Of the many yoga practices we have on this path, a few lead directly to stillness. But why do we even want stillness? In the domain of yoga we have the practice of meditation; this is to bring inner stillness, right? I asked my teacher, why do we do this practice of meditation? She said […]
Beginning Meditation
If you are looking to calm the mind; the peaceful practice of meditation will allow you to be the observer of the mind’s activities, thus becoming less involved in the urgency of emotional and mental drama. This practiced detachment is the first step toward the inner quiet where the mind becomes transparent to the inner […]
Imprinting Stillness
Our senses send a steady stream of impressions to the brain every waking moment for short-term or long-term storage. Let’s look closely at this process. Impressions are encoded in the limbic system; specifically at the amygdalae. The strength of the impressions are determined by the emotional content, and by repetition of access. Impressions of emotional […]
Here and Now
Let’s put a microscope on this concept of here and now and its significance in the practice of meditation. Here and now generally refers to the present time and place. We can only focus on the present when the mind is still. The mind is mostly directed to the future or the past; so it […]
MEDITATION: Full Stop
You are sitting at your computer, the Internet is slow, and now documents are missing; what to do? Call Technical Support. What do they always tell us?… Just restart the computer, everything should be fine. Hidden within the concept of restart is bringing the system to full stop before restarting with a new beginning. We […]
