering from anxiety? [read: Best Meditations For Anxiety] If you have anxiety, it's time to quiet the mind with meditation (and a few other tips too). Let Me Show You How To Quiet The Mind…
In this article we’ll be looking at how to do Anapanasati meditation technique, based on the actual anapansati sutta of Buddha. Of all the techniques covered in our guide to 31 different types of meditation, this is perhaps the most important. As a meditation teacher, this is the meditation techniques I teach the most. Buddha said this meditation techniques bears "great fruit" (meaning great benefit) when practiced regularly. It is a very important Buddhist meditation [READ: Buddhist meditations for beginners] Introduction to Anapanasati Meditation / Anapanasati Sutta By the end of this guide, you will know how to do Anapansati…
Meditation pods are finally for sale on Amazon. But is it actually worth buying a meditation pod? These things are basically the future. They are probably the best meditation gadget you could own. They look like they've come right out of Start Wars. When you first see a meditation pod, you’ll probably think you’re on the set of Star Wars Episode VIII. That’s because most meditation pods look uncannily like a spacecraft. To be a nerd; they specifically look like an escape pod. That’s a surprisingly fitting term, actually. An escape pod is precisely what this is. You sit back…
When we meditate on tantric Goddess Sarva Mangala we receive Khechara and we find deep inner peace. Sarva Mangala (who you can read about on TheMotherDivine) is peaceful, calm and quiet. It is said in the ancient texts that she often visits people when they meditate. Then, she may confer upon the meditator khechara. Sarva Mangala [1] is said to be able to confer upon those that meditate with her the quality of khecara, which is sometimes translated as “floating freely under the vault of the sky.” “Floating freely under the vault of the sky” is a beautiful way of…
There are many different kinds of breathing meditation exercises that beginners should learn when starting meditation. I recommend trying all these breathing meditation techniques to find the best ones for you. As a meditation teacher, I am constantly surprised by how many meditators do not know the proper breathing meditation techniques. It's a big problem. When you are a beginner learning meditation it can be hard to know which of the 31 top meditation techniques you should do. There are just so many different choices. But the best place is to start with some easy breathing meditation exercises. You can…
By practicing body scan meditation you will become aware of signals from your body. This will help cravings, addictions and emotions. And best of all, body scan meditation is easy to do!
The full body scan meditation is a powerful and unique meditation technique that you can use to increase your mind body connection. Both Zen monks and professional athletes use body scan meditation to make themselves more conscious of their bodies. In this guide to body scan meditation I'll show you everything you need to know, including the technique of body scan, the benefits of it, and the best guided meditation video too. You might also like to read my guide to the top 31 meditations in the world. Introduction to Full Body Scan Meditation Technique (Jon Kabat Zinn Method) The…
If you love to walk and are often looking for new places to go, or new ways to walk, you will absolutely love Zen walking meditation. And if you're looking for a relaxing hobby. Well, it really doesn't get any better than this. Let's take a look at Zen walking meditation technique and the many physical and mental health benefits that it offers. Or, if you're new to Zen, get started with my introductory guide to Zen meditation. "Beauty surrounds us, but usually we need to be walking in a garden to know it." -- Rumi Why Do Zen Walking…
What are the best relaxation meditation techniques? As a meditation teacher, a lot of people ask me that question. So here goes: Buddha taught mindfulness as the best relaxation meditation technique Mindfulness. You've probably heard of it. And Buddha taught that it's the best relaxation meditation technique. Buddha taught that good living starts from within and that when we are happy and relaxed we are at our best. And while today there are tons of great tools—see my list of relaxing VR apps— there is still nothing better than meditation for a inner peace and serenity. Science confirms that meditation relaxes the…
When you can't get away for a spiritual vacation to India, try a meditation retreat at home. I used to feel crappy because I could never afford a meditation retreat. But then I made the clever decision to turn my own home in to my meditation retreat. And let me tell you: best thing ever. Look at it this way: you can go on a meditation retreat for a week, and after the retreat you're back home in exactly the same space, feeling the same way you used to. Or you can do a DIY meditation retreat at home. You…
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